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:

1. Eurajoki Proper:

2. 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

3. Luvia:

4. 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

• Olli-Pekka Heinonen

See also

• Eura

• Liinmaa Castle

References

External links

• Municipality of Eurajoki – Official website