Kustavi
Kustavi
Gustavs | |
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Municipality | |
| Kustavin kunta Gustavs kommun | |
 The Isokari Lighthouse in Kustavi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kustavi in Finland | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi |
| Charter | 1874 |
| Named for | Gustav III[1] |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Veijo Katara |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 770.15 km2 (297.36 sq mi) |
| • Land | 165.84 km2 (64.03 sq mi) |
| • Water | 603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 273rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[3] | |
• Total | 965 |
| • Rank | 296th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.82/km2 (15.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.9% |
| • Others | 5.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.8% |
| • 65 or older | 39.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Kustavi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkustɑʋi]; Swedish: Gustavs) is a municipality of Finland. It is in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 965 (30 June 2025),[3] which makes it the smallest municipality in southwest Finland in terms of population. It covers an area of 770.15 square kilometres (297.36 sq mi) of which 603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 5.82 per square kilometre (15.1/sq mi).
There are over 2,000 isles within the municipal area. The municipality is a very popular summer resort and contains over 2,800 summer cottages. The population increases tenfold during the summer months. The larger events are Volter Kilpi literature week in July and Salmon market (Lohimarkkinat) in August. The basic services in the municipality include three groceries, a liquor store, a library and a bank. There are two ferry connections to Brändö and Iniö.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish even though it is located adjacent to the Swedish speaking Åland-region. The municipality is named after King Gustav III of Sweden.[1]
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Kustavi Isokari (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1995– present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.9 (−12.8) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−24.9 (−12.8) |
| Source 1: FMI climatological normals for Finland 1991–2020[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Record highs and lows 1995–present[7] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Tietoa Kustavista Archived 15 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
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External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kustavi – Official website
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