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lor=#F9F9F9 | Founded | 1546 |- | Disestablished | 2009 |- | Province
Provinces of Finland

The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces . The provincial authority is part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected....
 | Southern Finland
Southern Finland

The Province of Southern Finland is a Provinces of Finland of Finland. It borders the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Finland and Russia....
 |- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Region
Regions of Finland

Finland is divided into 20 regions . The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of Finland of a region....
 | Uusimaa
Uusimaa

Uusimaa, or Nyland in Swedish language , is a Regions of Finland in Southern Finland. It borders the regions Finland Proper , Tavastia Proper, P?ij?nne Tavastia and Eastern Uusimaa....
 |- | Sub-region
Sub-regions of Finland

In 2005 Finland is divided into 77 sub-regions . The sub-regions are formed by groups of Municipalities of Finland within the 20 regions of Finland....
 | Ekenäs |- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Area
- Of which land
- Rank | 1 715.9 km²
721.10 km²
ranked 115th
List of Finnish municipalities by area

This is a list of the Municipalities of Finland of Finland sorted by land area as of :# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ...
 |- | Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank | 14,819 (2008)
20.1 inh./km²
+ 0.2%
ranked 69th
List of Finnish municipalities by population

This is a list of the Municipalities of Finland of Finland sorted by population as of 31st of December 2009:# Helsinki # Espoo # Tampere # Vantaa ...
 |- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Urbanisation | 72.1% |- | Unemployment
Unemployment

File:World map of countries by rate of unemployment.pngUnemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work, but the person is without Wage labour....
 | 7.7% |- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Official languages | Swedish
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
, Finnish
Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by Finnish people outside of Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden....
 |- | City Manager
City manager

A city manager is an official appointed as the Administration Management of a city, in a Council-manager government form of city government. Called the chief administrative officer in some municipalities....
 | Mårten Johansson |- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Home page | |}

Ekenäs , Finnish
Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by Finnish people outside of Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden....
: Tammisaari ) was a municipality
Municipalities of Finland

||-||}The municipalities represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country....
 of Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
 comprising the former municipalities Snappertuna and Tenala together with the town of Ekenäs, until it was merged with Pohja
Pohja

Pohja , or Pojo in Finland-Swedish, was a municipalities of Finland of Finland. It was consolidated to Raseborg in 2009.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa regions of Finland....
 and Karis
Karis

Karis , or Karjaa in Finnish language, is a municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa regions of Finland....
 to form the new Raseborg
Raseborg

Raseborg, or Raasepori in Finnish language, is a List of cities and towns in Finland in Finland created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Eken?s, Karis and Pohja were consolidated into a single town....
 city.

It was located in the province
Provinces of Finland

The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces . The provincial authority is part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected....
 of Southern Finland
Southern Finland

The Province of Southern Finland is a Provinces of Finland of Finland. It borders the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Finland and Russia....
 and was part of the Uusimaa region
Regions of Finland

Finland is divided into 20 regions . The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of Finland of a region....
.






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Ekenäs stad - Tammisaaren kaupunki
Tammisaari
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|- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Founded | 1546 |- | Disestablished | 2009 |- | Province
Provinces of Finland

The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces . The provincial authority is part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected....
 | Southern Finland
Southern Finland

The Province of Southern Finland is a Provinces of Finland of Finland. It borders the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Finland and Russia....
 |- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Region
Regions of Finland

Finland is divided into 20 regions . The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of Finland of a region....
 | Uusimaa
Uusimaa

Uusimaa, or Nyland in Swedish language , is a Regions of Finland in Southern Finland. It borders the regions Finland Proper , Tavastia Proper, P?ij?nne Tavastia and Eastern Uusimaa....
 |- | Sub-region
Sub-regions of Finland

In 2005 Finland is divided into 77 sub-regions . The sub-regions are formed by groups of Municipalities of Finland within the 20 regions of Finland....
 | Ekenäs |- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Area
- Of which land
- Rank | 1 715.9 km²
721.10 km²
ranked 115th
List of Finnish municipalities by area

