Pukkila

Pukkila (Finnish: [ˈpukːilɑ]; Swedish: Pukkila, also Buckila) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,737 (30 June 2025)^[2] and covers an area of 145.94 square kilometres (56.35 sq mi) of which 0.9 km² (0.35 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 11.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.0/sq mi).

Country Finland

Charter1898

Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)

Websitewww.pukkila.fi/in-english/

Quick facts Country, Region ...

Pukkila
Municipality
Pukkilan kunta Pukkila kommun
Pukkila church
Coat of arms
Location of Pukkila in Finland
Coordinates: 60°38.7′N 025°35′E
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Porvoo
Charter	1898
Government
• Municipal manager	Juha Myyryläinen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	145.94 km2 (56.35 sq mi)
• Land	145.09 km2 (56.02 sq mi)
• Water	0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
• Rank	279th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	1,737
• Rank	268th largest in Finland
• Density	11.97/km2 (31.0/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	95.5% (official)
• Swedish	0.8%
• Others	3.7%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	15.7%
• 15 to 64	60.6%
• 65 or older	23.7%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfc
Website	www.pukkila.fi/in-english/

Close

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The pukki- part of the municipality's name means "male goat", which is why the name of the municipality literally means the "place of goat". Pukkila has previously also been called Savijoki ("Clay River") and, in local colloquial language, Vähä-Porvoo ("Lesser Porvoo").^[4]

In 1962, a former villager, Onni Nurmi, bequeathed the village 760 shares in a company called Nokia - then chiefly known as a manufacturer of rubber workboots - on condition that the income be used for the benefit of the elderly and that the shares would never be sold. After a legal battle^[5][6] the shares have now been diversified and the income used to fund a welfare centre^[7] and services for the elderly.^[8]