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KIRKKONUMMI-FINLAND
Kirkkonummi
| Kirkkonummi Kirkkonummi – Kyrkslätt | |||
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| Kirkkonummen kunta Kyrkslätts kommun | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°07′N 024°26′ECoordinates: 60°07′N 024°26′E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1330 | ||
| Municipal manager | Tarmo Aarnio | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,016.01 km2 (392.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 366.10 km2 (141.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 649.91 km2 (250.9 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 109th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 36,965 | ||
| - Rank | 30th largest in Finland | ||
| - Density | 100.97/km2 (261.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| - Finnish | 77.9% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 18.5% (official) | ||
| - Others | 3.6% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 23.3% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 67% | ||
| - 65 or older | 9.7% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website | www.kirkkonummi.fi | ||
Kirkkonummi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkirkːoˌnumːi], Swedish: Kyrkslätt, pronounced [tɕyrkslɛt]) is a municipality of 36,965 inhabitants (31 January 2011)[2] in southern Finland. The literal meaning of the words "Kirkkonummi" and "Kyrkslätt" in English is "church moor".
The municipality is located just outside the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, bordering the city of Espoo in the east. Other neighbouring municipalities are Vihti and Siuntio. The distance from the municipal centre to central Helsinki is some 30 kilometres (20 mi). Kirkkonummi also has excellent train and bus connections to other parts of the Greater Helsinki area, and many of its inhabitants commute daily to Helsinki.
The municipality covers an area of 1,016.01 square kilometres (392.28 sq mi) of which 649.91 km2 (250.93 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 100.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (261.5 /sq mi). Over the recent years, Kirkkonummi has faced the highest population growth rate in the country, over 3% per annum.
Major population centres in Kirkkonummi include the municipal centre, Masala, Veikkola, Kantvik and the Upinniemi naval garrison area. In addition to these, there are dozens of smaller villages. Geographically, Kirkkonummi has two famous peninsulas, namely Porkkala and Upinniemi, the latter one of which houses a major Finnish naval base. Porkkala is also on one of the main bird migration routes in the Baltic Sea region. Additionally, Kirkkonummi has a large central plains area, through which a railway goes from Helsinki to Turku as well as extensive lake areas, much of which are quite untouched wilderness.
Kirkkonummi has been populated from the Stone Age to the present day as evidenced by the very first Stone Age rock paintings found in Finland that are located by lake Vitträsk in the central lake region of Kirkkonummi. Incidentally, these paintings were found by the famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius himself. The southern half of the municipality was leased to the Soviet Union between 1945 and 1956 for use as a naval base as part of the peace settlement that ended the hostilities between the Soviet Union and Finland during World War II. Signs of this time include concrete bunkers, other fortifications and the remains of an airbase.
Other places of interest located in Kirkkonummi include the medieval stone church in the municipal centre, the wooden church in the village of Haapajärvi as well as the Hvitträsk manor designed by three of the most famous Finnish architects ever – Eliel Saarinen, Herman Gesellius and Armas Lindgren.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kirkkonummi:
- National Coalition Party 30.7%
- Social Democratic Party 16.8%
- True Finns 16.3%
- Swedish People's Party 14.3%
- Green League 10.1%
- Centre Party 4.4%
- Left Alliance 3.6%
- Christian Democrats 2.3%
References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Kirkkonummi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kirkkonummi – official website
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| Former municipalities | Bromarv · Degerby · Ekenäs · Ekenäs landskommun · Haaga · Huopalahti · Hyvinkään maalaiskunta · Karis · Kulosaari · Liljendal · Lohjan kunta · Nummi · Oulunkylä · Pernå · Pohja · Porvoon maalaiskunta · Pusula · Ruotsinpyhtää · Sammatti · Snappertuna · Tenala | |
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FINLAND ( SUOMI - FINLAND ) EUROVISION 2011 FINAL - PARADISE OSKAR - DA DA DAM
Paradise Oskar
| Paradise Oskar | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Axel Ehnström |
| Born | October 23, 1990 |
| Origin | Kirkkonummi, Finland |
| Years active | 2011 – |
| Website | http://www.paradiseoskarmusic.com |
Axel Ehnström, (born on 23 October 1990 in Kirkkonummi, Finland) and better known by his stage name Paradise Oskar, is a Finnish singer-songwriter. He represented Finland in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsselldorf with the song "Da Da Dam".
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Beginnings
Ehnström's family belongs to the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland. He adopted the name Paradise Oskar from author Astrid Lindgren's children's book "Rasmus and the Vagabond", where Paradise Oskar is a vagabond who plays the accordion. Paradise Oskar is studying pop and jazz at the Helsinki Music Institute.
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Oskar participated in the Finnish national selection Euroviisut 2011 with the song "Da Da Dam" to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 which was held in Düsseldorf, Germany in May 2011. The song tells a story of a boy who decides to make a stand to try to save the planet, gets universally ignored, but continues to persevere and both lyrics and music are by the singer.
Oskar participated in the second semi-final of the national selection, and qualified for the final along with two other artists. In the final after the 10 artists performed their songs, Oskar along with Father McKenzie and Saara Aalto went through to the second round known as the "Super Final". Oskar was declared the winner, receiving the highest number of SMS and televotes with 46.7% of the votes.[1]
Oskar won the Marcel Bezençon Press Award given to the best entry as voted on by the accredited media and press during the 2011 Eurovision event.[2]
Debut album Sunday Songs 2011
Paradise Oskar signed a record deal with Finland’s leading record company Warner Music Finland. Paradise Oskar's debut album Sunday Songs was released digitally on May 2 across Europe. All songs on the album are written and composed by Paradise Oskar himself. The producer for the album is Leri Leskinen who has worked with major local superstars in Finland. The executive producer is Warner Music Finland´s newly appointed A&R manager Lasse Kurki.
Discography
Albums
| Album Title | Album details | Chart positions |
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| FIN [3] | ||
| Sunday Songs |
| 4 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart position | Album | ||
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| FIN [3] | AUT [4] | GER [5] | |||
| 2011 | "Da Da Dam" | 6 | 64 | 46 | Sunday Songs |
| "Sunday Everyday" | — | — | — | ||
References
- ^ Schacht, Andreas. "Finland sends Paradise Oskar to Düsseldorf!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ Schacht, Andreas. "Finland wins the Marcel Bezençon Press Award.". Eurovision. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Paradise Oskar - Finnish Charts". finnishcharts.com/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "Paradise Oskar - Austrian Charts". austriancharts.at/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "charts.de - Paradise Oskar". charts.de/ Media Control.
External links
- Official Website (English)
- Paradise Oskar on Myspace
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