Sauvo

Municipality in Southwest Finland, Finland

Sauvo

Sagu

Municipality

Sauvon kunta
Sagu kommun

The Sauvo Church

Coat of arms

Location of Sauvo in Finland

Coordinates: 60°20.5′N 022°41.5′E﻿ / ﻿60.3417°N 22.6917°E﻿ / 60.3417; 22.6917
Country|  Finland
Region| Southwest Finland
Sub-region| Turku sub-region
Government

• Municipal manager| Satu Simelius
Area

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 299.47 km2 (115.63 sq mi)
• Land| 252.77 km2 (97.60 sq mi)
• Water| 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi)
• Rank| 244th largest in Finland
Population

(2024-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 2,964
• Rank| 214th largest in Finland
• Density| 11.73/km2 (30.4/sq mi)
Population by native language

[3]

• Finnish| 90.7% (official)
• Swedish| 2.5%
• Others| 6.8%
Population by age

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• 0 to 14| 15.1%
• 15 to 64| 57.5%
• 65 or older| 27.4%
Time zone| UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code|

21570

Climate| Dfb
Website| www.sauvo.fi

Sauvo (Finnish: [ˈsɑu̯ʋo]; Swedish: Sagu) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,964 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 299.47 square kilometres (115.63 sq mi) of which 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.4/sq mi).

Like many waterside areas near major population centres, Sauvo's population increases every summer because of summer cottage usage. While vacationers are not reflected in the official statistics, they roughly double the population during the summer. Today it holds a stone church from the late 15th century, and many manor houses.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

## History

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Sauvo is home to a number of archaeological finds from the Iron Age. The first written mention of Sauvo dates back to the year of 1335.

The municipality of Karuna was merged into Sauvo in the year of 1969.

## Notable persons

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* Aatos Tapala, opera singer and actor
* Arno Jaatinen, Jäger major
* Arto Nuotio, singer
* Arvo Korsimo, politician
* Eero Rislakki, industrial engineer
* Esko Kiviranta, politician
* John Rosenbröijer, Jäger trooper
* Jorma Rinne, athlete
* Petri Laaksonen, musician
* Rami Sarmasto, actor and musician
* Sanna Perkiö, politician
* Veikko Palomaa, writer
* Eyolf Georg Mattsson, brigade commander of the Soviet Army

## Gallery

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* The church of Sauvo

* Inside Sauvo's church

* Church of Karuna

* Old church of Karuna, today in Seurasaari

## 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 "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-01-23. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

## External links

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Media related to Sauvo at Wikimedia Commons

* Municipality of Sauvo – Official website (in Finnish)

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Places adjacent to Sauvo

| Kaarina | Paimio |

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Pargas |

Sauvo

| Salo
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| Kimitoön |

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Municipalities of Southwest Finland

Municipalities|

* Aura
* Kaarina
* Kimitoön
* Koski Tl
* Kustavi
* Laitila
* Lieto
* Loimaa
* Marttila
* Masku
* Mynämäki
* Naantali
* Nousiainen
* Oripää
* Paimio
* Pargas
* Pyhäranta
* Pöytyä
* Raisio
* Rusko
* Salo
* Sauvo
* Somero
* Taivassalo
* Turku
* Uusikaupunki
* Vehmaa

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
* Finland

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