Myrskylä
Myrskylä
Myrskylä – Mörskom | |
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Municipality | |
| Myrskylän kunta Mörskoms kommun | |
Myrskylä Church | |
Location of Myrskylä in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°40′N 025°51′E / 60.667°N 25.850°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Porvoo |
| Charter | 1636 |
| Seat | Myrskylä (Kirkonkylä) |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Esa Ukkola |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 206.35 km2 (79.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 200.44 km2 (77.39 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 262nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 1,683 |
| • Rank | 272nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 86.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 9.5% (official) |
| • Others | 4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55% |
| • 65 or older | 29.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | myrskyla |
Myrskylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmyrskylæ]; Swedish: Mörskom) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Myrskylä is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region, and it is the smallest municipality in the region in relation to its population. The population of Myrskylä is approximately 2,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 60,000. It is the 272nd most populous municipality in Finland.
Myrskylä covers an area of 206.35 square kilometres (79.67 sq mi) of which 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (22/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Askola, Porvoo, Pukkila, Orimattila, Lapinjärvi and Loviisa.
Myrskylä is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 87% Finnish speakers, 9% Swedish speakers, and 4% speakers of other languages.
The Myrskylä parish was founded in 1636 when it was separated from Pernå by Isaacus Rothovius, the Bishop of Turku, and confirmed by Christina, the Queen of Sweden.