Karvia | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Karvian kunta Karvia kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Karvia in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Karvia | |
| Coordinates: 62°08′N 022°33.5′E / 62.133°N 22.5583°E / 62.133; 22.5583 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Pohjois-Satakunta sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Tarja Hosiasluoma |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 519.90 km2 (200.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 502.22 km2 (193.91 sq mi) |
| • Water | 17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 175th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,133 |
| • Rank | 249th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.25/km2 (11.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.3% (official) |
| • Others | 5.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.4% |
| • 65 or older | 34.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | karvia |
Karvia is a municipality of Finland founded in 1865.
Karvia is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The population is 2,133 (31 December 2025)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 502.22 km2 (193.91 sq mi) of which 17.90 km2 (6.91 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 4.25/km2 (11.0/sq mi).
Viru-Nigula in Estonia has been the twin town of Karvia since 1994.
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. 1 April 2026. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- "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.
External links
Media related to Karvia at Wikimedia Commons
- Official homepages of Karvia (in Finnish)
- Travelling in Karvia (in English)