Saukkola

Saukkola (Finnish: [ˈsɑu̯kˈkolɑ]) is an urban area and district in the city of Lohja and the former administrative centre of the Nummi-Pusula municipality. Old Turku Road between Turku and Helsinki (regional road 110) crosses through the area. Saukkola has a population of 977 inhabitants[1] and is the second largest urban settlement in Lohja after the central urban area.

Saukkola
District of Lohja
A library in Saukkola.
Coordinates: 60°22.74′N 23°57.57′E
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Greater Helsinki (formerly Lohja sub-region)
City	Lohja
Main District	Nummi-Pusula
Inner District(s)	Saukkola
Area [1]
• Total	4,39 km^2 (169 sq mi)
Population  (12-31-2018)[1]
• Total	977
• Density	222,6/km^2 (5,770/sq mi)

Saukkola has an industrial area in the middle of settlements, a filling station and many shops on the Nummi-Pusula scale.[2] There is the Landen supermarket, a library, a kindergarten, a home appliance store, a bank, a pharmacy, two hardware stores, two barber saloons, a gym with guided exercise and a dentist. The nearest schools are next to the village of Nummi. Since 1997, the fire station of the volunteer fire department also operates in Saukkola.[3]

In his final years, Saukkola was home to Leo Fabritius, who, before his death in 2005, was the last Finnish citizen to survive the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) on the Republic's side.[4][5]

References

1. "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2018" (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
2. ”Maaseutumaista asumista E18-tien vaikutusalueella.” Länsi-Uudenmaan Yrityskeskus
3. Paloasema Esittely Nummi VPK
4. Leo Fabritius, Helsingin Sanomat Muistot 22.3.2005 (in Finnish)
5. Veikko Huuska : Suomalaiset vierastaistelijat Espanjassa 1936-1939 ja heidän kotiinpaluunsa, Uusi Suomi Puheenvuoro 9.2.2015 (in Finnish)

External links

Media related to Saukkola at Wikimedia Commons

• Nummi - Saukkola - Official website