Taivassalo
Taivassalo
Tövsala | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Taivassalon kunta Tövsala kommun | |
Taivassalo Church | |
Location of Taivassalo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°33.7′N 021°36.5′E / 60.5617°N 21.6083°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi |
| Founded | 1155 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Sanna Häkli |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 217.68 km2 (84.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 140.33 km2 (54.18 sq mi) |
| • Water | 77.23 km2 (29.82 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 284th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 1,704 |
| • Rank | 269th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 12.14/km2 (31.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 91.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.9% |
| • Others | 7.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.6% |
| • 65 or older | 34% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.taivassalo.fi |
Taivassalo (Finnish: [ˈtɑi̯ʋɑsˌsɑlo]; Swedish: Tövsala) is a municipality of Finland, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the city of Turku. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,704 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 217.68 square kilometres (84.05 sq mi) of which 77.23 km2 (29.82 sq mi) is water. The population density is 12.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Its neighboring municipalities are Kustavi, Masku, Mynämäki, Naantali, Uusikaupunki and Vehmaa.
The medieval sailing ship appearing in the coat of arms of Taivassalo refers to the maritime connections the coastguard already had during the Northern Crusades, as well as to the medieval naval weaponry, the surviving information of which comes from Taivassalo itself. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson, and the Taivassalo municipal council approved it at its meeting on October 21, 1953. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on February 11, 1954.