town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
.
It is located in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
of
Western Finland
Western Finland ( fi, Länsi-Suomen lääni, sv, Västra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland. ...
and is part of the
Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The regi ...
region
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. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The
population density
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is . The municipality is unilingually
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
.
Paimio centre is called Vista, divided by the church hill to Upper Vista (Ylä-Vista) and Lower Vista (Ala-Vista).
Important buildings
Paimio is best known for
Paimio Sanatorium
Paimio Sanatorium ( fi, Paimion parantola, sv, Pemars sanatorium) is a former tuberculosis sanatorium in Paimio, Southwest Finland, designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Aalto received the design commission having won the architectural ...
operating as a part of
Turku University Hospital
Turku University Hospital ( fi, Turun yliopistollinen keskussairaala, TYKS, sv, Åbo universitetscentralsjukhus, ÅUCS) is a hospital in Turku, Finland.
General information
The hospital serves as the central hospital for southwestern Finland. I ...
. It was built in 1932 and designed by architect
Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, see ...
and originally served as a
tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...
sanatorium
A sanatorium (from Latin '' sānāre'' 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, are antiquated names for specialised hospitals, for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments and convalescence. Sanatoriums are often ...
.
Notable persons
*
Jarno Koskiranta
Jarno Koskiranta (born December 9, 1986) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with SaiPa of the Liiga.
Playing career
Koskiranta made his Finnish SM-liiga debut playing with SaiPa during the 2009–10 SM-liiga ...
, ice hockey player
* Jussi Ranta, sports journalist and producer
*
Mika Ojala
Mika Ojala (; born 21 June 1988) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He began his senior club career playing for VG-62, before signing with Inter Turku at age 18 in 2006.
Ojala made his international debut for Finla ...
, footballer
*
Tero Koskiranta
Tero Koskiranta (born June 18, 1984) is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays professionally in Germany for Ravensburg Towerstars of the DEL2
DEL2 (also known as DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the ...
, ice hockey player
*
V. J. Sukselainen
Vieno Johannes (V.J.) "Jussi" Sukselainen (12 October 1906 – 6 April 1995; surname until 1928 ''Saari''), was twice Prime Minister of Finland and four times Speaker of the Parliament. He was President of the Nordic Council in 1972 and 1977. ...
Audru Parish
Audru was a municipality located in Pärnu County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia.
Settlements
;Borough:
Lavassaare
;Small borough:
Audru
;Villages:
Ahaste, Aruvälja, Eassalu, Jõõpre, Kabriste, Kärbu, Kihlepa, Kõima, Lemmetsa, ...
, Estonia
*
Ljungby Municipality
Ljungby Municipality (''Ljungby kommun'') is a municipality in Kronoberg County, southern Sweden, where the town Ljungby is seat.
In 1971 the ''City of Ljungby'' (1936-1970) was amalgamated with the rural municipalities surrounding it, thus creat ...
, Sweden
*
Zelenogorsk Zelenogorsk (russian: Зеленогорск) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
*Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, a closed town in Krasnoyarsk Krai
*Zelenogorsk, Saint Petersburg, a municipal town in Kurortny ...
Tølløse
Tølløse, a railroad town, has a population of 3,759 (1 January 2022).Ås, Norway
*
Öckerö Municipality
Öckerö Municipality (''Öckerö kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Öckerö on the main island, which is also called Öckerö.
The municipality consists of islands in t ...
, Sweden
*
Odenthal
Odenthal is a municipality in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Odenthal is situated approximately 5 km north of Bergisch Gladbach and 15 km north-east of Cologne.
Neighbouring places
Nearby ...