Mynämäki
Mynämäki
Virmo | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Mynämäen kunta Virmo kommun | |
Mynämäki Church | |
Location of Mynämäki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°41′N 021°59′E / 60.683°N 21.983°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Re-established | 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Carita Maisila |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 536.08 km2 (206.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 519.84 km2 (200.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 16.37 km2 (6.32 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 170th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 7,464 |
| • Rank | 125th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 14.36/km2 (37.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.9% |
| • Others | 4.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.9% |
| • 65 or older | 27.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Mynämäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmynæˌmæki]; Swedish: Virmo) is a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region. Neighbouring municipalities are Aura, Eura, Laitila, Masku, Nousiainen, Pöytyä, Rusko, Taivassalo, Turku and Vehmaa.
The municipality has a population of 7,464 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 536.08 square kilometres (206.98 sq mi) of which 16.37 km2 (6.32 sq mi) is water. The population density is 14.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (37.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Karjala was consolidated with Mynämäki in 1977. The municipality of Mietoinen was consolidated with Mynämäki in 2007.
In the 1980s, the local traditional dishes of Mynämäki were waffle called poffe, and cheese called laurinjuusto made from cow's or goat's milk, which is dried until it can be cut with scissors, for example into soured milk gruel. It can also be smoked using a marsh Labrador tea.