Askainen

Askainen
Askainen (Finnish)
Villnäs (Swedish)
Askaisten kunta
Villnäs kommun
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku
Merged into MaskuJanuary 1, 2009
Government
  City managerPekka Määttänen
Area
  Total
61.52 km2 (23.75 sq mi)
  Land61.26 km2 (23.65 sq mi)
  Water0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
  Rank411th
Population
 (2003)
  Total
931
  Rank414th
  Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
 +0.6% change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation32.4%
Unemployment rate8.4%
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://www.askainen.fi/

Askainen (Finnish: [ˈɑskɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Villnäs) is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Lemu, it was consolidated with Masku on January 1, 2009.

It is located in southwestern part of the country in the Varsinais-Suomi region. The municipality had a population of 938 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 61.52 km2 (excluding sea) of which 0.26 km2 is inland water. The population density was 15.31 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.