Teuva

Municipality in South Ostrobothnia, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Teuva (Swedish: Östermark) is a municipality of Finland.

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Teuva
Östermark
Municipality
Teuvan kunta
Östermarks kommun
Municipal office
Municipal office
Coat of arms of Teuva
Location of Teuva in Finland
Location of Teuva in Finland
Interactive map of Teuva
Coordinates: 62°29′10″N 21°44′50″E
Country Finland
RegionSouth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSuupohja
Charter1868
Government
  Municipal managerRami Mattila
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total
556.05 km2 (214.69 sq mi)
  Land554.73 km2 (214.18 sq mi)
  Water1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
  Rank154th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30)[2]
  Total
4,628
  Rank175th largest in Finland
  Density8.34/km2 (21.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish96.6% (official)
  Swedish0.7%
  Others2.7%
Population by age
  0 to 1414.1%
  15 to 6451.6%
  65 or older34.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
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It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Teuva is 4,628 (30 June 2025)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 554.73 km2 (214.18 sq mi) of which 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 8.34/km2 (21.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

In August 2010, more than fifty pocket-sized saunas were gathered on a lakeside within Teuva for the fifth annual Mobile Sauna Festival. Some six-thousand visitors attended the festival, doubling the population of Teuva for the weekend.[5][6]

Villages

  • Horo
  • Horonkylä[7]
  • Kauppila
  • Kirkonkylä
  • Komsi
  • Korvenkylä
  • Luovankylä
  • Nori
  • Perälä
  • Piikkilänkylä
  • Riippi
  • Salonpää
  • Äystö[8]

Notable individuals

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