Kaskinen
Kaskinen
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Town | |
Kaskisten kaupunki Kaskö stad | |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 11.2% |
• 15 to 64 | 47.1% |
• 65 or older | 41.7% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Unemployment rate | 65% |
Website | www.kaskinen.fi |
Kaskinen (Finnish: [ˈkɑskinen]; Swedish: Kaskö) is a town and island in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Kaskinen is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Kaskinen approximately 1,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 17,000. It is the 286th most populous municipality in Finland.
Kaskinen covers an area of 10.64 km2 (4.11 sq mi) (excluding sea areas) of which 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 113.53/km2 (294.0/sq mi).
Kaskinen is a
as its official languages. The population consists of 59% Finnish speakers, 27% Swedish speakers, and 14% speakers of other languages, which is well above the national average.Kaskinen is the smallest municipality in Finland with town status.
The
Etymology
The older name forms of Kaskinen island found in the documents are Kaskisöyen (1546), Casköö (1553), Kaskisöö (1573) and the later Kaskin or Kyperäsaari (1844). Although the oldest known written mention of the name Kaskinen for the town dates back to 1863, the name in Finnish is original. This is also indicated by the fact that in old Swedish island names, the body of the name is Kaskis-, to which the explanatory ending -ö has been added, which means island in Swedish. The most likely interpretation of the island's original name is Kaskisaari ("Slash-burn island"), because the slash-and-burn agriculture has therefore been practiced on the island in the early days.[12]
History
The town was founded in 1785 on an island by King
The rise of the new town was slow in the 19th century, primarily due to poor transport connections. The bridge to the mainland was completed in 1828. As a maritime town, Kaskinen fell behind
On 18 November 2019, Kaskinen and Närpes voted for a municipal merger, but Kaskinen's town council voted 9–8 to reject the consolidation.[16][17]
Economy
In 2015, there were 479 jobs in the municipality. 5,2% of them were in primary production (agriculture, forestry and fisheries), 39,7% in processing and 53,7% in services. The share of processing was higher than in the whole country (20%).[18] In 2016, the companies that paid the most corporate tax were Oy Sonnfish Ab, Kuivaniemen Kala Oy and Kaskitek Oy.[19]
The town includes the Port of Kaskinen, which deals with
Demographics
The following diagram shows the population development of the town every five years since 1990:
Government
At the end of 2017, Minna Nikander was elected the town manager of Kaskinen.[22]
Politics
The two major parties in Kaskinen are SFP and SDP, which form the majority in elections and in the council. Below are the percentages of support for the parliamentary elections based on the votes cast in the most recent municipal elections:[23][24]
- Swedish People's Party28.8%
- Social Democratic Party27.0%
- True Finns21.4%
- National Coalition Party 12.9%
- Left Alliance 6.7%
- Green League 3.0%
Culture
Food
Gubbe ronka or gubbe runka,
Notable people
- Rosina Heikel (1842–1929), medical doctor and feminist
- Krista Siegfrids (born 1985), pop singer
- Sune Mangs (1932-1994), actor
Gallery
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Kaskinen Library
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Kaskinen Church
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King Gustav Square (Finnish: Kuningas Kustaan aukio)
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Old freight station of Kaskinen
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Sälgrund Lighthouse
See also
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b The Island Town of Artisans, Fishermen and Sailors – Visit Kaskinen
- ^ YLE, April 17, 2015. (in Finnish)
- ^ a b Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristot RKY: Kaskisten ruutukaava-alue – Finnish Heritage Agency (in Finnish)
- YLE(in Finnish). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ Геральдика Великого Княжества Финляндского (in Russian). Запорожье. 2013.
- ISBN 978-951-593-976-0.
- ^ Kaskö – Kaskinen (in Finnish)
- ^ KASKINEN: ASEMAKAAVARUNGON SELOSTUS (lyhennetty nettiversio) – Tenkanen.net (in Finnish)
- ^ ISBN 951-1-08930-7.
- ^ Kaakinen, Elina (18 November 2019). "Suomen pienin kaupunki ei taivu kuntaliitokseen – Kaskisten ja Närpiön liitto kaatui tiukan äänestyksen jälkeen" [Finland's smallest town won't agree to a union of municipalities – the union of Kaskinen and Närpes fell after a tight vote!]. Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Kääriäinen, Juuso (17 September 2022). "Suomen pienin kaupunki on kohta syönyt säästönsä – 1 300 asukkaan Kaskinen tekee tappiota lähes miljoona euroa vuodessa, mutta kuntaliitos ei kiinnosta" [Finland's smallest town has almost eaten its savings – Kaskinen, with 1,300 inhabitants, makes a loss of almost one million euros a year, but the union of municipalities is not interested!]. Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Kuntien avainluvut" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- YLE(in Finnish). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Port of Kaskinen - Quick access to the high seas". Kaskistensatama.fi. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Väestörakenne / 11s5 -- Väkiluku kuukausittain ja alueittain, 1990M01-2020M12" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Minna Nikanderista Kaskisten uusi kaupunginjohtaja". Kuntalehti (in Finnish). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Eduskuntavaalit 2011 tulospalvelu". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- YLE(in Finnish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ISBN 951-96047-3-1.
- ^ Wörlund, Eva (12 February 2015). "Mat från förr smakar än i dag". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
External links
Media related to Kaskinen at Wikimedia Commons Kaskinen travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Town of Kaskinen – Official website
- BBLogistics OY – Official website, operates in Kaskinen Port since 1991
- Map of Kaskinen