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Friday, March 12, 2010

Finland - Satakunta - Ulvila


Views of Ulvila.

Sent by Anne82 who lives in this Ulvila town in Finland.

Ulvila (Finnish: [ˈulʋilɑ]; Swedish: Ulvsby) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland, as well as the third oldest city in the country. Ulvila was granted charter as a town by King Albert of Sweden on 7 February 1365. However, its town privileges were taken over by Pori in 1558. After 442 years, Ulvila regained town privileges in 2000.

Ulvila is located in the region of Satakunta and the former province of Western Finland. The town is situated just 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of the city of Pori along Highway 2. The municipality has a population of 12,345 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 422.51 square kilometres (163.13 sq mi), of which 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) is water. The population density is 30.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (80/sq mi) (read more).

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