Teuva ( sv, Östermark) is a
municipality
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of
Finland
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.
It is located in the
South Ostrobothnia region
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. The population of Teuva is ()
and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water ().
The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
History
In August 2010, more than fifty pocket-sized
sauna
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s were gathered on a lakeside within Teuva for the fifth annual
Mobile Sauna Festival
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Places
* Mobile, Alabama, a U.S. port city
* Mobile County, Alabama
* Mobile, Arizona, a small town near Phoenix, U.S.
* Mobile, Newfoundland and Labrador
Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels
* Mobile ...
. Some six-thousand visitors attended the festival, doubling the population of Teuva for the weekend.
Villages
* Horo
*
Horonkylä
* Kauppila
* Kirkonkylä
* Komsi
* Korvenkylä
* Luovankylä
* Nori
* Perälä
* Piikkilänkylä
* Riippi
*
Salonpää
*
Äystö
Notable individuals
*
Antti Rajamäki, sprinter
*
Aulis Ranta-Muotio, politician
*
Elonkerjuu, rock band
*
Helge Saarikoski
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The name is derived from Proto-Norse ''Hailaga'' with its original meaning being ''dedicated to the gods''. For its Slavic version, see Oleg. Its feminine equivalent is Ol ...
, politician and Member of
Parliament
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*
Jorma Mattinen Jorma can refer to:
*Jorma (name), Finnish given name
*Jorma (album), released by Kaukonen in 1979
*Jorma (wine), a Finnish wine
*nowadays in Finnish language ''jorma'' is a very well-known slang word that means penis (simil ...
, professor and rector at the
Ã…bo Akademi University
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from 2005-2014
*
Jukka Rauhala, Olympic wrestler
*
Lauri Ingman
Lars (Lauri) Johannes Ingman (30 June 1868, in Teuva – 25 October 1934, in Turku) was a Finnish theologian, bishop and politician. In 1906 he began to serve as the editor of '' Vartija'', a Christian magazine. From 1916 to 1930 he was the prof ...
, theologian, bishop, politician and twice
Prime Minister of Finland
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*
Mirjam Tuokkola, archer
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Nicole, a band
*
Oiva Ketonen, philosopher, writer, academic and professor
*
Otto Syreeni
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The name is recorded fro ...
, businessman
*
Pauli Nevala, javelin thrower
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Severi Savonen, professor
*
Simo Korpela
Simo or SIMO may refer to:
People
* Simo (given name), a given name
* Simo (surname), a surname
* Simone "Simo" Teti, of Paris & Simo
* Simo (footballer) (Wassim Keddari Boulif), Spanish footballer nicknamed ''Simo''
Other uses
* SIMO (ban ...
, poet and priest
*
Roppal, also known as Riskipiiku, professional Osu! player
References
External links
Municipality of Teuva– Official website
Municipalities of South Ostrobothnia
Populated places established in 1868
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