Ruotsinpyhtää

Ruotsinpyhtää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈruo̯tsimˌpyhtæː]; Swedish: Strömfors) is a former municipality of Finland. Ruotsinpyhtää, Pernå and Liljendal were consolidated to Loviisa on January 1, 2010.

Ruotsinpyhtää Ruotsinpyhtää (Finnish) Strömfors (Finnish)
Former municipality
Ruotsinpyhtään kunta Strömfors kommun
Old buildings of the Strömfors Iron works
Coat of arms
Location of Ruotsinpyhtää in Finland
Coordinates: 60°31.5′N 026°28′E
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Loviisa sub-region
Charter	1743
Consolidated	2010
Government
• Municipal manager	Risto Nieminen
Area [1]
• Total	470.03 km2 (181.48 sq mi)
• Land	276.67 km2 (106.82 sq mi)
• Water	193.36 km2 (74.66 sq mi)
Population  (2009-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,893
Population by age
• 0 to 14	%
• 15 to 64	%
• 65 or older	%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.ruotsinpyhtaa.fi

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region (now Uusimaa). The municipality had a population of 2,893 (December 31, 2009)^[2] and covered an area of 470.03 square kilometres (181.48 sq mi) of which 193.36 km² (74.66 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density was 10.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.1/sq mi).

The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.

History

The area of Ruotsinpyhtää was originally part of Pyhtää. After the Treaty of Åbo in 1743 the border between Sweden and Russian Empire was drawn on the Ahvenkoski rapid, dividing Pyhtää between the two states. Due to this the western side became known as Ruotsinpyhtää (Swedish Pyhtää). In 1744 Jakob Forsell (later af Forselles) and Anders Nohrström bought the local ironworks, which was renamed Strömfors after their surnames. In 1817 Strömfors became the official Swedish name for the municipality.^[3]

The Ruotsinpyhtää church was built in 1771 from wood. The church was renovated in 1898 to its current gothic revival appearance.^[4][5]

People born in Ruotsinpyhtää

• Carl Axel Gottlund (1796–1875)
• Gustaf Mickels (1879–1949)
• Henrik Kullberg (1891–1953)
• Sylvi Siltanen (1909–1986)
• Pamela Tola (1981–)
• Toni Lindberg (1985–)

See also

• Virginia af Forselles

References

1. "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
2. "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
3. Ruotsinpyhtää – Strömfors
4. Ruotsinpyhtää – Strömfors
5. Kulttuuriympäristö.nba.fi (in Finnish)

External links

Media related to Ruotsinpyhtää at Wikimedia Commons