Nakkila () is a

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. It is located in the

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and is part of the

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, southeast of

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. The

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flows along the center of Nakkila. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The

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is . The municipality is unilingually

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. The name ''Nackeby'' was earlier used in Swedish. There are two major sights, the

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and the film studio Villilä, often referred as "Hollywood of Finland". Nakkila is also well known for the

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s, which are a traditional food of the locality.

History

In the early days of the

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, Järvikylä, Nakkila was a target of a strange bombing, when the Soviet bombers carried out the only air bombing of the

region. The reason of the bombing is still unknown.

Demographics

Economy

Nakkila's most significant industrial companies are Nakkila Works konepaja and Länsi-Suomen Voima Oy's hydropower plant. Smaller industrial activities have been represented by the carpentry industry. The Suominen Corporation's nonwovens factory (formerly Suomisen nahkatehdas) has also been a major employer, but much of the production has been shut down by the end of 2012.

Villages in Nakkila

The year following the name of the village indicates when the first document entry is known about the village. Arantila, Anola (1410), Hormisto, Järvikylä, Kivialho, Kukonharja (1354), Lammainen (1348), Leistilä (1441), Masia, Matomäki, Pakkala, Punapakka, Penttala, Pysykykangas, Ruskila, Soinila, Tattara (1441), Tervasmäki, Uotinmäki, Viikkala, Villilä(1451), Vuohimäki, Hohtari.

Transport

Nakkila's most significant road is valtatie 2 between

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and

. The Tampere-Pori railway also passes through Nakkila. Nakkila is served by

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route Helsinki—Pori.

Politics

Results of the

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in Nakkila: * Left Alliance 22.1% *

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19.1% * Centre Party 18.5% *

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17.7% *

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15.9% *

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3.2% *

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3.2% *Other parties 0.3%

Attractions

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Nakkila's attractions include Finland's first functionalist church, completed in 1937, and Villilä film studio, which is sometimes nicknamed "

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of Finland". Villilä has shot parts of the films ''

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'' (2003), '' Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa'' (2005), ''

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'' (2005) and ''

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'' (2014). There are also many archeological monuments in Nakkila, the most important of which are the Kiukainen cultural area in Uotinmäki, the Selkäkangas

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in Viikkala from the

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and the Rieskaronmäki bronze age residence in Kivialho. Other attractions include: *Kotiseutumuseo *Juustomeijerimuseo *Pyssykankaan koulumuseo.

Sports

The Nakkila sporting center is the home of all sport activity in Nakkila (excluding the ice hockey rink located in Ruskila) notable sports clubs from Nakkila include NTK Nakkila, Nakkilan Nasta, Paterit and Nakkilan Vire. NTK is a

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club, Nasta has a

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and a

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section. Paterit plays

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and Vire is an

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team. The Finnish Championships of cross country running of 2022 are being held in Nakkila from 7th of May 2022 to 8th of May 2022.

Notable people

* Edvard Hannula (1859–1931), Finnish clergyman and politician * Kyllikki Pohjala (1894–1979), Finnish politician *

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(1963) comedian * Juho Wiktor Suominen (1877–1935) manufacturer * Jesse Laaksonen (1989) ice hockey player * Niklas Nevalainen (1993) ice hockey player *

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(1990) footballer *

Axel Kurck Axel Jönsson Kurck (also known as Akseli Kurki in Finnish language, Finnish), born 1555, died 30 March 1630 in Nakkila) was a colonel in the Swedish army and Finnish nobility, nobleman. He was a member of the Kurki of Laukko family. Since 1582 Ku ...

(1555–1630) warlord * Tauno Matomäki (1937)

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Markus Palttala Markus Palttala (born 16 August 1977 in Nakkila) is a Finnish racing driver. After racing in karts, Palttala began racing cars in the Finnish Touring Car Championship in 1998. He competed in the 2001 European Super Production Championship, dri ...

(1977) racing driver

Sister cities

Nakkila is twinned with: *

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References

External links

Municipality of Nakkila
– Official website {{authority control Municipalities of Satakunta Populated places established in 1861 1861 establishments in Finland Nakkila