Rusko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrusko]) is a municipality of Finland.

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Rusko
Municipality
Ruskon kunta Rusko kommun
Sormat office in Rusko
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Rusko in Finland
Coordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Sub-region	Turku sub-region
Metropolitan area	Turku metropolitan area
Government
• Municipal manager	Arto Oikarinen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	127.90 km2 (49.38 sq mi)
• Land	127.16 km2 (49.10 sq mi)
• Water	0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
• Rank	287th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,438
• Rank	144th largest in Finland
• Density	50.63/km2 (131.1/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	95.3% (official)
• Swedish	1.6%
• Others	3.1%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	20.1%
• 15 to 64	60.3%
• 65 or older	19.6%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	rusko.fi

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It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 6,438 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 127.90 square kilometres (49.38 sq mi) of which 0.78 km² (0.30 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 50.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (131.1/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality of Vahto was consolidated with Rusko on 1 January 2009.