Salo, Finland
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| Salo | |||
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| Salon kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°23′10″N 023°07′30″E / 60.38611°N 23.125°ECoordinates: 60°23′10″N 023°07′30″E / 60.38611°N 23.125°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Salo sub-region | ||
| Market town | 1887 | ||
| City rights | 1960 | ||
| Government | |||
| - City manager | Antti Rantakokko | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - City | 2,168.38 km2 (837.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,986.92 km2 (767.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 181.46 km2 (70.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - City | 54,749 | ||
| - Density | 27.55/km2 (71.4/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 55,000 | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 94.6% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 1% | ||
| - Others | 4.4% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 16.9% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 64.5% | ||
| - 65 or older | 18.6% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18% | ||
| Website | www.salo.fi | ||
Salo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑlo]) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 54,749[2] (March 31, 2009) and covers an area of 2,168.38 square kilometres (837.22 sq mi) of which 181.46 km2 (70.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 27.55 /km² (71.4 /sq mi).
In Finnish salo means woodland, backwoods but also a wooded island. It is thought that Salo has meant the island that over thousand years ago existed to the South of the current town but is today a hill, not even very close to the sea.[6]
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Salo has existed as a centre of rural commerce since at least the 16th century, grewn in the location where the Great Costal Road,[7] the important East-West road, crossed River Salo; the river provided the fairway to the sea. In 1887 Salo officially became a market town and, in the beginning of 1891, an independent municipality.[8] The area of the municipality was initially very small, only 0.65 km². In 1932 it grew to 18 km² when areas from neighbouring Uskela and Halikko were annexed to Salo. Eventually Salo became a town in 1960. Today its main claim to notability is as a developing and manufacturing plant for Nokia, and can therefore be considered as the original home town of Nokia phones. Nokia also is one of biggest employers in this region.
Salo is located between the capital Helsinki and the provincial capital Turku, making it a busy small city. The short distance from these bigger cities keeps the Salo region and its business life growing. Farming also plays a considerable part in the area.
The municipality of Uskela was consolidated with Salo 1967. The municipalities of Halikko, Kiikala, Kisko, Kuusjoki, Muurla, Perniö, Pertteli, Suomusjärvi and Särkisalo were consolidated with Salo in the beginning of 2009.
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[edit] Sister cities
Salo has seven sister cities:
Katrineholm, Sweden
Vennesla, Norway
Odder, Denmark
Rzhev, Russia
Anija, Estonia
Nagykanizsa, Hungary
Puchheim, Germany
St. Anthony, United States of America
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
- ^ Paikkala et al. (2007). "Suomalainen paikannimikirja", p.398. Karttakeskus: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus. ISBN 9789515939760.
- ^ Salminen, Tapio (1993). "Suuri Rantatie", Tielaitos. ISBN 9513710440.
- ^ Alifrosti, Kari (1996). "Salon ja Uskelan historia 1869-1990", Salon Kaupunki. ISBN 9519615210.
[edit] Photo Gallery
 Municipal library. The new library building has been designed to fit in the environment of old wooden houses. |
 Art gallery in the old locomotive shed. |
 River Salo in late summer. |
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Salo |
- Town of Salo – Official website
- Satellite photo from May 2002
- Service Directory with maps
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