Eurajoki

This article is about the municipality. For the river, see Eura River.

Eurajoki (Finnish: [ˈeu̯rɑˌjoki]; Swedish: Euraåminne) is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,034 (31 March 2025)^[2] and covers an area of 1,504.96 square kilometres (581.07 sq mi) of which 298.39 km² (115.21 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 17.54 inhabitants per square kilometre (45.4/sq mi).

Eurajoki Euraåminne
Municipality
Eurajoen kunta Euraåminne kommun
Vuojoki Manor at Eurajoki, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel
Coat of arms
Location of Eurajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 61°12′N 021°44′E
Country	Finland
Region	Satakunta
Sub-region	Rauma
First records	1344
Charter	1869
Government
• Municipality manager	Harri Hiitiö
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,504.96 km2 (581.07 sq mi)
• Land	514.99 km2 (198.84 sq mi)
• Water	298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi)
• Rank	223rd largest in Finland
Population  (2025-03-31)[2]
• Total	9,034
• Rank	107th largest in Finland
• Density	17.54/km2 (45.4/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	96% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	3.6%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	17.1%
• 15 to 64	56.7%
• 65 or older	26.2%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfc
Website	www.eurajoki.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Economy

The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in Eurajoki

Three of Finland's five nuclear reactors are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki,^[4] and a fourth one is planned since 2008.^[5] 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 (as of Q4 2022).^[6] The site will be a permanent facility for spent-fuel storage.^[6]

Transport

The distance from the church village of Eurajoki to the nearest town, Rauma, is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), and to the nearest city, Pori, is 35 kilometres (22 mi).^[7] Highway 8 (E8) and the railway between Kokemäki and Rauma^[8] run through the municipality.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eurajoki:

• Centre Party 33.7%
• Social Democratic Party 26.4%
• True Finns 19.2%
• National Coalition Party 10.9%
• Left Alliance 5.2%
• Christian Democrats 2.8%
• Green League 1.3%

Notable people

• Jere Laaksonen, ice hockey player
• Ernesti Rikhard Rainesalo, senator

See also

• Eura
• Liinmaa Castle