Sauvo

Sauvo (Finnish: [ˈsɑu̯ʋo]; Swedish: Sagu) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,916 (28 February 2023)[2] and covers an area of 299.47 square kilometres (115.63 sq mi) of which 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.55 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.9/sq mi).

Sauvo
Sagu
Municipality
Sauvon kunta
Sagu kommun
The Sauvo Church
The Sauvo Church
Coat of arms of Sauvo
Coat of arms
Location of Sauvo in Finland
Location of Sauvo in Finland
Coordinates: 60°20.5′N 022°41.5′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerSeppo Allén
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total299.47 km2 (115.63 sq mi)
 • Land252.50 km2 (97.49 sq mi)
 • Water47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi)
 • Rank244th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total2,916
 • Rank221st largest in Finland
 • Density11.55/km2 (29.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish96% (official)
 • Swedish2.1%
 • Others1.9%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.1%
 • 15 to 6457.5%
 • 65 or older27.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
21570
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.sauvo.fi

Like many waterside areas near major population centres, Sauvo's population increases every summer because of summer cottage usage. While vacationers are not reflected in the official statistics, they roughly double the population during the summer. Today it holds a stone church from the late 15th century, and many manor houses.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

Sauvo is home to a number of archaeological finds from the Iron Age. The first written mention of Sauvo dates back to the year of 1335.

The municipality of Karuna was merged into Sauvo in the year of 1969.

Notable persons
  • The church of Sauvo
    The church of Sauvo
  • Inside Sauvo's church
    Inside Sauvo's church
  • Church of Karuna
    Church of Karuna
  • Old church of Karuna, today in Seurasaari
    Old church of Karuna, today in Seurasaari

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  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.

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