Rusko

Rusko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrusko]) is a municipality of Finland.

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Rusko
Municipality
Ruskon kunta Rusko kommun
Sormat office in Rusko
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Rusko in Finland
Coordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E
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 (2024-08-31)^[2]
• Total	6,416
• Rank	144th largest in Finland
• Density	50.46/km² (130.7/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[3]
• Finnish	95% (official)
• Swedish	1.6%
• Others	3.3%
Population by age ^[4]
• 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.fi

It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 6,416 (31 August 2024)^[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 50.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (130.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality of Vahto was consolidated with Rusko on 1 January 2009.

[1]
"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
[2]
"Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
[3]
"Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
[4]
"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.

Media related to Rusko at Wikimedia Commons
Municipality of Rusko – Official website (in Finnish)

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