Pornainen


Pornainen is a small municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The neighboring municipalities are Askola in the east, Mäntsälä in the north, Porvoo in the southeast and Sipoo in the southwest. It is located east of the town of Järvenpää.
The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The administrative centre of municipality is Kirveskoski, also known as Pornainen's church village, and second largest village is Halkia. The population density is.
Movies and scenes for TV productions and short films have been filmed in Pornainen from the 1930s to the present day. In the publications of film industry, Pornainen was once named the most photographed locality in Finland, that is why the municipality has marketed itself under the nickname "Hollywood of Finland". The village of Laukkoski is known as a summer destination for many former celebrities, such as actress Regina Linnanheimo, and writers Mika Waltari and Juhani Aho.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Politics

Results of the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Pornainen:
In August 2025, along with the South Savonian municipality of Sulkava, Pornainen was one of two municipalities in Finland where the council and municipal government presidencies, including vice-chairs, consist entirely of women.

Notable people

Twin town