page_title: Säkylä
hierarchical_section_title: Säkylä
caption_attribution_description: English: The centre of the municipality of Säkylä, Finland Suomi: Säkylän keskustaa.
context_page_description: Säkylä is a municipality of Finland.
  Säkylä is located in the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 6,802 and the municipality covers an area of 527.71 square kilometres of which 107.89 square kilometres is inland water. The population density is 42 inhabitants per square kilometre. Municipality of Köyliö was merged to Säkylä on 1 January 2016.
  The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
  Säkylä is best known as the home of the Finnish Defence Forces' Porin Prikaati and for the large and successful food industry. The biggest employers are the Säkylä garrison, Lännen Tehtaat Plc, Broilertalo Oy, the Municipality of Säkylä, the Intermunicipal Federation of Public Health, and
  Sucros Säkylä.
  For its diversity of nature, Säkylä has a special position among Finnish municipalities. Säkylä's Lake Pyhäjärvi, situated mainly in the area of Säkylä, is the biggest lake in southwestern Finland. It is renowned for its clean and clear water and big yields of fish, and the maintenance of its natural state is secured by the common efforts of the inhabitants, the municipality, and local industry. Insects found nowhere else in Finland live on the Säkylänharju Ridge.
context_section_description: Säkylä is a municipality of Finland.
  Säkylä is located in the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 6,802 (31 January 2019) and the municipality covers an area of  527.71 square kilometres (203.75 sq mi) of which 107.89 square kilometres (41.66 sq mi) is inland water (2018-01-01). The population density is 42 inhabitants per square kilometre (110/sq mi) (31 January 2019). Municipality of Köyliö was merged to Säkylä on 1 January 2016.
  The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
  Säkylä is best known as the home of the Finnish Defence Forces' Porin Prikaati (Pori Brigade) and for the large and successful food industry. The biggest employers are the Säkylä garrison (Pori Brigade), Lännen Tehtaat Plc, Broilertalo Oy, the Municipality of Säkylä, the Intermunicipal Federation of Public Health, and
  Sucros Säkylä.
  For its diversity of nature, Säkylä has a special position among Finnish municipalities. Säkylä's Lake Pyhäjärvi (Säkylän Pyhäjärvi), situated mainly in the area of Säkylä, is the biggest lake in southwestern Finland. It is renowned for its clean and clear water and big yields of fish, and the maintenance of its natural state is secured by the common efforts of the inhabitants, the municipality, and local industry. Insects found nowhere else in Finland live on the Säkylänharju Ridge. The fauna and flora of the ridge include several other rare and threatened species.
  Lake Pyhäjärvi is a versatile bird lake. During the year, practically all of the water and shore birds of the Finnish inland waters are found there. The nesting species include lake birds drawn to the barren shores and clear waters, as well as some demanding specialities of the best eutrophic bird bays.
  Säkylä is the original home of the Antti farmstead, nowadays a museum object in the Seurasaari Open Air Museum in Helsinki.
caption: Säkylä centre
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