Eura

Eura (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈeu̯rɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 11,223 (26 October 2023)[2] and covers an area of 630.20 square kilometres (243.32 sq mi) of which 51.33 km2 (19.82 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 19.39 inhabitants per square kilometre (50.2/sq mi).

For the river, see Eura (river).
Eura
Municipality
Euran kunta
Eura kommun
Biolan headquarters in Eura
Biolan headquarters in Eura
Coat of arms of Eura
Coat of arms
Location of Eura in Finland
Location of Eura in Finland
Coordinates: 61°08′N 022°08′E
Country Finland
RegionSatakunta
Sub-regionRauma sub-region
Charter1866
Government
 • Municipality managerJuha Majalahti
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total630.20 km2 (243.32 sq mi)
 • Land578.87 km2 (223.50 sq mi)
 • Water51.33 km2 (19.82 sq mi)
 • Rank146th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total11,223
 • Rank87th largest in Finland
 • Density19.39/km2 (50.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish95.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.2%
 • 15 to 6456.4%
 • 65 or older28.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.eura.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Kiukainen was consolidated with Eura on 1 January 2009.

The municipality is one of the most distinguished places in Finland in terms of pre-historical findings. The archaeological findings are mainly from the Iron Age and include e.g. ancient dress "Euran Emännän Puku".

Local tradition had it still in the 18th century that a decisive battle against invading Sweden was held in Eura's Big Meadow (Iso Niitty) in the Middle Ages. According to the story, there was blood up to man's ankles on the meadow.[5]

Trance producer and DJ, Ville Virtanen (better known by his stage name Darude) is from Eura.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eura:

Twin towns - Sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Eura is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. Purhonen, Paula: Kristinuskon saapumisesta Suomeen. 1998. ISBN 951-9057-31-5. See page 156.

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