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Municipality in Southwest Finland, Finland Masku Municipality Maskun kunta Masku kommun Masku Church Coat of arms Location of Masku in Finland Interactive map of Masku Coordinates: 60°34′N 022°06′E / 60.567°N 22.100°E / 60.567; 22.100 Country Finland Region Southwest Finland Sub-region Turku sub-region Government • Municipal manager Arto Oikarinen Area (2018-01-01)[1] • Total 204.01 km2 (78.77 sq mi) • Land 174.89 km2 (67.53 sq mi) • Water 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) • Rank 271st largest in Finland Population (2025-12-31)[2] • Total 9,612 • Rank 99th largest in Finland • Density 54.96/km2 (142.3/sq mi) Population by native language [2] • Finnish 95.8% (official) • Swedish 1.2% • Others 3% Population by age [3] • 0 to 14 19.9% • 15 to 64 61.1% • 65 or older 18.9% Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST) Climate Dfb Website www.masku.fi **Masku** (Finnish pronunciation: [\[ˈmɑsku\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Finnish)) is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Finland) of [Finland](/source/Finland). It is located in the [province](/source/Provinces_of_Finland) of [Western Finland](/source/Western_Finland) and is part of the [Southwest Finland](/source/Southwest_Finland) [region](/source/Regions_of_Finland). The municipality, which is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) just north of [Turku](/source/Turku), has a population of 9,612 (31 December 2025)[2] and covers an area of 204.01 square kilometres (78.77 sq mi) of which 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) is water.[1] The [population density](/source/Population_density) is 54.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (142.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually [Finnish](/source/Finnish_language). The municipality has also been known as "Masko" in [Swedish](/source/Swedish_language). The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the [Institute for the Languages of Finland](/source/Institute_for_the_Languages_of_Finland).[5] On January 1, 2009 the municipalities of [Askainen](/source/Askainen) and [Lemu](/source/Lemu%2C_Finland) were consolidated with Masku. ## History The original coat of arms of Masku. Masku is one of the oldest parishes in Finland, having been established in the 13th century. It included [Merimasku](/source/Merimasku) until 1577, when it was transferred to [Naantali](/source/Naantali).[6] The people of Masku also once held hunting grounds in the Turku archipelago, as evidenced by the toponym *Maskinnamo* (originally **Maskun Innanmaa*) in [Korpo](/source/Korpo). There is also a village called *Maskulainen* in both [Rymättylä](/source/Rym%C3%A4ttyl%C3%A4) and [Lemu](/source/Lemu%2C_Finland), suggesting that the first settlers of those villages came from Masku.[7] [Lemu](/source/Lemu%2C_Finland) and [Askainen](/source/Askainen) were consolidated with Masku in 2009. Masku adopted Askainen's coat of arms after the merger. ## Notable people The most famous resident of Masku is Finnish tennis player [Jarkko Nieminen](/source/Jarkko_Nieminen). Well known football players from Masku include [Kasper Hämäläinen](/source/Kasper_H%C3%A4m%C3%A4l%C3%A4inen), [Riku Riski](/source/Riku_Riski) and [Roope Riski](/source/Roope_Riski). [Baron](/source/Baron) [C. G. E. Mannerheim](/source/C._G._E._Mannerheim), field marshal and 6th [President of Finland](/source/President_of_Finland) was born in [Louhisaari Manor](/source/Louhisaari_Manor) of Askainen in 1867.[8] ## Gallery - [Kankainen Manor](/source/Kankainen_Manor) - [Louhisaari Manor](/source/Louhisaari_Manor) - [Masku railway station](/source/Masku_railway_station), closed in 1993 - Oukkulanlahti ## See also - [Hemminki of Masku](/source/Hemminki_of_Masku) - [Stenberga Castle](/source/Stenberga_Castle) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-total_area_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-total_area_1-1) ["Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018"](https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/maanmittauslaitos.fi/files/attachments/2018/01/Suomen_pa_2018_kunta_maakunta.pdf) (PDF). *National Land Survey of Finland*. Retrieved 30 January 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-population_count_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-population_count_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-population_count_2-2) ["Population growth slowed down in 2025"](https://stat.fi/en/publication/cmg6f46k91y0e07w0qtdt6yl7). Population structure. Statistics Finland. 1 April 2026. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [2243-3627](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2243-3627). Retrieved 6 April 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-demography_3-0)** ["Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020"](https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rf.px/). *StatFin*. [Statistics Finland](/source/Statistics_Finland). Retrieved 2 May 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tax_rate_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tax_rate_4-1) ["Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023"](https://www.vero.fi/syventavat-vero-ohjeet/paatokset/47465/kuntien-ja-seurakuntien-tuloveroprosentit-vuonna-2023/). Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet](http://www.kotus.fi/index.phtml?s=461) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111223065114/http://www.kotus.fi/index.phtml?s=461) 2011-12-23 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Suomen Sukututkimusseura"](https://hiski.genealogia.fi/seurakunnat/srk?CMD=SRK&ID=326&TYPE=HTML&LANG=FI). *hiski.genealogia.fi* (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210825125113/https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf) (PDF). *kaino.kotus.fi* (in Finnish). p. 264. Archived from [the original](https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf) (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** *Everyman's Encyclopedia*. Vol. 8. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1978. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-460-04020-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-460-04020-0).[*[page needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources)*] ## External links Media related to [Masku](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Masku) at Wikimedia Commons - [Municipality of Masku](https://www.masku.fi/) – Official website (in Finnish) Places adjacent to Masku Vehmaa Mynämäki, Nousiainen Kuhankuono Taivassalo Masku Rusko Naantali, Raisio v t e Municipalities of Southwest Finland Municipalities Aura Kaarina Kimitoön Koski Tl Kustavi Laitila Lieto Loimaa Marttila Masku Mynämäki Naantali Nousiainen Oripää Paimio Pargas Pyhäranta Pöytyä Raisio Rusko Salo Sauvo Somero Taivassalo Turku Uusikaupunki Vehmaa Former municipalities Alastaro Angelniemi Askainen Dragsfjärd Halikko Hitis Houtskär Iniö Kakskerta Kalanti Karinainen Karjala Karuna Kimito Kiikala Kisko Korpo Kuusisto Kuusjoki Lemu Loimaan kunta Lokalahti Maaria Mellilä Merimasku Metsämaa Mietoinen Muurla Naantalin maalaiskunta Nagu Paattinen Pargas landskommun Perniö Pertteli Piikkiö Pyhämaa Rymättylä Särkisalo Somerniemi Suomusjärvi Tarvasjoki Uskela Uudenkaupungin maalaiskunta Vahto Västanfjärd Velkua Yläne Southwest Finland Finland Authority control databases International ISNI 2 National Finland Geographic MusicBrainz area This Western Finland location article is a stub. 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