Country Finland Time zone EET (UTC+2) Climate Dfb Region Southwest Finland | Sub-region Turku sub-region Municipal tax rate 17.5% Local time Tuesday 5:40 PM | |
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Area rank 271st largest in Finland Weather 2°C, Wind S at 26 km/h, 91% Humidity | ||
Masku ([ˈmɑsku]) is a municipality of Finland.
Map of 21250 Masku, Finland
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality, which is located just north of Turku, has a population of 9,694 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 174.86 square kilometres (67.51 sq mi) of which 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) is water. The population density is 55.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (143.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Masko" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Masku" also in Swedish.
On January 1, 2009 the municipalities of Askainen and Lemu were consolidated with Masku.
The most famous resident of Masku is Finnish tennis player Jarkko Nieminen. Well known football players from Masku include Kasper Hämäläinen, Riku Riski and Roope Riski.