Ekenäs

Also known as Tammisaari

town and former municipality in Finland, now part of Raseborg

Key facts

Country: Finland
Region: Uusimaa
Sub region: Ekenäs sub-region
Total: 1,873.38 km (723.32 sq mi)
Land: 726.73 km (280.59 sq mi)
Water: 1,146.65 km (442.72 sq mi)
Finnish: 17% (official)
Swedish: 81% (official)
Time zone: UTC+2 ( EET )
Summer dst: UTC+3 ( EEST )
Climate: Dfb

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Tammisaari
Population: 14784
Area: 726.73
Official website: www.ekenas.fi
Image: Ekenäs - Magnus von Wright - Finland framställdt i teckningar - 37.jpg

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native label: Ekenäs
Commons category: Ekenäs
Commons gallery: Ekenäs
inception: 1564-00-00

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Aerial views of Ekenäs.

Ekenäs ( Finland Swedish: [ˈeːkeneːs] ; Finnish: Tammisaari [ˈtɑmːisɑːri]) is a town and former municipality in Finland that comprised the former municipalities of Snappertuna and Tenala together with the town of Ekenäs. It was merged with Pohja and Karis to form the new municipality of Raseborg on 1 January 2009. Ekenäs is in the province of Southern Finland, and is part of the Uusimaa (Swedish: Nyland) region. The town had a population of 14,754 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered a land area of 726.73 square kilometres (280.59 sq mi). The population density was 20.30 inhabitants per square kilometre (52.6/sq mi). The town is bilingual, with the majority being Swedish speakers (81%), and the minority Finnish speakers (17%).