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Vakka-Suomi is a region within the [[Finland_proper]]. It consists of the town of [[Uusikaupunki]] and it's surrounding communities of [[Kustavi]], [[Laitila]], [[Mietoinen]], [[Mynämäki]], [[Pyhäranta]], [[Taivassalo]] and [[Vehmaa]]. This region is in name only, without official government. The composition of the area is distibutable, as communities within it have been and are merged into each other, even into ones that are not seen to belong into Vakka-Suomi. For example, [[Kalanti]] and [[Lokalahti]] are no longer their own communities, but a part of [[Uuusikaupunki]].
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'''Vakka-Suomi''' is a [[sub-regions of Finland|sub-region]] within the [[Southwest Finland]] [[Regions of Finland|region]]. It consists of the town of [[Uusikaupunki]] and its surrounding [[Municipalities of Finland|municipalities]] of [[Kustavi]], [[Laitila]], [[Mietoinen]], [[Mynämäki]], [[Pyhäranta]], [[Taivassalo]] and [[Vehmaa]]. This sub-region is in name only, without official government. The composition of the area is disputable, as communities within it have been and are merged into each other, even into ones that are not seen to belong into Vakka-Suomi. For example, [[Kalanti]] and [[Lokalahti]] are no longer their own municipalities, but a part of [[Uusikaupunki]].


The name of the region originates from the 19th century, when a significant export of the region was vakkas. A vakka is a commonly a light weight container made out of wood, generally carryable by two hands. A vakka usually has a flat bottom and a round shape. It has an easily fitting lid that has a locking mechanism and is commonly without hinges.
The name of the region originates from the 19th century, when a significant export of the region was {{Lang|fi|vakka}}''s''. A {{Lang|fi|vakka}} is a commonly a lightweight container made out of wood, generally carryable by two hands. A {{Lang|fi|vakka}} usually has a flat bottom and a round shape. It has an easily fitting lid that has a locking mechanism and is commonly without hinges.


