Sammatti

Sammatti (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑmːɑtːi]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Lohja in the beginning of 2009.

Sammatti
Former municipality
Sammatin kunta Sammatti kommun
Sammatti Church
Coat of arms
Location of Sammatti in Finland
Coordinates: 60°19′15″N 023°49′15″E
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region)
Consolidated with Lohja	2009
Area [1]
• Total	85.06 km2 (32.84 sq mi)
• Land	72.01 km2 (27.80 sq mi)
• Water	13.05 km2 (5.04 sq mi)
Population  (2008-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,365
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	18.8%
• 15 to 64	65.1%
• 65 or older	16.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb

An illustration of Sammatti in Finland framställdt i teckningar (1845-1852)

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 1,365 (31 December 2008)^[2] and covered a land area of 72.01 square kilometres (27.80 sq mi). The population density was 18.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (49.1/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

It was the birthplace of one of Finland's most famous writers, Elias Lönnrot, the compiler of the Kalevala.^[4]

Villages

Prior to its consolidation into Lohja in 2009, Sammatti contained the following villages:

Haarijärvi (Haarjärvi) Karstu Kaukola Kiikala Leikkilä

Lohilampi Luskala Myllykylä Niemenkylä Sammatti

See also

• Karjalohja
• Nummi-Pusula