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Municipality

Laitila

Located in Vakka-Suomi, Southwest Finland Coordinates: 60°52′50″ N 21°47′04″ E

Laitila
Antti Bilund · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
8,461
8.5K
Elevation
28 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Laitila
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TKU Turku Airport48 km
POR Pori Airport65 km

About Laitila

Laitila is a municipality. Location: Vakka-Suomi, Southwest Finland. Population: 8,461. Elevation: 28 m.

From Wikipedia

Laitila (Finnish: [ˈlɑi̯tilɑ]; Swedish: Letala) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, and it is 59 kilometres (37 mi) from Laitila to Turku. The municipality has a population of 8,400 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 545.32 square kilometres (210.55 sq mi) of which 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) is water. The population density is 15.79 inhabitants per square kilometre (40.9/sq mi). The municipality is monolingually Finnish.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1868
Area
532 km²
Official website
laitila.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Laitila

From Wikivoyage

Laitila (Swedish: Letala) is a small town in Finland Proper. Among built environments of national interest are the villages of Untamala and Suontaka and the farm yard of Kauppila.

Understand+

Laitila, with some 8,500 inhabitants, has been regarded a town since 1986. It is surrounded by fields and known for production of egg and early vegetables (75% of Finnish early carrots), nowadays also for the brewery and soft drink factory (Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas). Indeed, a significant part of its industry is about food processing. Laitila belongs to a common commuting area with Uusikaupunki and Rauma, still with more people commuting to the town than away from it.

The area is rich in finds from the Iron Age, the most notable being the Vainionmäki grave field. The oldest glass item found in Finland, from Roman times, was found here.

Tourist information (Poukan talo), Keskuskatu 4 (in the centre), ☏ +358 40-653-7510. In a farmhouse from the 1700s. Exhibitions about chicken farming and about the soft drink factory. Café. Exhibitions €1.

Laitila guides (Laitilan oppaat) (at Poukan talo), ☏ +358 2 854-461. Guided tours.

Get in+

Laitila is on E8, 60 km (37 mi) north from Turku, and on road 43, which leads from the inland towards Uusikaupunki via Laitila.

There are several coaches daily from Turku, mainly by Onnibus. Most are express or special express services, stopping at 1 "Meijeri" by E8, a hundred metres east or west of the main street Keskuskatu. Some come all the way from Helsinki, continuing to Pori or Oulu. Coaches originating in Turku usually head for Uusikaupunki, Rauma, Pori, Tampere or Vaasa. The regular services (also normal express ones?) also go via the 2 Bus Station and other key locations.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Laitila

  • Eura
  • Mynämäki
  • Pyhäranta
  • Rauma
  • Uusikaupunki
  • Vehmaa

Twin towns and sister cities of Laitila

  • Võru· Estonia

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

Population of Laitila over time

Population of Laitila over time
2007 8,484
2008 8,470
2009 8,442
2010 8,440
2011 8,408
2012 8,460
2013 8,487
2014 8,542
2015 8,520
2016 8,520
2017 8,610
2023 8,441

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Laitila

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
August (78 mm)
Driest month
May (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 Laitila
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°1°7°14°18°20°19°14°8°3°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-5°-1°4°9°12°11°7°3°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)463237393152727863656355

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Laitila

The nearest airport is Turku Airport (TKU), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 230 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 48 kmsoutheast
  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 65 kmnorth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 115 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 230 kmsoutheast
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 267 kmsouthwest
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 269 kmsouthwest
  • Västerås Population: 127.8K 322 kmsouthwest
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 338 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Laitila

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 4 natural sites, 44 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km21 places

  • Ruissalo Island 54 kmS
  • Eurajoki TV Mast Landmark 45 kmN
  • Sasi Island 35 kmNW
  • Pyhäjärvi Lake 31 kmNE

60–100 km28 places

  • Reposaari Island 84 kmN
  • Kakskerta Island 62 kmS
  • Kimito Island 98 kmSE
  • Gyltö galten Island 90 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Laitila

1 place
  1. 1 Laitila 8.5K

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

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources