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Encyclopedia > Pernå

Pernå (Pernaja in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ...


It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 3,871 (2003) and covers an area of 425.39 km² of which 7.04 km² is water. The population density is 9.3 inhabitants per km². Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Eastern Uusimaa (Östra Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...


The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.


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