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Perniö

Coordinates: 60°12′15″N 23°07′20″E / 60.20417°N 23.12222°E / 60.20417; 23.12222
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Perniö
Perniö – Bjärnå
Perniön kunta
Bjärnå kommun
Perniö church
Perniö church
Coat of arms of Perniö
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionSalo
Merged with SaloJanuary 1, 2009
Government
 • City managerPentti Vanhatalo
Area
 • Total
407.79 km2 (157.45 sq mi)
 • Land397.88 km2 (153.62 sq mi)
 • Water9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
 • Rank235th
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
6,023
 • Rank177th
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
 −0.5% change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation52.8%
Unemployment rate8.9%
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://www.pernio.fi/

Perniö (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈperniø]; Swedish: Bjärnå) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.[1]

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 6,026 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 407.79 km² (excluding sea) of which 9.91 km² is inland water. The population density was 15.15 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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60°12′15″N 23°07′20″E / 60.20417°N 23.12222°E / 60.20417; 23.12222


  1. ^ "Valtioneuvoston päätös Salon kaupungin, Halikon kunnan, Kuusjoen kunnan, Perttelin kunnan, Muurlan kunnan, Perniön kunnan, Särkisalon kunnan, Kiskon kunnan, Kiikalan kunnan ja Suomusjärven kunnan lakkauttamisesta ja uuden Salon kaupungin perustamisesta" (in Finnish). Finlex. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2025.