Country Finland Charter 1636 Urbanisation 44.6% Local time Thursday 11:22 AM | Sub-region Porvoo sub-region Time zone EET (UTC+2) Municipal tax rate 20% Region Uusimaa | |
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Area rank 262nd largest in Finland Weather 4°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 64% Humidity Area 200.4 km² (200.4 km² Land / 5.98 km² Water) | ||
Myrskylä ([ˈmyrskylæ]; Swedish: Mörskom) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,966 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 200.35 square kilometres (77.36 sq mi) of which 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.4/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Askola, Porvoo, Pukkila, Orimattila, Lapinjärvi and Loviisa.
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Map of 07600 Myrskyl%C3%A4, Finland
Population
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
Myrskylä is the birthplace of former Olympic track champion Lasse Virén. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Myrskylä: