Ulvila

Ulvila

Ulvila

Town in Satakunta, Finland

Ulvila (Finnish: [ˈulʋilɑ]; Swedish: Ulvsby) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland, as well as the third oldest city in the country. Ulvila was granted charter as a town by King Albert of Sweden on 7 February 1365.[5][6] However, its town privileges were taken over by Pori in 1558. After 442 years, Ulvila regained town privileges in 2000.

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Ulvila is located in the region of Satakunta and the former province of Western Finland. The town is situated just 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of the city of Pori along Highway 2. The municipality has a population of 12,530 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 422.51 square kilometres (163.13 sq mi), of which 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 31.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (81.0/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The medieval St. Olaf's Church is dedicated to St. Olaf, who also is portrayed in the arms of the municipality. The medieval fieldstone church, also known as Ulvila Church, is one of the best-preserved of its kind in Finland.

Politics

Results of the Finnish municipal elections 2021 in Ulvila:[7]

Transport

Ulvila is served by OnniBus.com route Helsinki—Pori.

International relations

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

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ulvila is twinned with:

Notable people from Ulvila

Main category: People from Ulvila

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. [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. [5]
    "Historia". Ulvila.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Suomen kaupungit keskiajalla". Katajala.net (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Kuntavaalit 2021" (in Finnish). Oikeusministeriö. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

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