Masku
Masku is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality, which is located about just north of Turku, has a population of
and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has also been known as "Masko" in Swedish. The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.
On January 1, 2009 the municipalities of Askainen and Lemu were consolidated with Masku.
History
Masku is one of the oldest parishes in Finland, having been established in the 13th century. It included Merimasku until 1577, when it was transferred to Naantali. The people of Masku also once held hunting grounds in the Turku archipelago, as evidenced by the toponym Maskinnamo in Korpo. There is also a village called Maskulainen in both Rymättylä and Lemu, suggesting that the first settlers of those villages came from Masku.Lemu and Askainen were consolidated with Masku in 2009. Masku adopted Askainen's coat of arms after the merger.