Snappertuna
Former municipality
Snappertunan kunta
Snappertuna kommun
Coat of arms of Snappertuna
Coat of arms
Location of Snappertuna in Finland
Location of Snappertuna in Finland
Map
Interactive map of Snappertuna
Snappertuna is located in Uusimaa
Snappertuna
Snappertuna
Location within Uusimaa
Snappertuna is located in Finland
Snappertuna
Snappertuna
Location within Finland
Snappertuna is located in Europe
Snappertuna
Snappertuna
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 59°59′53.7″N 023°39′08.5″E / 59.998250°N 23.652361°E / 59.998250; 23.652361
CountryFinland
ProvinceUusimaa Province
Established1865[1]
Merged into Ekenäs1977
Area
[2]
 • Land171.9 km2 (66.4 sq mi)
Population
 (1975-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,373
 • Density7.987/km2 (20.69/sq mi)
Official languagesSwedish

Snappertuna is a former municipality of Finland which was located in the province of Uusimaa. Snappertuna was consolidated with Ekenäs on 1 January 1977, except for a small area that was merged into Karis.[1][3] Today Snappertuna is a part of Raseborg town formed in 2009.

Snappertuna houses the Raseborg Castle, a medieval castle after which the town of Raseborg is named.[1]

The municipality was unilingually Swedish.

References

  1. ^ a b c "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). pp. 367, 418. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
  2. ^ a b "Suomen tilastollinen vuosikirja 1976" [Statistical yearbook of Finland 1976] (PDF). Doria (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. p. 14. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  3. ^ "Kuntajaon muutokset, joissa kunta on lakannut" [Changes in municipal boundaries resulting in the dissolution of a municipality] (PDF) (in Finnish). Digital and Population Data Services Agency. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
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