Myrskylä
Myrskylä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is. Neighbouring municipalities are Askola, Porvoo, Pukkila, Orimattila, Lapinjärvi and Loviisa.
The Myrskylä parish was founded in 1636 when it was separated from Pernå by Isaacus Rothovius, the Bishop of Turku, and confirmed by Christina, the Queen of Sweden.
The falling pine tree in the municipality's coat of arms implicitly refers to the Finnish name of the municipality, Myrskylä. Myrskylä's Swedish name Mörskom is believed to be an abbreviation for "Mörka skogarnas område", which literally means "the area of dark forests".Geography
There are many lakes connected to the Myrskylänjoki watershed. These lakes are Pöyrysjärvi, Isojärvi, Vähäjärvi, Muttilanjärvi, Siippo, Sopajärvi, Kirkkojärvi and Sulkavanjärvi.Villages
, Hyövinkylä, Jaakkola, Kankkila, Myrskylä, Pakila and Kreivilä.Population
| Vuosi | Asukasluku |
| 1980 | 2 073 |
| 1981 | 2 047 |
| 1982 | 2 005 |
| 1983 | 1 994 |
| 1984 | 2 026 |
| 1985 | 1 998 |
| 1986 | 1 985 |
| 1987 | 1 979 |
| 1988 | 2 014 |
| 1989 | 2 051 |
| 1990 | 2 098 |
| 1991 | 2 066 |
| 1992 | 2 065 |
| 1993 | 2 054 |
| 1994 | 2 051 |
| 1995 | 2 040 |
| 1996 | 2 021 |
| 1997 | 2 011 |
| 1998 | 2 022 |
| 1999 | 2 036 |
| 2000 | 2 044 |
| 2001 | 1 974 |
| 2002 | 1 992 |
| 2003 | 2 012 |
| 2004 | 2 036 |
| 2005 | 2 033 |
| 2006 | 2 050 |
| 2007 | 2 026 |
| 2008 | 2 010 |
| 2009 | 2 021 |
| 2010 | 2 006 |
| 2011 | 2 008 |
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
Myrskylä is the birthplace of former Olympic track champion Lasse Virén. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Myrskylä:
