Lieto (; sv, Lundo) is a a city and municipality of

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. It is located in the

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and is part of the

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. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The

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is . Neighbour municipalities are Aura,

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Marttila Marttila (; sv, S:t Mårtens, i.e. " Saint Martin's") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of ...

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and

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

. The city is unilingually

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. Lieto has a

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stone church, St. Peter's church, that originates from around 1500 near the city center. The city is also home to the largest local scout troop in Finland, called LEK or Liedon Eränkävijät. Lieto was changed to a city in July 2022.

References

External links

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Municipality of Lieto
– Official website
Danish Media Company - Lieto
– Website
St. Peter's Church in Lieto
Populated places established in the 1330s {{WesternFinland-geo-stub