Pornainen (; sv, Borgnäs) is a small
municipality of
Finland. It is located in the
province of
Southern Finland
Southern Finland ( fi, Etelä-Suomen lääni, sv, Södra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.
History
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and is part of the
Uusimaa region. The neighboring municipalities are
Askola in the east,
Mäntsälä
Mäntsälä () is a municipality in the province of Southern Finland, and is part of the Uusimaa region. It has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. M ...
in the north,
Porvoo in the southeast and
Sipoo in the southwest. It is located east of the town of
Järvenpää.
The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The administrative centre of municipality is
Kirveskoski (about 2,000 residents), also known as ''Pornainen's church village'', and second largest village is
Halkia (about 500 residents). The
population density is .
Movies and scenes for TV productions and short films have been filmed in Pornainen from the 1930s to the present day. In the publications of film industry, Pornainen was once named the most photographed locality in Finland, that is why the municipality marketed itself under the nickname "Hollywood of Finland".
The village of Laukkoski is known as a summer destination for many former celebrities, such as actress
Regina Linnanheimo
Axa Regina Elisabeth Linnanheimo (until 1924 Leino, since 1948 Regina Mörner, 7 September 1915, Helsinki – 24 January 1995) was a Finnish actress and screenwriter. Her sister Rakel Linnanheimo (1908–2004) was also an actress. Linnanheimo w ...
, and writers
Mika Waltari and
Juhani Aho
Juhani Aho, originally Johannes Brofeldt (11 September 1861 – 8 August 1921), was a Finnish author and journalist. He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature twelve times.
Early life
Juhani Aho was born at Lapinlahti in 1861. His pa ...
.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
Politics
Results of the
2011 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 April 2011 after the termination of the previous parliamentary term. Advance voting, which included voting by Finnish expatriates, was held between 6 and 12 April with a turnout of 31.2%.
The ...
in Pornainen:
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True Finns 25.4%
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Social Democratic Party 22.8%
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National Coalition Party 20.6%
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Centre Party 18.1%
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Green League 5.4%
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Left Alliance 3.6%
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Christian Democrats 1.6%
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Swedish People's Party 1.5%
Notable people
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Wiljo Tuompo (1893–1957)
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Seppo Aho
Seppo Aho (born 7 March 1944) is a Finnish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la X ...
(born 1944)
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Joona Sotala
Joona Sotala, better known as Serral, is a Finnish professional ''StarCraft II'' player using the race Zerg. In 2018, Serral became the first non-Korean player to win the StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS). He won every major non-Kore ...
(born 1998)
References
External links
Municipality of Pornainen– Official website
Municipalities of Uusimaa
Greater Helsinki
Populated places established in 1869
1869 establishments in the Russian Empire
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