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Nousiainen

Located in Turku, Southwest Finland Coordinates: 60°39′23″ N 22°10′05″ E

Map showing the location of Nousiainen Nousiainen
Location in Finland
Population
4,688
4.7K
Elevation
50 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Nousiainen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TKU Turku Airport17 km
POR Pori Airport92 km

About Nousiainen

Nousiainen is a municipality. Location: Turku, Southwest Finland. Population: 4,688. Elevation: 50 m.

From Wikipedia

Nousiainen (Finnish: [ˈnou̯siˌɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Nousis) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Turku along Highway 8 (E8). The Finnish-speaking municipality has a population of 4,667 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 199.55 square kilometres (77.05 sq mi) of which 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) is water. The population density is 23.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (60.8/sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1867
Area
199 km²
Official website
nousiainen.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Nousiainen

From Wikivoyage

Nousiainen (Swedish: Nousis) is a mostly rural municipality in the inland of Finland Proper. This was where the first bishops of Finland resided.

Understand+

The bishop seat of Finland is believed to have been here until 1229 or 1249, when it was moved to Turku. According to legend, the first bishop, Finland's national saint, Saint Henry, was buried here in 1156.

The municipality stretches a long way inland, to Kuhankuono in Kurjenrahka National Park, 20 km from the parish village. The village of Valpperi is halfway, connected to the centre by the small river Hirvijoki and Valpperintie along it. The south-west part, near the centre and Highway 8, is largely covered by fields, with minor woods, as is most of the area around Hirvijoki, while north-east of Valpperi, forest dominates.

Rantapiha by Savojärvi, a municipal recreational area in the village of Saksala, serves park visitors.

Get in+

Nousiainen is 20 km north of Turku, between Masku and Mynämäki on E8 (Highway 8). The leg from Turku is motorway. The parish village lies 4 km east of the junction.

The main road through Nousiainen is road 2014, Valpperintie, changing names to Saksalantie in Valpperi and to Mynäjärventie in Saksala. Small roads connect from it to the roads of Yläne farther north-east. From the south-east, road 2010 leads from Säkyläntie near Lieto station on Highway 9 via Paattinen and Vahto to Valpperi.

The station on the Turku–Uusikaupunki railway is nowadays a community centre; reviving passenger traffic on the line has been discussed, but is in the blue as of 2023.

Nousiainen is easily reached by bike from Turku, along cycleways by smaller roads more or less following E8 (regional biking route 3) and from there to the parish village. The cycleway northward continues to Mynämäki, from where it connects to the northern branch of the Archipelago Trail and the EuroVelo EV 10 around the Baltic Sea (here on the leg between Turku and Uusikaupunki). From elsewhere you can use minor roads, with varying amounts of traffic. Keep to the right even on gravel roads, as speeds may be relatively high. If coming from Lieto station, you may want to take a detour via Arosuo to avoid Säkyläntie (high speeds and no cycleway).

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Nousiainen

  • Turku
  • Aura
  • Masku
  • Mynämäki
  • Pöytyä
  • Rusko
  • Raisio

Population of Nousiainen over time

Population of Nousiainen over time
2007 4,763
2008 4,809
2009 4,824
2010 4,865
2011 4,814
2012 4,846
2013 4,872
2014 4,844
2015 4,859
2016 4,815
2017 4,813
2023 4,695

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Nousiainen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
August (77 mm)
Driest month
May (34 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 Nousiainen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°2°7°15°20°21°20°14°8°3°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-6°-1°4°9°12°11°6°2°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)523741383451767766707163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Nousiainen

The nearest airport is Turku Airport (TKU), 17 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 198 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 17 kmsouth
  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 92 kmnorth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 115 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 198 kmsoutheast
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 272 kmsouthwest
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 272 kmsouthwest
  • Västerås Population: 127.8K 333 kmwest
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 367 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Nousiainen

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 6 natural sites, 46 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Väski Island 22 kmSW
  • Mynäjärvi Lake 16 kmNE
  • Aurajoki River 21 kmSE
  • Kurjenrahkan Kansallispuisto Natural site 15 kmNE

25–60 km17 places

  • Kakskerta Island 33 kmS
  • Ruissalo Island 25 kmS
  • Rymättylä Island 34 kmS
  • Iniö Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km31 places

  • Norrskär Island 82 kmS
  • Storlandet Island 83 kmS
  • Örö Island 95 kmS
  • Kimito Island 66 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Nousiainen

1 place
  1. 1 Nousiainen 4.7K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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