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Pornainen
Borgnäs
Municipality
Pornaisten kunta
Borgnäs kommun
The Pornainen Church on the background
The Pornainen Church on the background
Coat of arms of Pornainen
Coat of arms
Location of Pornainen in Finland
Location of Pornainen in Finland
Coordinates: 60°28.5′N 025°22.5′E / 60.4750°N 25.3750°E / 60.4750; 25.3750
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionHelsinki sub-region
Metropolitan areaHelsinki metropolitan area
Charter1869
SeatKirveskoski
Government
 • Municipal managerHannu Haukkasalo
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
150.09 km2 (57.95 sq mi)
 • Land146.53 km2 (56.58 sq mi)
 • Water3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
 • Rank278th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30)[2]
 • Total
4,964
 • Rank166th largest in Finland
 • Density33.88/km2 (87.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish93.7% (official)
 • Swedish2.4%
 • Others3.9%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1419.6%
 • 15 to 6463.7%
 • 65 or older16.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
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Pornainen (Finnish: [ˈpornɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Borgnäs) is a small municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The neighboring municipalities are Askola in the east, Mäntsälä in the north, Porvoo in the southeast and Sipoo in the southwest. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the town of Järvenpää.

The municipality has a population of 4,964 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 150.09 square kilometres (57.95 sq mi) of which 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) is water.[1] The administrative centre of municipality is Kirveskoski (about 2,000 residents), also known as Pornainen's church village, and second largest village is Halkia (about 500 residents). The population density is 33.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (87.7/sq mi).

Movies and scenes for TV productions and short films have been filmed in Pornainen from the 1930s to the present day. In the publications of film industry, Pornainen was once named the most photographed locality in Finland, that is why the municipality has marketed itself under the nickname "Hollywood of Finland".[4][5] The village of Laukkoski is known as a summer destination for many former celebrities, such as actress Regina Linnanheimo, and writers Mika Waltari and Juhani Aho.[4][6]

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Pornainen:

In August 2025, along with the South Savonian municipality of Sulkava, Pornainen was one of two municipalities in Finland where the council and municipal government presidencies, including vice-chairs, consist entirely of women.[7]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 July 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Hollywood of Finland" (in Finnish). Pornaisten kunta. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Hollywood of Finland" (in Finnish). Markkinointitoimisto Sensei. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. ↑ Arvila, Reetta (20 July 2010). "Pornaisten Laukkoski on ollut Suomen Hollywood" (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Hakahuhta, Ari; Lönnblad, Kirsi (21 August 2025). "Suomessa on kaksi kuntaa, joissa naiset ovat vallanneet kaikki valtuuston ja kunnanhallituksen johtopaikat" [There are two municipalities in Finland where women have occupied all leadership positions in the council and municipal government]. Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.

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