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Municipality

Masku

Located in Turku, Southwest Finland Coordinates: 60°32′30″ N 21°59′59″ E

Map showing the location of Masku Masku
Location in Finland
Population
9,615
9.6K
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
3
listed under Masku
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TKU Turku Airport15 km
POR Pori Airport103 km

About Masku

Masku is a municipality. Location: Turku, Southwest Finland. Population: 9,615. Elevation: 9 m.

From Wikipedia

Masku (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑsku]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality, which is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) just north of Turku, has a population of 9,612 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 204.01 square kilometres (78.77 sq mi) of which 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) is water. The population density is 54.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (142.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
175 km²
Official website
masku.fi

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Masku

  • Mynämäki
  • Naantali
  • Nousiainen
  • Raisio
  • Rusko
  • Taivassalo
  • Aura
  • Turku

Twin towns and sister cities of Masku

  • Rae vald· Estonia

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

Population of Masku over time

Population of Masku over time
2007 6,372
2008 9,383
2009 9,516
2010 9,455
2011 9,585
2012 9,671
2013 9,729
2014 9,767
2015 9,706
2016 9,675
2017 9,656
2023 9,619

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Masku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -1° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
August (74 mm)
Driest month
February (33 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 Masku
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°2°7°14°19°21°19°14°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-5°-1°5°10°12°11°7°3°-1°-5°
Precipitation (mm)463338373347727464686857

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Masku

The nearest airport is Turku Airport (TKU), 15 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 197 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 15 kmeast
  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 103 kmnorth
  • Mariehamn Airport (MHQ) Mariehamn 125 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 197 kmsoutheast
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 258 kmsouthwest
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 258 kmsouthwest
  • Västerås Population: 127.8K 320 kmwest
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 377 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Masku

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 5 natural sites, 45 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km11 places

  • Kakskerta Island 23 kmSE
  • Ruissalo Island 15 kmSE
  • Väski Island 6 kmS
  • Rymättylä Island 19 kmS

25–60 km15 places

  • Kimito Island 60 kmSE
  • Gyltö galten Island 58 kmSW
  • Houtskär Island 52 kmSW
  • Pyhäjärvi Lake 54 kmN

60–100 km27 places

  • Utö Island 92 kmS
  • Norrskär Island 66 kmS
  • Storlandet Island 73 kmS
  • Örö Island 83 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Masku

3 places
  1. 1 Masku 9.6K
  2. 2 Lemu 1.7K
  3. 3 Askainen 1K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources