Pohja (IPA: /ˈpohjɑ/), or Pojo (//) in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland. The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... 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 Uusimaaregion. The municipality has a population of 4,920 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 247.41 km² of which 21.63 km² is water. The population density is 21.79 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. ... Uusimaa (Nyland) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Uusimaa - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland) Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni - a former County of Sweden (Counties in Finland) Uudenmaan lääni - a former Province of Finland Uudenmaan maakunta - a current Region of... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish (60%) and minority Swedish (40%) speakers. The term bilingualism (from bi meaning two and lingua meaning language) can refer to rather different phenomena. ...
Pohja is situated in an extremely picturesque region in the southernmost part of Finland.
Pohja offers excellent opportunities for recreation and sports – Kisakeskus fitness center, Påminne skiing center, the three full-scale golf courses and the two riding schools all vouch for that.
Pohja's own local flower is the iris (also called the yellow flag).
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