Rusko | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Ruskon kunta Rusko kommun | |
 Sormat office in Rusko | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rusko in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Rusko | |
| Coordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E / 60.5417°N 22.2250°E / 60.5417; 22.2250 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Metropolitan area | Turku metropolitan area |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Arto Oikarinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)1 | |
• Total | 127.90 km2 (49.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 127.16 km2 (49.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 287th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 6,381 |
| • Rank | 143rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 50.18/km2 (130.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.5% |
| • Others | 3.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 20.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.3% |
| • 65 or older | 19.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | rusko |
Rusko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrusko]) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 6,381 (31 December 2025)2 and covers an area of 127.90 square kilometres (49.38 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is water.1 The population density is 50.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (130.0/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Vahto was consolidated with Rusko on 1 January 2009.
References
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
External links
- Media related to Rusko at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Rusko – Official website (in Finnish)