Teuva
Östermark | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Teuvan kunta Östermarks kommun | |
 Municipal office | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Teuva in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Teuva | |
| Coordinates: 62°29′10″N 21°44′50″E / 62.48611°N 21.74722°E / 62.48611; 21.74722 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Suupohja |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Rami Mattila |
| Area (2018-01-01)1 | |
• Total | 556.05 km2 (214.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 554.73 km2 (214.18 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 154th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 4,574 |
| • Rank | 175th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.25/km2 (21.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.7% |
| • Others | 2.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.6% |
| • 65 or older | 34.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | teuva |
Teuva (Swedish: Östermark) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Teuva is 4,574 (31 December 2025)2 and the municipality covers an area of 554.73 km2 (214.18 sq mi) of which 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).1 The population density is 8.25/km2 (21.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
History
In August 2010, more than fifty pocket-sized saunas were gathered on a lakeside within Teuva for the fifth annual Mobile Sauna Festival. Some six-thousand visitors attended the festival, doubling the population of Teuva for the weekend.67
Villages
- Horo
- Horonkylä8
- Kauppila
- Kirkonkylä
- Komsi
- Korvenkylä
- Luovankylä
- Nori
- Perälä
- Piikkilänkylä
- Riippi
- Salonpää
- Äystö9
Notable individuals
- Antti Rajamäki, sprinter
- Aulis Ranta-Muotio, politician
- Elonkerjuu, rock band
- Helge Saarikoski, politician and Member of Parliament
- Jorma Mattinen, professor and rector at the Åbo Akademi University from 2005 to 2014
- Jukka Rauhala, Olympic wrestler
- Lauri Ingman, theologian, bishop, politician and twice Prime Minister of Finland
- Mirjam Tuokkola, archer
- Nicole, a band
- Oiva Ketonen, philosopher, writer, academic and professor
- Otto Syreeni, businessman
- Pauli Nevala, javelin thrower
- Severi Savonen, professor
- Simo Korpela, poet and priest
- Roppal, also known as Riskipiiku, professional Osu! player
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.
- "Mobile Sauna Festival in Teuva, Finland". the Guardian. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- POV. "Finlands Mobile Sauna Festival | Steam of Life | POV". Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- "Tulevaisuus Teuvalla". www.teuva.fi. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- "Äystö - Valoisa yrittäjäkylä | Äystö". www.aysto.fi. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
External links
External links
Media related to Teuva at Wikimedia Commons Teuva travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Teuva – Official website