Kustavi
Encyclopedia
Kustavi (ˈkustɑʋi; ) is a municipality of Finland
.
It is located in the province
of Western Finland
and is part of the Finland Proper region
. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water. The population density
is PD/km2.
There are over 2,000 isles within the municipal area.
The municipality is a very popular summer resort and hosts over 2,800 summer cottages
. The population gets tenfold during the summer months. The biggest events are Volter Kilpi literature week in July and Salmon market (Lohimarkkinat) in August.
The municipality has the basic services including 3 groceries, a liquor store, a library and a bank. There are two ferry connections to Brändö
and Iniö
.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish
even though it is located next to the Swedish speaking Åland-region.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
It is located in the province
Provinces of Finland
The state of Finland consisted of six provinces between the years 1997 and 2009. The provincial authority was part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces...
of Western Finland
Western Finland
Western Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland.- History :...
and is part of the Finland Proper region
Regions of Finland
Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...
. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is PD/km2.
There are over 2,000 isles within the municipal area.
The municipality is a very popular summer resort and hosts over 2,800 summer cottages
Cottage
__toc__In modern usage, a cottage is usually a modest, often cozy dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location. However there are cottage-style dwellings in cities, and in places such as Canada the term exists with no connotations of size at all...
. The population gets tenfold during the summer months. The biggest events are Volter Kilpi literature week in July and Salmon market (Lohimarkkinat) in August.
The municipality has the basic services including 3 groceries, a liquor store, a library and a bank. There are two ferry connections to Brändö
Brändö
Brändö is an island municipality of Åland, Finland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Swedish and of the population are Swedish speakers....
and Iniö
Iniö
Iniö is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Korpo, Nagu and Pargas to form the new town of Väståboland....
.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
even though it is located next to the Swedish speaking Åland-region.
External links
- Municipality of Kustavi – Official website