- Population
- 4,847
- 4.8K
- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Askola
- Airports
- HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport44 km
- TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport133 km
About Askola
Askola is a municipality. Location: Porvoo, Uusimaa. Population: 4,847. Elevation: 42 m.
Askola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑskolɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,677 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 218.03 square kilometres (84.18 sq mi) of which 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 22.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (57.0/sq mi). Monninkylä is the largest village of the municipality in terms of population (1,326 inhabitants).
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Travel notes for Askola
From Wikivoyage
Askola is a municipality in the eastern part of Uusimaa. The administrative center is the urban area of Askola, but the largest urban area is the southeastern village of Monninkylä.
Understand+
Askola is a rural municipality. The Askola parish was part of Porvoo until 1639, when it became a chapel parish, and finally became independent in 1896.
Get in+
Askola is around 60 km northeast of Helsinki and around 20 km north of Porvoo. The main thoroughfare in the municipality is Highway 55 between Porvoo and Mäntsälä. The most direct connection to the centre of Askola from Helsinki is to travel along smaller roads through the municipalities of Sipoo and Pornainen. There is a coach route between Porvoo and Askola.
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Places bordering Askola
- Mörskom
- Pornainen
- Pukkila
- Porvoo
Population of Askola over time
| 2009 | 4,831 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,864 | |
| 2011 | 4,911 | |
| 2012 | 4,988 | |
| 2013 | 4,991 | |
| 2014 | 5,064 | |
| 2015 | 5,104 | |
| 2016 | 5,046 | |
| 2017 | 4,990 | |
| 2022 | 4,763 | |
| 2023 | 4,700 | |
| 2025 | 4,677 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Askola
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 68 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- August (80 mm)
- Driest month
- May (35 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -3° | 1° | 7° | 16° | 21° | 22° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 2° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -11° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 5° | 1° | -3° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 49 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 52 | 71 | 80 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 58 |
How to get to Askola
The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 44 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 132 km to the south.
Airports
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 44 kmsouthwest
- Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 133 kmsouth
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 146 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 132 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Askola
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 67 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Kråkö Island 22 kmS
- Porvoonjoki River 19 kmS
25–60 km57 places
- Kuusisaari Island 58 kmSW
- Korkeasaari Attraction 54 kmSW
- Temppeliaukio Church Attraction 56 kmSW
- Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral Attraction 55 kmSW
60–100 km48 places
- Mohni Island 97 kmS
- Hiidenvesi Lake 80 kmW
- Liesjärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 97 kmW
- Krejansberget Mountain 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Askola
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Porvoonjoki River, Uusimaa19 km S
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Kråkö Island, Porvoo22 km S
Sources & licences
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