Ingå

Municipality in Uusimaa, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ingå (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈiŋːo]; Finnish: Inkoo, Finnish: [ˈiŋkoː]) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Ingå is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Ingå is approximately 5,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 40,000. It is the 161st most populous municipality in Finland.

Country Finland
First documents1335
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
Websitewww.inga.fi
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Ingå
Ingå – Inkoo
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Ingå kommun
Inkoon kunta
Ingå Church
Ingå Church
Coat of arms of Ingå
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Location of Ingå in Finland
Location of Ingå in Finland
Coordinates: 60°02′44″N 24°00′17″E
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionRaseborg
First documents1335
Government
 • Municipal managerJarl Boström
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
954.02 km2 (368.35 sq mi)
 • Land350.85 km2 (135.46 sq mi)
 • Water604.21 km2 (233.29 sq mi)
 • Rank220th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30)[2]
 • Total
5,416
 • Rank161st largest in Finland
 • Density15.44/km2 (40.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Swedish51% (official)
 • Finnish43.8% (official)
 • Others5.2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.1%
 • 15 to 6459.2%
 • 65 or older25.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.inga.fi
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Ingå is located 37 kilometres (23 mi) east of Ekenäs, the town centre of Raseborg. Ingå covers an area of 954.02 square kilometres (368.35 sq mi) of which 604.21 km2 (233.29 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 15.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (40.0/sq mi).

Ingå is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 44% Finnish speakers, 51% Swedish speakers, and 5% speakers of other languages.

Finnish national road 51 goes right through the southern part of Ingå. The centre consists mainly of the road Bollstavägen that cuts through the Ingå centrum. Along the road are most of the major buildings and shops of the small municipality. A few grocery stores, small kiosk, library and a bar. Towards the Road 51 there is the residential area. Near road 51, at the northern tip of the residential area is the Ingå Volunteer Rescue Company. Nearby villages include Kusans.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Ingå:

Climate

Ingå has an ocean-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb).

More information Climate data for Inkoo Bågaskär (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–present), Month ...
Climate data for Inkoo Bågaskär (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.4
(45.3)		 8.6
(47.5)		 12.9
(55.2)		 19.8
(67.6)		 27.4
(81.3)		 30.1
(86.2)		 30.6
(87.1)		 28.3
(82.9)		 22.6
(72.7)		 17.5
(63.5)		 13.6
(56.5)		 9.4
(48.9)		 30.6
(87.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 1.5
(34.7)		 6.2
(43.2)		 12.3
(54.1)		 17.2
(63.0)		 20.7
(69.3)		 19.9
(67.8)		 15.3
(59.5)		 9.2
(48.6)		 4.7
(40.5)		 1.8
(35.2)		 8.9
(48.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 3.1
(37.6)		 8.8
(47.8)		 13.7
(56.7)		 17.3
(63.1)		 16.9
(62.4)		 12.7
(54.9)		 7.3
(45.1)		 3.0
(37.4)		 0.0
(32.0)		 6.3
(43.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.6
(23.7)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 0.8
(33.4)		 6.1
(43.0)		 11.0
(51.8)		 14.7
(58.5)		 14.4
(57.9)		 10.6
(51.1)		 5.5
(41.9)		 1.4
(34.5)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 4.1
(39.4)
Record low °C (°F) −35.4
(−31.7)		 −31.6
(−24.9)		 −22.6
(−8.7)		 −15.4
(4.3)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 2.4
(36.3)		 7.2
(45.0)		 5.3
(41.5)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 −15.7
(3.7)		 −29.4
(−20.9)		 −35.4
(−31.7)
Average relative humidity (%) 89 88 84 81 77 79 80 81 82 85 88 88 84
Source 1: FMI normals 1991-2020[5]
Source 2: Record highs and lows[6]
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