Lieto (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlie̯to]; Swedish: Lundo) is a city and municipality of Finland.
Lieto Lundo | |
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City | |
| Liedon kaupunki Lundo stad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lieto in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°30.3′N 022°27.5′E / 60.5050°N 22.4583°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Metropolitan area | Turku metropolitan area |
| Founded | 1331 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Mika Ingi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 302.56 km2 (116.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 300.54 km2 (116.04 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 235th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,637 |
| • Rank | 52nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 68.67/km2 (177.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.5% |
| • Others | 4.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.8% |
| • 65 or older | 19.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.lieto.fi |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 20,637 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 302.56 square kilometres (116.82 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 68.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (177.9/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Aura, Kaarina, Marttila, Paimio, Pöytyä and Turku.
The city is unilingually Finnish.
Lieto has a medieval stone church, St. Peter's church, that originates from around 1500 near the city center.
The city is also home to the largest local scout troop in Finland, called LEK or Liedon Eränkävijät.[citation needed]
Lieto was changed to a city in July 2022.
References
External links
Media related to Lieto at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Lieto – Official website
- Danish Media Company - Lieto – Website
- St. Peter's Church in Lieto (in Finnish)
