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Municipality

Rusko

Located in Turku, Southwest Finland Coordinates: 60°36′13″ N 22°17′27″ E

Map showing the location of Rusko Rusko
Location in Finland
Population
6,379
6.4K
Elevation
35 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
2
listed under Rusko
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TKU Turku Airport10 km
POR Pori Airport99 km

About Rusko

Rusko is a municipality. Location: Turku, Southwest Finland. Population: 6,379. Elevation: 35 m.

From Wikipedia

Rusko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrusko]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 6,381 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 127.90 square kilometres (49.38 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is water. The population density is 50.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (130.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Vahto was consolidated with Rusko on 1 January 2009.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
127 km²
Official website
rusko.fi

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Rusko

  • Turku
  • Aura
  • Masku
  • Mynämäki
  • Nousiainen
  • Pöytyä
  • Raisio

Population of Rusko over time

Population of Rusko over time
2007 3,842
2008 5,758
2009 5,822
2010 5,816
2011 5,870
2012 5,907
2013 5,995
2014 6,045
2015 6,110
2016 6,137
2017 6,263
2023 6,436

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Rusko

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Rusko
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°2°7°15°20°21°20°14°8°3°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-5°-1°4°9°12°11°6°3°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)523741383451767766707163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rusko

The nearest airport is Turku Airport (TKU), 10 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 189 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 10 kmsouth
  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 99 kmnorth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 115 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 189 kmsoutheast
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 275 kmsouthwest
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 275 kmsouthwest
  • Västerås Population: 127.8K 337 kmwest
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 375 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Rusko

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 46 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km8 places

  • Ruissalo Island 21 kmS
  • Väski Island 21 kmSW
  • Hirvensalo Island 23 kmS
  • Aurajoki River 12 kmSE

25–60 km14 places

  • Kakskerta Island 27 kmS
  • Kimito Island 58 kmS
  • Rymättylä Island 32 kmSW
  • Iniö Island 55 kmSW

60–100 km33 places

  • Norrskär Island 79 kmSW
  • Storlandet Island 76 kmS
  • Örö Island 88 kmS
  • Holmen Island 83 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rusko

2 places
  1. 1 Rusko 6.4K
  2. 2 Vahto 1.9K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources