Salo, Finland

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Salo
City
Salon kaupunki
Salo town centre by night
Salo town centre by night
Coat of arms of Salo
Coat of arms
Location of Salo in Finland
Location of Salo in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Salo
Market town 1887
City rights 1960
Government
 • City manager Antti Rantakokko
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • City 2,168.27 km2 (837.17 sq mi)
 • Land 1,986.49 km2 (766.99 sq mi)
 • Water 181.78 km2 (70.19 sq mi)
Area rank 36th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • City 53,805
 • Rank 18th largest in Finland
 • Density 27.09/km2 (70.2/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,000,333
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 94.6% (official)
 • Swedish 1%
 • Others 4.4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 16.9%
 • 15 to 64 64.5%
 • 65 or older 18.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18.75%
Climate Dfb
Website www.salo.fi

Salo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑlo]) is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 53,805[2] (March 31, 2016) and covers an area of 2,168.27 square kilometres (837.17 sq mi) of which 181.78 km2 (70.19 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 27.09/km2 (70.2/sq mi).

Salo is located between the capital Helsinki and the provincial capital Turku, making it a busy small city. The short distance from these bigger cities keeps the Salo region and its business life growing. Farming also plays a considerable part in the area.

Today its main claim to notability is as a developing and manufacturing plant for Nokia[citation needed], and can therefore be considered as the original home town of Nokia phones.[citation needed] Nokia also is one of biggest employers in this region.[citation needed]

In Finnish salo means woodland, backwoods but also a wooded island. It is thought that Salo has meant the island that over thousand years ago existed to the south of the current town but is today a hill, not even very close to the sea.[6]

Salo is the birthplace of the president of Finland Sauli Niinistö.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

Salo has existed as a centre of rural commerce since at least the 16th century, emerging in the location where the Great Coastal Road,[7] the important East-West road, crossed River Salo; the river provided the fairway to the sea. In 1887 Salo officially became a market town and, in the beginning of 1891, an independent municipality.[8] The area of the municipality was initially very small, only 0.65 km². In 1932 it grew to 18 km² when areas from neighbouring Uskela and Halikko were annexed to Salo. Eventually Salo became a town in 1960. The municipality of Uskela was consolidated with Salo 1967. The municipalities of Halikko, Kiikala, Kisko, Kuusjoki, Muurla, Perniö, Pertteli, Suomusjärvi and Särkisalo were consolidated with Salo in the beginning of 2009.

International relations

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Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — eleven cities

Salo has eight sister cities:[9]

References

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  6. ↑ Paikkala et al. (2007). "Suomalainen paikannimikirja", p.398. Karttakeskus: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus. ISBN 978-951-593-976-0.
  7. ↑ Salminen, Tapio (1993). "Suuri Rantatie", Tielaitos. ISBN 951-37-1044-0.
  8. ↑ Alifrosti, Kari (1996). "Salon ja Uskelan historia 1869-1990", Salon Kaupunki. ISBN 951-96152-1-0.
  9. ↑ http://www.salo.fi/linkit/salotietoa/kansainvalisyys/kansainv%C3%A4linen%20kaupunkiverkosto/
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Photo gallery

  • Salonkirjasto.JPG

    Municipal library. The new library building has been designed to fit in the environment of old wooden houses.

  • Salo - kesäkuu 2015-33.jpg

    Microsoft premises in Salo.

  • Veturitalli.jpg

    Art gallery in the old locomotive shed.

  • Veturi vr1 Salo.jpg

    A VR Class Vr1 steam locomotive no. 656 "Kana" ("Hen") on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum

External links

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