Eurajoki

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Eurajoki (Finnish: [ˈeu̯rɑˌjoki]; Swedish: Euraåminne) is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,000 (30 June 2025)^[2] and covers an area of 1,504.96 square kilometres (581.07 sq mi) of which 298.39 km² (115.21 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 17.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (45.3/sq mi).

Key Information

Eurajoki Euraåminne
Municipality
Eurajoen kunta Euraåminne kommun
Vuojoki Manor at Eurajoki, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel
Coat of arms
Location of Eurajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 61°12′N 021°44′E / 61.200°N 21.733°E / 61.200; 21.733
Country	Finland
Region	Satakunta
Sub-region	Rauma
First records	1344
Charter	1869
Government
• Municipality manager	Harri Hiitiö
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,504.96 km2 (581.07 sq mi)
• Land	514.99 km2 (198.84 sq mi)
• Water	298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi)
• Rank	223rd largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	9,000
• Rank	107th largest in Finland
• Density	17.48/km2 (45.3/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	96% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	3.6%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	17.1%
• 15 to 64	56.7%
• 65 or older	26.2%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfc
Website	www.eurajoki.fi
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The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Three of Finland's five nuclear reactors are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki,^[5] and a fourth one is planned since 2008.^[6] The two other operating reactors are at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant.

Site-preparation for the construction of the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository, a deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel, is going on (as of Q4 2022).^[7] The site will be a permanent facility for spent-fuel storage.^[7]

The distance from the church village of Eurajoki to the nearest town, Rauma, is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), and to the nearest city, Pori, is 35 kilometres (22 mi).^[8] Highway 8 (E8) and the railway between Kokemäki and Rauma^[9] run through the municipality.

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eurajoki:

• Centre Party 33.7%
• Social Democratic Party 26.4%
• True Finns 19.2%
• National Coalition Party 10.9%
• Left Alliance 5.2%
• Christian Democrats 2.8%
• Green League 1.3%

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• Jere Laaksonen, ice hockey player
• Ernesti Rikhard Rainesalo, senator

• Eura
• Liinmaa Castle

Media related to Eurajoki at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Eurajoki – Official website

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