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City in Southwest Finland, 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 / 60.5050; 22.4583 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Metropolitan area | Turku metropolitan area |
| Founded | 1331 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Mika Ingi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 302.56 km (116.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 300.54 km (116.04 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.66 km (0.64 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 235th largest in Finland |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20,633 |
| • Rank | 52nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 68.65/km (177.8/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 | lieto |
Lieto (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlie̯to]; Swedish: Lundo) is a city and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 20,633 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 302.56 square kilometres (116.82 sq mi) of which 1.66 km (0.64 sq mi) is water. The population density is 68.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (177.8/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.
Lieto was changed to a city in July 2022.
References
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- "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.
- ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
Media related to Lieto at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Lieto – Official website
- St. Peter's Church in Lieto (in Finnish)
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