Rusko
Encyclopedia
Rusko (ˈrusko) is a municipality of Finland
.
It is located in 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.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish
.
The municipality of Vahto
was consolidated with Rusko on January 1, 2009.
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 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.
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...
.
The municipality of Vahto
Vahto
Vahto is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Rusko on January 1, 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 1,876 and covered an area of 77.10 km² of which 0.02 km² is water...
was consolidated with Rusko on January 1, 2009.
External links
- Municipality of Rusko – Official website