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Municipality

Säkylä

Located in Rauma, Satakunta Region Coordinates: 61°03′48″ N 22°24′13″ E

Map showing the location of Säkylä Säkylä
Location in Finland
Population
6,587
6.6K
Elevation
62 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
4
listed under Säkylä
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
POR Pori Airport55 km
TKU Turku Airport62 km

About Säkylä

Säkylä is a municipality. Location: Rauma, Satakunta Region. Population: 6,587. Elevation: 62 m.

From Wikipedia

Säkylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsækylæ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region, 65 kilometres (40 mi) southeast of the city of Pori. The municipality has a population of 6,221 (31 December 2025) and the municipality covers an area of 527.71 square kilometres (203.75 sq mi) of which 107.89 square kilometres (41.66 sq mi) is inland water (2018-01-01). The population density is 15 inhabitants per square kilometre (39/sq mi) (31 December 2025). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1869
Area
407 km²
Official website
sakyla.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Säkylä

From Wikivoyage

Eura and its surroundings is a rural area in southern Satakunta, made up of three adjacent municipalities around the lake Pyhäjärvi: Eura, Köyliö and Säkylä. This article also discusses Hinnerjoki, Honkilahti and Kiukainen, which have been merged to Eura.

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Tourist information:

The region

Eura

Säkylä

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By car:

Eura is at the junction of highways 12 and 43. The former connects Huittinen (access from Helsinki along highway 2) to Rauma, the latter goes between Laitila on highway 8 (access from Turku) and Harjavalta (access from Pori along highway 2). Säkylä is south-east of Eura on regional road 204, going further to Yläne, and also regional road 213 comes in from Loimaa. Köyliö is just south of highway 12, north of Säkylä and southeast of Eura.

By bus:

Eura has bus connections from Rauma, Pori, Turku, Tampere, Huittinen and Säkylä. Köyliö is served by buses from Säkylä. Long-distance buses between Tampere and Rauma also run along highway 12, about 5 km north of Köyliö centre. Säkylä has connections from Rauma, Turku and Pori.

1 Eura bus station (Euran linja-autoasema), Osmantie 2, 27510 Eura.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Säkylä

  • Eura
  • Huittinen
  • Kokemäki
  • Loimaa
  • Pöytyä
  • Oripää

Twin towns and sister cities of Säkylä

  • Türi vald· Estonia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Säkylä over time

Population of Säkylä over time
2007 4,784
2008 4,761
2009 4,721
2010 4,703
2011 4,673
2012 4,631
2013 4,567
2014 4,573
2015 7,070
2016 6,988
2017 6,903
2023 6,377

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Säkylä

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 57 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
July (75 mm)
Driest month
February (32 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Säkylä
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-3°1°7°15°20°21°20°14°8°3°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-10°-6°-1°4°9°11°10°6°2°-3°-7°
Precipitation (mm)443234353257757459595747

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Säkylä

The nearest airport is Pori Airport (POR), 55 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Turku Airport (TKU) (62 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 223 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 55 kmnorthwest
  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 62 kmsouth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 75 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 223 kmsoutheast
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 307 kmsouthwest
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 308 kmsouthwest
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 327 kmnorth
  • Västerås Population: 127.8K 361 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Säkylä

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites, 47 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Kirkkokari Island 10 kmNW
  • Puurijärven ja Isonsuon Kansallispuisto Natural site 18 kmN
  • Pyhäjärvi Lake 9 kmSW
  • Lake Köyliö Lake 9 kmNW

25–60 km12 places

  • Aurajoki River 60 kmS
  • Kurjenrahkan Kansallispuisto Natural site 37 kmS
  • Hossa Island 59 kmNW
  • Mynäjärvi Lake 34 kmS

60–100 km38 places

  • Reposaari Island 81 kmNW
  • Kakskerta Island 79 kmS
  • Ruissalo Island 72 kmS
  • Väski Island 68 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Säkylä

4 places
  1. 1 Säkylä 6.2K
  2. 2 Köyliö 2.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources