Säkylä () is a

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. It is located in the

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, southeast of the city of

Pori Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of a ...

. The municipality has a population of () and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water (). The population density is (). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Säkylä is known as the home of the

Pori Brigade The Pori Brigade (; ), based in Huovinrinne, Säkylä and Niinisalo, Kankaanpää is a Finnish Army unit directly under the command of Army headquarters. It comprises six battalion-level units and also trains soldiers for the Finnish Rapid Deploy ...

of the

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and for the large food industry. The municipality of Köyliö was merged to Säkylä on 1 January 2016.

Economy

The biggest employers are the Säkylä Garrison of the Pori Brigade, Lännen Tehtaat Plc, Broilertalo Oy, the Municipality of Säkylä, the Intermunicipal Federation of Public Health, and Sucros Säkylä.

Nature

For its diversity of nature, Säkylä has a special position among Finnish municipalities. Säkylä's Lake Pyhäjärvi (Säkylän Pyhäjärvi), situated mainly in the area of Säkylä, is the biggest lake in southwestern Finland. It is renowned for its clean and clear water and big yields of fish, and the maintenance of its natural state is secured by the common efforts of the inhabitants, the municipality, and local industry. The ecology of the lake is sensitive to disturbances and therefore its condition is closely monitored, which is why Pyhäjärvi is one of the most studied lakes in

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. Insects found nowhere else in Finland live on the Säkylänharju Ridge. The fauna and flora of the ridge include several other rare and threatened species. Lake Pyhäjärvi is a versatile bird lake. During the year, practically all of the water and shore birds of the Finnish inland waters are found there. The nesting species include lake birds drawn to the barren shores and clear waters, as well as some demanding specialities of the best eutrophic bird bays.

Culture

Säkylä is the original home of the Antti farmstead, nowadays a museum object in the Seurasaari Open Air Museum in Helsinki. According to Traficom, Säkylä is the second most motorized municipality in Finland with 651 cars per thousand inhabitants. The whitefish soup was named traditional dish of the Säkylä parish in the 1980s.Jaakko Kolmonen: ''Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat'', p. 47. Helsinki: Patakolmonen Ky, 1988. (in Finnish)

Notable people

* Toivo Aalto-Setälä (1896–1977) * Emil Cedercreutz (1879–1949) * Harri Eloranta (born 1963) * Wilho Laine (1875–1918) *

Petteri Orpo Antti Petteri Orpo (; born 3 November 1969) is a Finland, Finnish politician currently serving as the prime minister of Finland since 2023 and as the leader of the National Coalition Party since 2016. He briefly served as speaker of the Parliame ...

(born 1969) * Jutta Rantala (born 1999) * Petteri Summanen (born 1969)

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