Pornainen

Pornainen (Finnish: [ˈpornɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Borgnäs) 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 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the town of Järvenpää.

Pornainen Borgnäs
Municipality
Pornaisten kunta Borgnäs kommun
The Pornainen Church on the background
Coat of arms
Location of Pornainen in Finland
Coordinates: 60°28.5′N 025°22.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Helsinki sub-region
Metropolitan area	Helsinki metropolitan area
Charter	1869
Seat	Kirveskoski
Government
• Municipal manager	Hannu Haukkasalo
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	150.09 km2 (57.95 sq mi)
• Land	146.53 km2 (56.58 sq mi)
• Water	3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
• Rank	278th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	4,964
• Rank	166th largest in Finland
• Density	33.88/km2 (87.7/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	93.7% (official)
• Swedish	2.4%
• Others	3.9%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	19.6%
• 15 to 64	63.7%
• 65 or older	16.7%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	pornainen.fi

The municipality has a population of 4,964 (30 June 2025)^[2] and covers an area of 150.09 square kilometres (57.95 sq mi) of which 3.59 km² (1.39 sq mi) is water.^[1] The administrative centre of municipality is Kirveskoski (about 2,000 residents), also known as Pornainen's church village, and second largest village is Halkia (about 500 residents). The population density is 33.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (87.7/sq mi).

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".^[4][5] 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.^[4][6]

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Pornainen:

• Finns 32.6%
• Social Democratic Party 19.0%
• National Coalition Party 17.3%
• Centre Party 12.6%
• Movement Now 4.8%
• Green League 3.7%
• Christian Democrats 3.2%
• Left Alliance 2.7%
• Swedish People's Party 1.5%
• Vapauden Liitto 1.0%

Notable people

• Wiljo Tuompo (1893–1957)
• Seppo Aho (born 1944)
• Joona Sotala (born 1998)