EKENäS

Ekenäs stad - Tammisaaren kaupunki
Tammisaari.jpg ''Coat of Arms'' ''Location''
Founded	1546
Province	Southern Finland
Regionuusimaa	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Ekenäs
Area - Of which land - Rank	746.65 km² 721.10 km² ranked 115th
Population - Density - Change - Rank	14,521 (2004) 20.1 inh./km² + 0.2% ranked 69th
Urbanisation	72.1%
Unemployment	7.7%
Official languages	Swedish, Finnish
City Manager	Mårten Johansson
Home page	http://www.ekenas.fi/

'Ekenäs' , Finnish: 'Tammisaari' ) is a municipality of Finland comprising the former municipalities Snappertuna and Tenala together with the city of Ekenäs.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 14,521 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 746.65 km² (excluding sea) of which 25.55 km² is inland water. The population density is 20.1 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority being Swedish (83%) and the minority Finnish (15%) speakers.
It is noted for its archipelago, part of which is a national park (the Ekenäs Archipelago National Park).

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Sub-region of Uusimaa (Nyland)

Twin towns

External links

Sub-region of Uusimaa (Nyland)

Ekenäs is also the name of a sub-region of Uusimaa (Nyland in Swedish), containing the following municipalities:

★ Ekenäs (Tammisaari)

★ Hanko (Hangö)

★ Ingå (Inkoo)

★ Karis (Karjaa)

★ Pohja (Pojo)

Twin towns

★ Haugesund (Norway)

★ Kuressaare (Estonia)

★ Ystad (Sweden)

External links

★ Official Website