Salo

Salo () is a toun an municipality o Finland.

It is locatit in the Finland Proper region. The municipality haes a population o  () an covers an aurie o  o which  is watter. The population densitie is .

In Finnish salo means woodland, backwoods but an aw a woodit island. It is thocht that Salo haes meant the island that ower thoosan years ago existit tae the sooth o the current toun but is the day a hill, no even vera close tae the sea.Paikkala et al. (2007). "Suomalainen paikannimikirja", p.398. Karttakeskus: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus. ISBN 9789515939760.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Salo haes existit as a centre o rural commerce syne at least the 16t century, grewn in the location whaur the Great Costal Road,Salminen, Tapio (1993). "Suuri Rantatie", Tielaitos. ISBN 9513710440. the important East-Wast road, crossed River Salo; the river providit the fairway tae the sea. In 1887 Salo offeecially became a mercat toun an, in the beginnin o 1891, an independent municipality.Alifrosti, Kari (1996). "Salon ja Uskelan historia 1869-1990", Salon Kaupunki. ISBN 9519615210. The aurie o the municipality wis initially vera sma, anerlie 0.65 km². In 1932 it grew tae 18 km² when auries frae neighbourin Uskela an Halikko wur annexed tae Salo. Eventually Salo became a toun in 1960. The day its main claim tae notability is as a developin an manufacturin plant for Nokia, an can therefore be considered as the oreeginal hame toun o Nokia phones. Nokia an aw is ane o biggest employers in this region.

Salo is locatit atween the caipital Helsinki an the regional caipital Turku, makkin it a busy sma ceety. The short distance frae thir bigger ceeties keeps the Salo region an its business life growin. Fermin an aw plays a considerable pairt in the aurie.

The municipality o Uskela wis consolidatit wi Salo 1967. The municipalities o Halikko, Kiikala, Kisko, Kuusjoki, Muurla, Perniö, Pertteli, Suomusjärvi an Särkisalo wur consolidatit wi Salo in the beginnin o 2009.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — sister ceeties
Salo haes seiven sister ceeties:
 Anija, Estonie
 Elva, Estonie
 Katrineholm, Swaden
 Vennesla, Norawa
 Odder, Denmark
 Rzhev, Roushie
 Nagykanizsa, Hungary
 Puchheim, Germany
 St. Anthony, Hennepin Coonty, Minnesota, Unitit States
 Beijing, Cheenae
 Thai Nguyen, Vietnam

References

Photo gallery

Freemit airtins

Town of Salo – Offeecial wabsteid
Satellite photo from May 2002 
Service Directory with maps 


Category:Municipalities o Finland Proper
Category:Ceeties an touns in Finland
Category:Populatit coastal places in Finland