Eurajoki


Eurajoki is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Economy

Three of Finland's five nuclear reactors are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, and a fourth one is planned since 2008. The two other operating reactors are at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant.
Site-preparation for the construction of the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository, a deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel, is going on. The site will be a permanent facility for spent-fuel storage.

Transport

The distance from the church village of Eurajoki to the nearest town, Rauma, is, and to the nearest city, Pori, is. Highway 8 and the railway between Kokemäki and Rauma run through the municipality.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eurajoki:

Notable people