Hinnerjoki is a village and a former municipality in the

Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region ...

province,

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. It was consolidated with

Eura Eura is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipal ...

in 1970. The village of Hinnerjoki is listed as a Cultural environment of national significance by the

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. Hinnerjoki is the birthplace of the DJ and record producer

Darude Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen (; born July 17, 1975), better known by his stage name Darude (), is a Finnish DJ and record producer from Eura, Satakunta. His music is characterised by its progressive/uplifting style. He started making music in 199 ...

, known for his 1998 hit single ''

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''.

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* Villages in Finland Former municipalities of Finland *Hinnerjoki {{WesternFinland-geo-stub