Askola
Askola | |
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Municipality | |
| Askolan kunta Askola kommun | |
Askola church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Askola in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°31.7′N 025°36′E / 60.5283°N 25.600°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Porvoo |
| Charter | 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Annu Räsänen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 218.03 km2 (84.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 212.44 km2 (82.02 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 260th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 4,704 |
| • Rank | 172nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 22.14/km2 (57.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 92.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 3.7% |
| • Others | 3.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 61% |
| • 65 or older | 20.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | askola |
Askola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑskolɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,704 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 218.03 square kilometres (84.18 sq mi) of which 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 22.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (57.3/sq mi). Monninkylä is the largest village of the municipality in terms of population (1,326 inhabitants). Neighbouring municipalities are Myrskylä, Mäntsälä, Pornainen, Porvoo and Pukkila.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Askola is one of three municipalities in the Uusimaa region that do not have a Swedish name; the others are Nurmijärvi and Mäntsälä.