Rusko
Municipality in Southwest Finland, Finland
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Rusko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrusko]) is a municipality of Finland.
Rusko | |
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Municipality | |
| Ruskon kunta Rusko kommun | |
 Sormat office in Rusko | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rusko in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Metropolitan area | Turku metropolitan area |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Arto Oikarinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 127.90 km2 (49.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 127.16 km2 (49.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 287th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 6,397 |
| • Rank | 143rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 50.31/km2 (130.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.6% |
| • Others | 3.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 20.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.3% |
| • 65 or older | 19.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | rusko |
It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 6,397 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 127.90 square kilometres (49.38 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 50.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (130.3/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Vahto was consolidated with Rusko on 1 January 2009.