This is a list of the Municipalities of Finland of Finland sorted by land area as of :# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ...
 |- | Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank | 14,819 (2008)
20.1 inh./km²
+ 0.2%
ranked 69th
List of Finnish municipalities by population

This is a list of the Municipalities of Finland of Finland sorted by population as of 31st of December 2009:# Helsinki # Espoo # Tampere # Vantaa ...
 |- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Urbanisation | 72.1% |- | Unemployment
Unemployment

File:World map of countries by rate of unemployment.pngUnemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work, but the person is without Wage labour....
 | 7.7% |- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Official languages | Swedish
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
, Finnish
Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by Finnish people outside of Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden....
 |- | City Manager
City manager

A city manager is an official appointed as the Administration Management of a city, in a Council-manager government form of city government. Called the chief administrative officer in some municipalities....
 | Mårten Johansson |- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Home page | |}

Ekenäs , Finnish
Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by Finnish people outside of Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden....
: Tammisaari ) was a municipality
Municipalities of Finland

||-||}The municipalities represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country....
 of Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
 comprising the former municipalities Snappertuna and Tenala together with the town of Ekenäs, until it was merged with Pohja
Pohja

Pohja , or Pojo in Finland-Swedish, was a municipalities of Finland of Finland. It was consolidated to Raseborg in 2009.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa regions of Finland....
 and Karis
Karis

Karis , or Karjaa in Finnish language, is a municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa regions of Finland....
 to form the new Raseborg
Raseborg

Raseborg, or Raasepori in Finnish language, is a List of cities and towns in Finland in Finland created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Eken?s, Karis and Pohja were consolidated into a single town....
 city.

It was located in the province
Provinces of Finland

The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces . The provincial authority is part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected....
 of Southern Finland
Southern Finland

The Province of Southern Finland is a Provinces of Finland of Finland. It borders the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Finland and Russia....
 and was part of the Uusimaa region
Regions of Finland

Finland is divided into 20 regions . The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of Finland of a region....
. The municipality had a population of 14,819 (2008-05-31) and covered an area of 746.65 km² (excluding sea) of which 25.55 km² is inland water. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 20.1 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was bilingual, with the majority being Swedish
Finland-Swedish

Finland Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of dialects of Swedish language spoken in Finland by Swedish-speaking Finns as their first language....
 (83%) and the minority Finnish
Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by Finnish people outside of Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden....
 (15%) speakers.

It was noted for its archipelago
Archipelago

An archipelago is a chain or cluster of islands that are formed tectonically. The word archipelago literally means "chief sea", from Italian language arcipelago , derived ultimately from Greek language arkhon and pelagos ....
, part of which is a national park
National park

A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution....
 (the Ekenäs Archipelago National Park
Ekenäs Archipelago National Park

Eken?s Archipelago National Park is situated in the Eken?s archipelago, in Southern Finland. It was established in 1989 and covers . The park is maintained by Mets?hallitus ....
).

Sub-region of Uusimaa (Nyland)


Ekenäs was also the name of a sub-region of Uusimaa
Uusimaa

Uusimaa, or Nyland in Swedish language , is a Regions of Finland in Southern Finland. It borders the regions Finland Proper , Tavastia Proper, P?ij?nne Tavastia and Eastern Uusimaa....
 (Nyland in Swedish), containing the following municipalities before 2009:

  • Ekenäs (Tammisaari)
  • Hanko
    Hanko, Finland

    Hanko in Finnish, , ), is a bilingual port List of cities and towns in Finland and Municipalities of Finland on the south coast of Finland, west of Helsinki....
     (Hangö)
  • Ingå
    Ingå

    Ing? in Swedish, or Inkoo in Finnish language, is a municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa regions of Finland....
     (Inkoo)
  • Karis
    Karis

    Karis , or Karjaa in Finnish language, is a municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa regions of Finland....
     (Karjaa)
  • Pohja
    Pohja

    Pohja , or Pojo in Finland-Swedish, was a municipalities of Finland of Finland. It was consolidated to Raseborg in 2009.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa regions of Finland....
     (Pojo)


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