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Lieto

Coordinates: 60°30.3′N 022°27.5′E / 60.5050°N 22.4583°E / 60.5050; 22.4583
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Lieto
Lundo
City
Liedon kaupunki
Lundo stad
Coat of arms of Lieto
Coat of arms
Location of Lieto in Finland
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
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Metropolitan areaTurku metropolitan area
Founded1331
Government
 • City managerMika Ingi
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
302.56 km2 (116.82 sq mi)
 • Land300.54 km2 (116.04 sq mi)
 • Water1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
 • Rank235th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-03-31)[2]
 • Total
20,687
 • Rank52nd largest in Finland
 • Density68.83/km2 (178.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish93.8% (official)
 • Swedish1.5%
 • Others4.7%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1419.5%
 • 15 to 6460.8%
 • 65 or older19.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
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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 20,687 (31 March 2025)[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 68.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (178.3/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.

Geography

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Lieto’s landscape is dominated by fields, intersected by the Aura River and its largest tributary, the Savijoki. The Aura River features three significant rapids within Lieto: Nautelankoski, Vierunkoski, and Vääntelänkoski. The city’s highest point is Hyypiövuori, rising to 90 meters.[5]

In the Tarvasjoki area annexed to Lieto in 2015 flows to the Paimio River and its largest tributary, the Tarvasjoki.

Lieto’s only Natura 2000 site, Nautelankoski, is a large rapids area surrounded by various habitat types, such as riverbank groves, rocky meadows, and grasslands.[6]

Lieto Upper Secondary School

Districts

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The city of Lieto is divided into seven (7) districts.[7] These cover the entire city area and are used in statistical reporting.

Elementary school in Loukinainen

Villages

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Alhojoki, Ankka, Hakula, Hihnala (Hihna), Hiisi, Huilu, Hyssälä, Hyvättylä, Ilmarinen, Inkoinen, Kahloja, Karvala, Kaskala, Kaurinkoski, Keppola, Ketola, Kilpijoki, Kiusala, Kurkela, Käipilä, Kärpijoki, Laitio, Lintula, Littoinen, Lommola, Loukinainen, Mellilä, Moisio, Mäkkylä, Nautela, Nuolemo, Paappala, Pahka, Pettinen, Pokkola, Pränikkälä, Punittu, Puntamäki, Pyhältö, Raukkala, Rähälä, Saukonoja, Sauvala, Sikilä, Sillilä, Taatila, Tammentaka, Teijula, Tootula, Torstila, Vankio, Vanhalinna, Viikka, Vintala, Vääntelä, Yliskulma[8]

Urban Areas[9]

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At the end of 2020, Lieto had 20,146 inhabitants, of whom 16,906 lived in urban areas, 3,121 in sparsely populated areas, and 119 had an unknown residence. The urbanization rate is 84.4%.[10]

The urban population is divided into six urban areas:[11]

# Urban Area Population (31 Dec 2020)
1 Turku Central Urban Area* 14,319
2 Lieto Railway Area* 1,152
3 Tarvasjoki Church Village 884
4 Jäkärlä* 257
5 Yliskulma 250
6 Paattinen* 44

The city’s central urban area is in bold. Asterisks (*) indicate urban areas that only partially lie within the municipality. Lieto’s church village, Ilmarinen, and Loukinainen do not form their own urban areas, but are part of the Turku Central Urban Area, which extends into several neighboring municipalities.[11] The Turku Central Urban Area has 272,230 residents and covers an area of 280.82 km².[12] The Jäkärlä and Paattinen urban areas also mainly lie within the city of Turku. The Lieto Railway Area slightly extends into the municipality of Aura.

Backyard of Lieto Upper Secondary School

Only the church villages of Lieto and Tarvasjoki have urban area traffic signs.

History

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Lieto Cooperative Store in 1934
Map of the municipal mergers of Lieto and Aura. The main part of Aura was previously part of the Prunkkala chapel parish under Lieto. Tarvasjoki municipality was merged with Lieto in 2015.

Archaeological findings in Lieto indicate that the area has been inhabited since the Stone and Bronze Ages. Vanhalinna of Lieto is one of Finland’s ancient hillforts. Numerous Iron Age and medieval artifacts have been discovered in the hillfort area of Vanhalinna.

A document from 1331 survives in which Lieto’s parish priest, Pietari, is mentioned for the first time. As a result, the founding year of the Lieto parish and church is considered to be 1331.

In June 2014, the Government of Finland decided, under the 2013 municipal structure law, to merge Tarvasjoki with Lieto. The merger came into effect on 1 January 2015.[13]

In May 2022, the municipal council of Lieto decided to adopt the status of a town.[14] The proposal was made by municipal manager Mika Ingi, who argued that city status could improve Lieto’s position within the new wellbeing services county.[15]

Economy

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In 2016, the largest corporate income tax payers in Lieto were Liedon Säästöpankki (Lieto Savings Bank), I.S. Mäkinen Oy, a company specializing in cruise ship interiors, and Carrus Delta, a manufacturer of bus bodies.[16]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,640,437 at the end of March 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 25 April 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ Södersved, Jan (2008). Kotiseutumme Varikuvina - Lieto. Aero-kuva Oy. ISBN 978-952-5467-76-5.
  6. ^ "Nautelankoski". Ympäristö. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Lieto Map Service". kartta.lieto.fi. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Lieto". The Genealogical Society of Finland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Urban Area". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Population structure". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Urban and rural population by age and gender by municipality". Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Urban areas by population and density". Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Tarvasjoki to be forcibly merged with Lieto". Turun Sanomat. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  14. ^ Savolainen, Anne (30 May 2022). "Lieto will officially become a town – as soon as possible". Turun Sanomat. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  15. ^ Vähämäki, Hannu (19 May 2022). "Municipal Manager Mika Ingi wants Lieto to be among the towns". Yle News. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Corporate tax data for the Lieto area". Yle. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  17. ^ a b c Erno Laisi & Lauri Nuoska (27 April 2024). "Huge search engine released – see how many MPs come from your hometown". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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