Kirkkonummi

Kirkkonummi
KirkkonummiKyrkslätt
Municipality
Kirkkonummen kunta
Kyrkslätts kommun
Aerial view with Kirkkonummi church
Coat of arms of Kirkkonummi
Location of Kirkkonummi in Finland
Location of Kirkkonummi in Finland
Coordinates: 60°07′N 024°26′E / 60.117°N 24.433°E / 60.117; 24.433
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionHelsinki sub-region
Metropolitan areaHelsinki metropolitan area
Charter1330
Municipal managerTarmo Aarnio
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,017.01 km2 (392.67 sq mi)
 • Land366.6 km2 (141.5 sq mi)
 • Water649.91 km2 (250.93 sq mi)
 • Rank209th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total41,160
 • Rank28th largest in Finland
 • Density112.27/km2 (290.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish73.9% (official)
 • Swedish15.3% (official)
 • Others10.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1419%
 • 15 to 6464.1%
 • 65 or older16.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kirkkonummi.fi

Kirkkonummi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkirkːoˌnumːi]; Swedish: Kyrkslätt, Finland Swedish: [ˈtɕyrːkslet] , Sweden Swedish: [ˈɕʏ̂rːkslɛt]) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Kirkkonummi is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Kirkkonummi is approximately 41,000. It is the 28th most populous municipality in Finland. Kirkkonummi is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.58 million inhabitants.

Kirkkonummi is situated on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland and borders Espoo, Vihti, Siuntio and Ingå. The literal meaning of the words "Kirkkonummi" and "Kyrkslätt" in English is "church heath".

Kirkkonummi is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 74% Finnish speakers, 15% Swedish speakers, and 11% speakers of other languages.

  1. ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  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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