Masku

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Municipality in Southwest Finland, Finland

Masku

Municipality

Maskun kunta
Masku kommun

Masku Church

Coat of arms

Location of Masku in Finland

Coordinates: 60°34′N 022°06′E﻿ / ﻿60.567°N 22.100°E﻿ / 60.567; 22.100
Country|  Finland
Region| Southwest Finland
Sub-region| Turku sub-region
Government

• Municipal manager| Arto Oikarinen
Area

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 204.01 km2 (78.77 sq mi)
• Land| 174.89 km2 (67.53 sq mi)
• Water| 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi)
• Rank| 271st largest in Finland
Population

(2025-06-30)[2]

• Total

| 9,628
• Rank| 99th largest in Finland
• Density| 55.05/km2 (142.6/sq mi)
Population by native language

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• Finnish| 95.7% (official)
• Swedish| 1.3%
• Others| 3%
Population by age

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• 0 to 14| 19.9%
• 15 to 64| 61.1%
• 65 or older| 18.9%
Time zone| UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate| Dfb
Website| www.masku.fi

Masku (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑsku]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality, which is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) just north of Turku, has a population of 9,628 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 204.01 square kilometres (78.77 sq mi) of which 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 55.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (142.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has also been known as "Masko" in Swedish. The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.[5]

On January 1, 2009 the municipalities of Askainen and Lemu were consolidated with Masku.

## History

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The original coat of arms of Masku.

Masku is one of the oldest parishes in Finland, having been established in the 13th century. It included Merimasku until 1577, when it was transferred to Naantali.[6] The people of Masku also once held hunting grounds in the Turku archipelago, as evidenced by the toponym Maskinnamo (originally *Maskun Innanmaa) in Korpo. There is also a village called Maskulainen in both Rymättylä and Lemu, suggesting that the first settlers of those villages came from Masku.[7]

Lemu and Askainen were consolidated with Masku in 2009. Masku adopted Askainen's coat of arms after the merger.

## Notable people

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The most famous resident of Masku is Finnish tennis player Jarkko Nieminen. Well known football players from Masku include Kasper Hämäläinen, Riku Riski and Roope Riski. Baron C. G. E. Mannerheim, field marshal and 6th President of Finland was born in Louhisaari Manor of Askainen in 1867.[8]

## Gallery

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* Kankainen Manor

* Louhisaari Manor

* Masku railway station, closed in 1993

* Oukkulanlahti

## See also

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* Hemminki of Masku
* Stenberga Castle

## References

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1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. ^ a b c "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 July 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
5. ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
7. ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 264. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
8. ^ Everyman's Encyclopedia. Vol. 8\. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1978. ISBN 0-460-04020-0.[page needed]

## External links

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Media related to Masku at Wikimedia Commons

* Municipality of Masku – Official website (in Finnish)

Places adjacent to Masku

| Vehmaa | Mynämäki, Nousiainen | Kuhankuono

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Taivassalo |

Masku

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* Aura
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* Kimitoön
* Koski Tl
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* Laitila
* Lieto
* Loimaa
* Marttila
* Masku
* Mynämäki
* Naantali
* Nousiainen
* Oripää
* Paimio
* Pargas
* Pyhäranta
* Pöytyä
* Raisio
* Rusko
* Salo
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Former municipalities|

* Alastaro
* Angelniemi
* Askainen
* Dragsfjärd
* Halikko
* Hitis
* Houtskär
* Iniö
* Kakskerta
* Kalanti
* Karinainen
* Karjala
* Karuna
* Kimito
* Kiikala
* Kisko
* Korpo
* Kuusisto
* Kuusjoki
* Lemu
* Loimaan kunta
* Lokalahti
* Maaria
* Mellilä
* Merimasku
* Metsämaa
* Mietoinen
* Muurla
* Naantalin maalaiskunta
* Nagu
* Paattinen
* Pargas landskommun
* Perniö
* Pertteli
* Piikkiö
* Pyhämaa
* Rymättylä
* Särkisalo
* Somerniemi
* Suomusjärvi
* Tarvasjoki
* Uskela
* Uudenkaupungin maalaiskunta
* Vahto
* Västanfjärd
* Velkua
* Yläne

* Southwest Finland
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