Teuva (Swedish: Östermark) is a municipality of Finland.
Teuva
Östermark | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Teuvan kunta Östermarks kommun | |
 Municipal office | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Teuva in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Teuva | |
| Coordinates: 62°29′10″N 21°44′50″E / 62.48611°N 21.74722°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Suupohja |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Rami Mattila |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 556.05 km2 (214.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 554.73 km2 (214.18 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 154th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,574 |
| • Rank | 175th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.25/km2 (21.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.7% |
| • Others | 2.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.6% |
| • 65 or older | 34.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | teuva |
It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Teuva is 4,574 (31 December 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 8.25/km2 (21.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
History
editIn 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
editNotable individuals
edit- Antti Rajamäki, sprinter
- Aulis Ranta-Muotio, politician
- Elonkerjuu, rock band
- Helge Saarikoski, politician and Member of Parliament
- Jorma Mattinen, professor and rector at the Åbo Akademi University from 2005 to 2014
- Jukka Rauhala, Olympic wrestler
- Lauri Ingman, theologian, bishop, politician and twice Prime Minister of Finland
- Mirjam Tuokkola, archer
- Nicole, a band
- Oiva Ketonen, philosopher, writer, academic and professor
- Otto Syreeni, businessman
- Pauli Nevala, javelin thrower
- Severi Savonen, professor
- Simo Korpela, poet and priest
- Roppal, also known as Riskipiiku, professional Osu! player
References
edit- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ↑ "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ↑ "Mobile Sauna Festival in Teuva, Finland". the Guardian. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ↑ POV. "Finlands Mobile Sauna Festival | Steam of Life | POV". Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ↑ "Tulevaisuus Teuvalla". www.teuva.fi. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ↑ "Äystö - Valoisa yrittäjäkylä | Äystö". www.aysto.fi. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
External links
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Media related to Teuva at Wikimedia Commons
Teuva travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Teuva – Official website
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