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Asikkala

Coordinates:61°10′20″N025°32′50″E/ 61.17222°N 25.54722°E/61.17222; 25.54722
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Asikkala
Municipality
Asikkalan kunta
Asikkala kommun
Vääksy Canal
Vääksy Canal
Coat of arms of Asikkala
Coat of arms
Location of Asikkala in Finland
Location of Asikkala inFinland
Coordinates:61°10′20″N025°32′50″E/ 61.17222°N 25.54722°E/61.17222; 25.54722
CountryFinland
RegionPäijänne Tavastia
Sub-regionLahti sub-region
Charter1848
SeatVääksy
Government
• Municipal managerRinna Ikola-Norrbacka
Area
(2018-01-01)[1]
• Total755.55 km2(291.72 sq mi)
• Land563.39 km2(217.53 sq mi)
• Water192.13 km2(74.18 sq mi)
• Rank151st largestin Finland
Population
(2023-12-31)[2]
• Total7,968
• Rank120th largestin Finland
• Density14.14/km2(36.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
•Finnish96.6% (official)
•Swedish0.2%
• Others3.2%
Population by age
[4]
• 0 to 1413.3%
• 15 to 6452.7%
• 65 or older34%
Time zoneUTC+02:00(EET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+03:00(EEST)
Websiteasikkala.fi

Asikkala(Finnish pronunciation:[ˈɑsikːɑlɑ]) is amunicipalityofFinland.Its seat is inVääksy,at the shores of theLake Päijänne.It is located in theprovinceofSouthern Finlandand is part of thePäijänne Tavastiaregion.Asikkala's neighboring municipalities areHämeenlinna,Heinola,Hollola,Lahti,PadasjokiandSysmä.

The municipality has a population of 7,968 (31 December 2023)[6]and covers an area of 755.55 square kilometres (291.72 sq mi) of which 192.13 km2(74.18 sq mi) is water.[1]Thepopulation densityis 14.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish,by law since 1996.

History

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The oldest prehistoric objects discovered in Asikkala, primarily tools, are presumed to date back to approximately 3000 BCE. The island of Kotasaari in the village ofKalkkinenhas been a significant source of finds as well; the settlement on the island dates back to theStone Age.In theMiddle Age,the hunters populating the area of Asikkala made excursions towards the north on the Päijänne. The oldest villages in the municipality are presumed to be Kalkkinen as well asAnianpelto,the former of which also housed the largest estate in the area, known as Iisakkila or Kalkkinen.[7]

Asikkala is mentioned in writing for the first time in a document concerning a border dispute withSysmäin 1443. It is mentioned in 1445 as an administrative parish, whose subordinates in taxation included the villages of Viitaila, Asikkala andUrajärvi,and laterRuuhijärviin modern-dayNastola.In the early 1600s, Asikkala became an independent chapel parish from the mother parish ofHollola.[7]

Geography

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Villages

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The Urajärvi Manor Museum

In 1967, Asikkala had 24 legally recognized villages(henkikirjakylät):[8]

  • Anianpelto
  • Asikkala
  • Hillilä
  • Iso-Äiniö
  • Joenniemi
  • Kalkkinen
  • Keltaniemi
  • Kopsuo
  • Kurhila
  • Muikkula
  • Myllykselä
  • Paakkola
  • Pulkkila
  • Pätiälä
  • Reivilä
  • Riihilahti
  • Salo
  • Särkijärvi
  • Urajärvi
  • Vehkoo
  • Vesivehmaa
  • Viitaila
  • Vähimaa
  • Vähä-Äiniö

Climate

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Asikkala has asubarctic climate(Dfc) bordering on ahumid continental climate(Dfb) with cold winters and mild to warm summers. The climate is slightly milder than the nearby city ofLahtidue to influence fromLake Päijänne.

Climate data for Asikkala Pulkkilanharju (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1967- present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4) 		8.1
(46.6) 		14.6
(58.3) 		22.2
(72.0) 		27.6
(81.7) 		30.5
(86.9) 		31.8
(89.2) 		30.1
(86.2) 		25.2
(77.4) 		18.6
(65.5) 		13.2
(55.8) 		10.3
(50.5) 		31.8
(89.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		1.0
(33.8) 		7.1
(44.8) 		14.1
(57.4) 		18.6
(65.5) 		21.2
(70.2) 		19.7
(67.5) 		14.2
(57.6) 		7.9
(46.2) 		2.7
(36.9) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		8.3
(46.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.5
(22.1) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		2.8
(37.0) 		9.5
(49.1) 		14.6
(58.3) 		17.6
(63.7) 		16.1
(61.0) 		11.4
(52.5) 		5.6
(42.1) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		5.2
(41.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −8.7
(16.3) 		−9.9
(14.2) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		5.3
(41.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		14.1
(57.4) 		13.2
(55.8) 		8.8
(47.8) 		3.8
(38.8) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		−4.9
(23.2) 		2.0
(35.6)
Record low °C (°F) −37.2
(−35.0) 		−36.8
(−34.2) 		−29.1
(−20.4) 		−18.3
(−0.9) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		4.9
(40.8) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−18.6
(−1.5) 		−34.5
(−30.1) 		−37.2
(−35.0)
Source 1: FMI climatological normals for Finland 1991-2020[9]
Source 2: Record highs and lows 1967- present[10]

