Kustavi

Kustavi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkustɑʋi]; Swedish: Gustavs) is a 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 941 (28 February 2023),[3] which makes it the smallest municipality in southwest Finland in terms of population. It covers an area of 770.15 square kilometres (297.36 sq mi) of which 603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 5.65 per square kilometre (14.6/sq mi).

Kustavi
Gustavs
Municipality
Kustavin kunta
Gustavs kommun
The Isokari Lighthouse in Kustavi
The Isokari Lighthouse in Kustavi
Coat of arms of Kustavi
Coat of arms
Location of Kustavi in Finland
Location of Kustavi in Finland
Coordinates: 60°32.8′N 021°21.5′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionVakka-Suomi sub-region
Charter1874
Named forGustav III[1]
Government
 • Municipal managerVeijo Katara
Area
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total770.15 km2 (297.36 sq mi)
 • Land166.43 km2 (64.26 sq mi)
 • Water603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi)
 • Rank273rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[3]
 • Total941
 • Rank296th largest in Finland
 • Density5.65/km2 (14.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
[4]
 • Finnish96.9% (official)
 • Swedish1.3%
 • Others1.8%
Population by age
[5]
 • 0 to 149%
 • 15 to 6451.8%
 • 65 or older39.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[6]18.25%
Websitewww.kustavi.fi

There are over 2,000 isles within the municipal area. The municipality is a very popular summer resort and contains over 2,800 summer cottages. The population increases tenfold during the summer months. The larger events are Volter Kilpi literature week in July and Salmon market (Lohimarkkinat) in August. The basic services in the municipality include three groceries, a liquor store, a library and a bank. There are two ferry connections to Brändö and Iniö.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish even though it is located adjacent to the Swedish speaking Åland-region. The municipality is named after King Gustav III of Sweden.[1]

References
  1. Tietoa Kustavista (in Finnish)
  2. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  5. "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.
  6. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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