Huittinen
Huittinen (Swedish: Vittis) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region, 63 kilometres (39 mi) southeast of Pori and 75 kilometres (47 mi) southwest of Tampere. The town has a population of 9,644 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 539.59 square kilometres (208.34 sq mi) of which 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) is water. The population density is 18.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (46.9/sq mi).
Huittinen
Vittis | |
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Town | |
| Huittisten kaupunki Vittis stad | |
A view from Lauttakylä, central Huittinen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Huittinen in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°10.5′N 022°42′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Market town | 1972 |
| Town privileges | 1977 |
| Seat | Lauttakylä |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Viveka Lanne |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 539.59 km2 (208.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 532.65 km2 (205.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 163rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 9,644 |
| • Rank | 100th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 18.11/km2 (46.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 4.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.3% |
| • 65 or older | 29.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.huittinen.fi |
The town is unilingually Finnish. Municipality of Vampula was consolidated with Huittinen on 1 January 2009.
The Huittinen coat of arms is designed by Erkki Honkanen in 1953.
Risto Ryti, the president of Finland in 1940–44, was born in Huittinen in 1889.
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