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Municipality

Oripää

Located in Loimaa, Southwest Finland Coordinates: 60°51′31″ N 22°40′46″ E

Map showing the location of Oripää Oripää
Location in Finland
Population
1,337
1.3K
Elevation
78 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Oripää
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TKU Turku Airport45 km
TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport79 km

About Oripää

Oripää is a municipality. Location: Loimaa, Southwest Finland. Population: 1,337. Elevation: 78 m.

From Wikipedia

Oripää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈoriˌpæː]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,264 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 117.72 square kilometres (45.45 sq mi) of which 0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. An agricultural show OKRA is held in Oripää every two years.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1421
Area
118 km²
Official website
oripaa.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Oripää

From Wikivoyage

Oripää is a small municipality located in the Inland of Finland Proper.

Understand+

The historic roads Varkaantie and Huovintie cross in Oripää. The milieus around the church and the two roads constitute nationally significant built landscapes. Varkaantie is the base for the tourist route Aurajoentie.

Get in+

The route to Oripää runs along the Road 41 between Aura and Huittinen, which was once part of the Highway 9 between Turku and Tampere.

Aurajoentie follows the right (west) bank of Aurajoki, starting from Raunistula in Turku, first along Virusmäentie, then Vanha Tampereentie, passing Saint Mary's Church and Lieto as, changes names to Turuntie, passes Aura church, Aura as, Riihikoski and Pöytyä church, and ends up in Oripää, where it joins Huovintie north of the church. Huovintie connects Aura on Hämeen Härkätie with Ulvila and Pori. The leg from Köyliö to Oripää is part of Saint Henry's Way, which continues to Nousiainen.

By bus:

A bus of TLO (Turku Bus Operators Ltd) from Turku goes to Oripää three times a day on weekdays, once a day on holidays and Saturdays. For timetables of this and other connections, see Matkahuolto.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Oripää

  • Loimaa
  • Pöytyä
  • Säkylä

Population of Oripää over time

Population of Oripää over time
2007 1,362
2008 1,393
2009 1,403
2010 1,414
2011 1,422
2012 1,434
2013 1,423
2014 1,417
2015 1,377
2016 1,363
2017 1,382
2023 1,315

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Oripää

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 57 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
July (78 mm)
Driest month
February (31 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Oripää
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°1°7°16°20°22°20°14°8°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-11°-6°-1°4°9°11°10°5°2°-3°-7°
Precipitation (mm)453133343459787560585750

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Oripää

The nearest airport is Turku Airport (TKU), 45 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 196 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 45 kmsouthwest
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 79 kmnortheast
  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 82 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 196 kmsoutheast
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 307 kmsouthwest
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 308 kmsouthwest
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 354 kmnorth
  • Västerås Population: 127.8K 366 kmwest

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

Day trips from Oripää

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 5 natural sites, 52 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Kurjenrahkan Kansallispuisto Natural site 21 kmSW
  • Mynäjärvi Lake 21 kmSW

25–60 km14 places

  • Ruissalo Island 56 kmSW
  • Väski Island 56 kmSW
  • Hirvensalo Island 57 kmSW
  • Aurajoki River 39 kmS

60–100 km43 places

  • Kakskerta Island 61 kmSW
  • Kimito Island 83 kmS
  • Puujärvi Lake 88 kmSE
  • Själö Island 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Oripää

1 place
  1. 1 Oripää 1.3K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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