==Municipalities==
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! class="unsortable" |Coat of<br/>arms
! Municipality
! Population
! Land area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)
! Density<br/>(/km<sup>2</sup>)
! Finnish<br/>speakers
! Swedish<br/>speakers
! Other<br/>speakers
|-
|[[File:Kustavi vaakuna.svg|50px|border|Coat of arms of Kustavi]]|| [[Kustavi]] || {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Kustavi}} }} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Kustavi}}round 0}} }} || {{formatnum:{{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Kustavi}}/{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Kustavi}}round 0}} }}
|| {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Kustavi}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Kustavi}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;% || {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Kustavi}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Kustavi}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;% || {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Kustavi}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Kustavi}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;%
|-
|[[File:Laitila vaakuna.svg|50px|border|Coat of arms of Laitila]]|| [[Laitila]] || {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Laitila}} }} || {{formatnum:{{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Laitila}}round 0}} }} || {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Laitila}}/{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Laitila}} round 0}} }}
|| {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Laitila}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Laitila}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;% || {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Laitila}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Laitila}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;% || {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Laitila}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Laitila}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;%
|-
|[[File:Pyhäranta vaakuna.svg|50px|border|Coat of arms of Pyhäranta]]|| [[Pyhäranta]] || {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Pyhäranta}} }} || {{formatnum:{{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Pyhäranta}}round 0}} }} || {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Pyhäranta}}/{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Pyhäranta}} round 0}} }}
|| {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Pyhäranta}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Pyhäranta}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;% || {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Pyhäranta}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Pyhäranta}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;% || {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Pyhäranta}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Pyhäranta}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;%
|-
|[[File:Taivassalo vaakuna.svg|50px|border|Coat of arms of Taivassalo]]|| [[Taivassalo]] || {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Taivassalo}} }} || {{formatnum:{{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Taivassalo}}round 0}} }} || {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Taivassalo}}/{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Taivassalo}} round 0}} }}
|| {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Taivassalo}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Taivassalo}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;% || {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Taivassalo}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Taivassalo}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;% || {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Taivassalo}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Taivassalo}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;%
|-
|[[File:Uusikaupunki.vaakuna.svg|50px|border|Coat of arms of Uusikaupunki]]|| [[Uusikaupunki]] || {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Uusikaupunki}} }} || {{formatnum:{{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Uusikaupunki}}round 0}} }} || {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Uusikaupunki}}/{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Uusikaupunki}} round 0}} }}
|| {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Uusikaupunki}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Uusikaupunki}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;% || {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Uusikaupunki}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Uusikaupunki}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;% || {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Uusikaupunki}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Uusikaupunki}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;%
|-
|[[File:Vehmaa.vaakuna.svg|50px|border|Coat of arms of Vehmaa]]|| [[Vehmaa]] || {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Vehmaa}} }} || {{formatnum:{{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Vehmaa}}round 0}} }} || {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Vehmaa}}/{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Vehmaa}} round 0}} }}
|| {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Vehmaa}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Vehmaa}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;% || {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Vehmaa}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Vehmaa}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;% || {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Vehmaa}}/{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Vehmaa}}*100)round 0 }}}}&nbsp;%
|-
!!!+ style=text-align:right | '''Total''' !!+ style=text-align:right | {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Kustavi}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Laitila}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Pyhäranta}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Taivassalo}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Uusikaupunki}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Vehmaa}} }} }} !!+ style=text-align:right | {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Kustavi}}+{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Laitila}}+{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Pyhäranta}}+{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Taivassalo}}+{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Uusikaupunki}}+{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Vehmaa}}round 0}} }} !!+ style=text-align:right | {{formatnum: {{#expr: ({{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Kustavi}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Laitila}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Pyhäranta}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Taivassalo}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Uusikaupunki}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Vehmaa}}) / ({{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Kustavi}}+{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Laitila}}+{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Pyhäranta}}+{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Taivassalo}}+{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Uusikaupunki}}+{{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Vehmaa}}) round 0}} }}
!!+ style=text-align:right | {{formatnum: {{#expr: ({{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Kustavi}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Laitila}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Pyhäranta}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Taivassalo}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Uusikaupunki}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Vehmaa}}) / ({{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Kustavi}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Laitila}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Pyhäranta}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Taivassalo}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Uusikaupunki}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Vehmaa}})*100 round 0}} }}&nbsp;%
!!+ style=text-align:right | {{formatnum: {{#expr: ({{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Kustavi}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Laitila}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Pyhäranta}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Taivassalo}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Uusikaupunki}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Vehmaa}}) / ({{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Kustavi}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Laitila}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Pyhäranta}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Taivassalo}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Uusikaupunki}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Vehmaa}})*100 round 0}} }}&nbsp;%
!!+ style=text-align:right | {{formatnum: {{#expr: ({{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Kustavi}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Laitila}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Pyhäranta}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Taivassalo}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Uusikaupunki}}+{{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Vehmaa}}) / ({{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Kustavi}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Laitila}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Pyhäranta}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Taivassalo}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Uusikaupunki}}+{{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Vehmaa}})*100 round 0}} }}&nbsp;%
|}

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[[Category:Sub-regions of Finland]]


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Latest revision as of 06:51, 26 July 2024

Vakka-Suomi sub-region
Vakka-Suomen seutukunta
Sub-region
Location of Vakka-Suomi sub-region
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
CapitalUusikaupunki
Population
 • Total
30,180
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Vakka-Suomi is a sub-region within the Southwest Finland region. It consists of the town of Uusikaupunki and its surrounding municipalities of Kustavi, Laitila, Mietoinen, Mynämäki, Pyhäranta, Taivassalo and Vehmaa. This sub-region is in name only, without official government. The composition of the area is disputable, as communities within it have been and are merged into each other, even into ones that are not seen to belong into Vakka-Suomi. For example, Kalanti and Lokalahti are no longer their own municipalities, but a part of Uusikaupunki.

The name of the region originates from the 19th century, when a significant export of the region was vakkas. A vakka is a commonly a lightweight container made out of wood, generally carryable by two hands. A vakka usually has a flat bottom and a round shape. It has an easily fitting lid that has a locking mechanism and is commonly without hinges.

Municipalities

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Coat of
arms 		Municipality Population Land area
(km2) 		Density
(/km2) 		Finnish
speakers 		Swedish
speakers 		Other
speakers
Coat of arms of Kustavi Kustavi 952 166 6 93 % 2 % 5 %
Coat of arms of Laitila Laitila 8,482 532 16 87 % 0 % 12 %
Coat of arms of Pyhäranta Pyhäranta 1,929 144 13 96 % 1 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Taivassalo Taivassalo 1,689 140 12 93 % 1 % 7 %
Coat of arms of Uusikaupunki Uusikaupunki 14,873 503 30 92 % 0 % 8 %
Coat of arms of Vehmaa Vehmaa 2,255 189 12 94 % 0 % 5 %
Total 30,180 1,674 18 91 % 0 % 8 %


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