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Rusko

Coordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E / 60.5417°N 22.2250°E / 60.5417; 22.2250
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Rusko
Municipality
Ruskon kunta
Rusko kommun
Sormat office in Rusko
Sormat office in Rusko
Flag of Rusko
Coat of arms of Rusko
Location of Rusko in Finland
Location of Rusko in Finland
Coordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E / 60.5417°N 22.2250°E / 60.5417; 22.2250
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Metropolitan areaTurku metropolitan area
Government
 • Municipal managerArto Oikarinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total127.90 km2 (49.38 sq mi)
 • Land127.16 km2 (49.10 sq mi)
 • Water0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
 • Rank287th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total6,416
 • Rank144th largest in Finland
 • Density50.46/km2 (130.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish95% (official)
 • Swedish1.6%
 • Others3.3%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1420.1%
 • 15 to 6460.3%
 • 65 or older19.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websiterusko.fi

Rusko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrusko]) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 6,416 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 127.90 square kilometres (49.38 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 50.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (130.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality of Vahto was consolidated with Rusko on 1 January 2009.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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