Wikipedia / Eurajoki
Wikipedia / Eurajoki
Eurajoki (; ) is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Administrative divisions
Eurajoki is administratively subdivided into villages, grouped into two sections; due to the former municipality of Luvia being annexed in 2017:
Eurajoki Proper:
Auvi, Hankkila, Huhta, Ilavainen, Irjanne, Kainu, Kaukomäki, Kaukonpieli, Kirkonkylä, Koivuniemi, Kuivalahti, Köykkä, Lapijoki, Lavila, Linnamaa, Lutta, Mullila, Pappila, Pihlaus, Rikantila, Saari, Sydänmaa, Tahkoniemi, Taipale, Tarvola, Vaimala, Vuojoki, Väkkärä
Luvia:
Hanninkylä, Korpi, Lemlahti, Luodonkylä, Löytty, Mikkola, Niemenkylä, Perä, Sassila, Sitlahti, Väipäre
Economy
Three of Finland's five nuclear reactors are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, and a fourth one is planned since 2008. The two other operating reactors are at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant.
The Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository, a deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel, is already constructed and is waiting (as of Q3 2026) for the government to give a permit for operation. The site will be a permanent facility for spent-fuel storage.
Transport
The distance from the church village of Eurajoki to the nearest town, Rauma, is , and to the nearest city, Pori, is . Highway 8 (E8) and the railway between Kokemäki and Rauma run through the municipality.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eurajoki:
Centre Party 33.7%
Social Democratic Party 26.4%
True Finns 19.2%
National Coalition Party 10.9%
Left Alliance 5.2%
Christian Democrats 2.8%
Green League 1.3%
Notable people
Jere Laaksonen, ice hockey player
Ernesti Rikhard Rainesalo, senator
See also
References
External links
Municipality of Eurajoki – Official website