Närpes
title: "Närpes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-ostrobothnia-(administrative-region)", "cities-and-towns-in-finland", "populated-coastal-places-in-finland", "populated-places-established-in-1867", "1867-establishments-in-finland"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Närpes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Närpes |
| official_name | Närpes stad |
| Närpiön kaupunki | |
| native_name | sv |
| fi | |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Närpes church.jpg |
| image_caption | Närpes Church |
| image_shield | Närpiö.vaakuna.svg |
| shield_size | 120x80px |
| image_map | Närpiö sijainti Suomi.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Närpes in Finland |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Finland |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Ostrobothnia |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-region |
| subdivision_name2 | Sydösterbotten |
| leader_title | City manager |
| leader_name | Mikaela Björklund |
| established_title | Charter |
| established_date | 1867 |
| established_title2 | City rights |
| established_date2 | 1993 |
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| demographics1_info2 | (official) |
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| timezone | EET |
| utc_offset | +02:00 |
| timezone_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +03:00 |
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Närpes (Finland Swedish: ; ) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Närpes is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Närpes is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
Närpes covers an area of {{Data Finland municipality/total area|Närpes}} km2 of which {{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Närpes}} km2 is water. The population density is PD/km2. Economically, the municipality is known for extensive greenhouse farming of tomatoes and manufacture of trailers for trucks.
Närpes is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages, which is well above the national average. Närpes has been a bilingual municipality since 2016. Before that, Närpes was the last unilingual Swedish-speaking municipality in mainland Finland. Most residents speak a variant of Ostrobothnian Swedish which is known to be difficult to understand for other Swedish-speakers.
The most significant main roads in Närpes are Highway 8 between Turku and Vaasa, and Highway 67 between Kaskinen and Seinäjoki.
History
Närpes has a history that can be dated back to 1331, when Klas Bengtsson in "Nærpes" pawned goods to bishop Bengt in Turku.
In 1348 king Magnus IV of Sweden declared "all who live in Nerpis socken, Mustasaari socken and Pedersöre socken" the right to buy and sell "all eatables". Thus creating the first official marketplaces in Ostrobothnia.
Demographics
Population
The town of Närpes has inhabitants, making it the most populous municipality in Finland. The subdivision has a population of .
| title = Population size of Närpes 1990–2020 | label_type = Year | data_type = Population | bar_width = 47 | width_units = em | label3 = 1990 | label4 = 1995 | label5 = 2000 | label6 = 2005 | label7 = 2010 | label8 = 2015 | label9 = 2020 | data_max = 10550 | data3 = 10490 | data4 = 10234 | data5 = 9769 | data6 = 9463 | data7 = 9435 | data8 = 9387 | data9 = 9558
Languages
|thumb = left |direction=row |caption = Population by mother tongue (2024) |label1 = Swedish |value1 = 73.3 |color1 = #FFCD00 |label2 = Vietnamese |value2 = 10.2 |color2 = #EE2737 |label3 = Finnish |value3 = 4.9 |color3 = #002F6C |label4 = Bosnian |value4 = 3.6 |color4 = #FFFFFF |label5 = Ukrainian |value5 = 1.8 |color5 = #0057B8 |label6 = Thai |value6 = 1.2 |color6 = #A51931 |label7 = Serbo-Croatian |value7 = 0.8 |color7 = #F5BF22 |label8 = Other |value8 = 4.2 |color8 = #C5C5C5 The town of Närpes is officially bilingual, with both Finnish and Swedish as official languages. , the majority of the population, persons () spoke Swedish as their first language. The number of Finnish speakers was persons () of the population. Foreign languages were spoken by of the population.
The most common foreign languages are Vietnamese (10.2%), Bosnian (3.6%) and Ukrainian (1.8%).
Närpes has the largest relative share of Vietnamese in Finland of any municipality.
Immigration
::data[format=table] | Nationality || Population || % | |---| | Finland | | Vietnam | | Sweden | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | Yugoslavia | | Ukraine | | Thailand | | Soviet Union | | Other | ::
, there were 2,197 persons with a foreign background living in Närpes, or 23% of the population. The number of residents who were born abroad was 2,121, or 22% of the population. The number of persons with foreign citizenship living in Närpes was 1,677. Most foreign-born citizens came from Vietnam, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the former Yugoslavia.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Närpes is twinned with:
- ISL Akranes, Iceland
- NOR Bamble, Norway
- DEN Tønder, Denmark
- SWE Västervik Municipality, Sweden
Climate
Närpes has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc).
| width = auto | location = Narpes
| metric first = yes | single line = yes | Jan mean C = -4.0 | Feb mean C = -4.2 | Mar mean C = -1.7 | Apr mean C = 3.4 | May mean C = 8.8 | Jun mean C = 13.6 | Jul mean C = 16.9 | Aug mean C = 15.8 | Sep mean C = 11.3 | Oct mean C = 5.9 | Nov mean C = 1.7 | Dec mean C = -1.7 | year mean C = | Jan high C = -2.1 | Feb high C = -2.0 | Mar high C = 1.2 | Apr high C = 6.6 | May high C = 12.1 | Jun high C = 16.7 | Jul high C = 20.0 | Aug high C = 18.9 | Sep high C = 14.2 | Oct high C = 8.0 | Nov high C = 3.2 | Dec high C = 0.0 | year high C = | Jan low C = -6.2 | Feb low C = -6.9 | Mar low C = -4.9 | Apr low C = 0.1 | May low C = 4.9 | Jun low C = 9.7 | Jul low C = 13.3 | Aug low C = 12.4 | Sep low C = 8.5 | Oct low C = 3.7 | Nov low C = 0.0 | Dec low C = -3.7 | year low C = | Jan precipitation mm = 44.2 | Feb precipitation mm = 36.7 | Mar precipitation mm = 31.5 | Apr precipitation mm = 32.6 | May precipitation mm = 42.7 | Jun precipitation mm = 55.5 | Jul precipitation mm = 85.7 | Aug precipitation mm = 99.4 | Sep precipitation mm = 66.2 | Oct precipitation mm = 65.6 | Nov precipitation mm = 57.3 | Dec precipitation mm = 51.7 | year precipitation mm = | source 1 = Weather.Directory |title= Narpes Weather & Climate Guide |access-date= 15 Jun 2025 |website= Weather.Directory}}
Notes
References
References
- [http://yle.fi/uutiset/kunnan_kaksikielisyys_vaatii_aikaa_tyota_ja_kompromisseja/8819254 Kunnan kaksikielisyys vaatii aikaa, työtä ja kompromisseja] Yle.fi 25 April 2016, accessed 25 April 2016
- "DF 386".
- "Kumo 13.2.1348".
- (2025-04-04). "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Statistics Finland.
- "Persons with foreign background". Statistics Finland.
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