Demographics

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In 2020, 13.3% of the population of Asikkala was under the age of 15, 52.7% were aged 15 to 64, and 34.0% were over the age of 64. The average age was 49.9, above the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 46.1. Speakers ofFinnishmade up 97.4% of the population and speakers ofSwedishmade up 0.2%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 2.4%. Foreign nationals made up 1.8% of the total population.[11]

The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Asikkala from 1975-2020, encompasses the municipality's area as of 2021.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19757,798—
19808,251+1.14%
19858,564+0.75%
19908,822+0.60%
19958,782−0.09%
YearPop.±% p.a.
20008,644−0.32%
20058,560−0.20%
20108,552−0.02%
20158,287−0.63%
20208,059−0.56%
Source:Statistics Finland[12]

Urban areas

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In 2019, out of the total population of 8,083, 5,188 people lived inurban areasand 2,814 in sparsely populated areas, while the coordinates of 81 people were unknown. This made Asikkala's degree of urbanization 64.8%.[13]The urban population in the municipality was divided between two urban areas as follows:[14]

# Urban area Population
1 Vääksy 4,810
2 Lahticentral locality 378[a]

Notable people

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Politics

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Results of the2011 Finnish parliamentary electionin Asikkala:

Economy

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In 2018, 9.6% of the workforce of Asikkala worked in primary production (agriculture,forestryandfishing), 28.7% in secondary production (e.g.manufacturing,constructionandinfrastructure), and 58.6% inservices.In 2019, the unemployment rate was 9.2%, and the share of pensioners in the population was 37.4%.[15]

The ten largest employers in Asikkala in 2019 were as follows:[16]

  1. Municipality of Asikkala, 303 employees
  2. Päijät-HämeHealth Care Municipal Consortium, 187 employees
  3. JELD-WEN Suomi Oy, 95 employees
  4. RapalaVMC Oyj, 77 employees
  5. Salpaus Further Education,37 employees
  6. Regional Council of Päijät-Häme, 34 employees
  7. Viipurilainen Kotileipomo Oy, 32 employees
  8. Urajärven Metalli Oy, 30 employees
  9. Parish of Asikkala, 22 employees
  10. Osuuskauppa Hämeenmaa,22 employees

Culture

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Food

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In the 1980s, Asikkala's traditional parish dishes weresalmonsoup,rieskasmadebarley,andpotatoegg butter,as well asberrymilkandsahti.[17]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^The Lahti central locality has a total population of 119,469, and in addition to Asikkala, reaches the municipalities ofLahti(103,990 residents) andHollola(15,101 residents).[14]

References

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  1. ^ab"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018"(PDF).National Land Survey of Finland.Retrieved30 January2018.
  2. ^"Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years".Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26.ISSN1797-5395.Retrieved2024-04-29.
  3. ^"Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years".Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26.ISSN1797-5395.Retrieved2024-04-29.
  4. ^"Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020".StatFin.Statistics Finland.Retrieved2 May2021.
  5. ^ab"Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023".Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022.Retrieved7 May2023.
  6. ^"Population by municipality as of 31 October 2010".Population Information System(in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-12-27.Retrieved16 December2010.
  7. ^abHuovinen, Pentti; Rikkinen, Kalevi; Sihvo, Hannes (1984).Finlandia: Otavan iso maammekirja, osa 3: Häme ja Pirkanmaa(in Finnish).Helsinki:Otava.pp. 50–53.ISBN951-1-07914-X.
  8. ^Fogelberg, Paul; Rautava, Erkki; Papunen, Pentti; Mäkinen, Vesa (1967). "Asikkala".Suomenmaa: maantieteellis-yhteiskunnallinen tieto- ja hakuteos. 1: Ahlainen–Hausjärvi.Helsinki:WSOY.
  9. ^"FMI normals 1991-2020".fmi.fi.Retrieved23 April2023.
  10. ^"FMI open data".FMI.Retrieved23 April2023.
  11. ^"Key figures on population by region, 1990-2020".StatFin.Statistics Finland.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-04-06.Retrieved29 April2021.
  12. ^"Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area, 1972-2020".StatFin.Statistics Finland.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-05-25.Retrieved29 April2021.
  13. ^"Degree of urbanisation by area, 2019".StatFin.Statistics Finland.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-11-26.Retrieved29 April2021.
  14. ^ab"Population in urban settlements and sparsely populated areas by age, sex and municipality, 2019".StatFin.Statistics Finland.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-11-26.Retrieved29 April2021.
  15. ^"Municipal key figures 1987-2020 (with the 2021 regional division)".StatFin.Statistics Finland.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-04-26.Retrieved29 April2021.(2018 and 2019)
  16. ^"Kunnittainen toimipaikkatilasto"(in Finnish).Statistics Finland.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-11-14.Retrieved29 April2021.
  17. ^Jaakko Kolmonen (1988).Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat(in Finnish). Helsinki: Patakolmonen. p. 82.ISBN951-96047-3-1.
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