Ulvila

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Town in Satakunta, Finland

title: "Ulvila" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ulvila", "cities-and-towns-in-finland", "medieval-finnish-towns", "populated-places-established-in-the-1360s"] description: "Town in Satakunta, Finland" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulvila" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town in Satakunta, Finland ::

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subdivision_type1Region
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subdivision_type2Sub-region
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leader_titleTown manager
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Ulvila is located in the region of Satakunta and the former province of Western Finland. The town is situated just 9 km southeast of the city of Pori along Highway 2. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of {{Data Finland municipality/total area|Ulvila}} km2, of which {{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Ulvila}} km2 is water. The population density is PD/km2.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The medieval St. Olaf's Church is dedicated to St. Olaf, who also is portrayed in the arms of the municipality. The medieval fieldstone church, also known as Ulvila Church, is one of the best-preserved of its kind in Finland.

Politics

Results of the Finnish municipal elections 2021 in Ulvila:

Transport

Ulvila is served by OnniBus.com route Helsinki—Pori.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ulvila is twinned with:

Notable people from Ulvila

Main article: People from Ulvila

References

References

  1. "Historia".
  2. "Suomen kaupungit keskiajalla".
  3. (22 June 2021). "Kuntavaalit 2021". Oikeusministeriö.

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