Hanko

This airticle is aboot the toun in Finland. For ither uisses, see Hanko (disambiguation).

Hanko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhɑŋko]; Swadish: Hangö), is a bilingual port toun an municipality on the sooth coast o Finland, 130 kilometre (80 mi) wast o Helsinki. Its current population is 7,838 (28 Februar 2023),^[2] wi a majority being Finnish speakers an a strang minority being Swadish speakers (7,001,440,000,000,000,000♠44%).^[3]

Hanko Hanko – Hangö
Municipality an toun
Hangon kaupunki – Hangö stad
Eastren Harbour coastline
Coat airms
Location o Hanko in Finland
Coordinates: 59°50′N 022°58′E
Kintra	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Raseborg sub-region
Chairter	1874
Govrenment
• Toun manager	Jouko Mäkinen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	799.99 km2 (308.88 sq mi)
• Laund	116.89 km2 (45.13 sq mi)
• Water	683.26 km2 (263.81 sq mi)
Area rank	292nt lairgest in Finland
Population  (2023-02-28)[2]
• Total	7,838
• Rank	120t lairgest in Finland
• Density	67.05/km2 (173.7/sq mi)
Population bi native leid [3]
• Finnish	7,001,535,000,000,000,000♠53.5% (offeecial)
• Swadish	7,001,437,000,000,000,000♠43.7% (offeecial)
• Ithers	7,000,290,000,000,000,000♠2.9%
Population by age [4]
• 0 tae 14	7,001,152,000,000,000,000♠15.2%
• 15 tae 64	7,001,654,000,000,000,000♠65.4%
• 65 or aulder	7,001,194,009,999,900,000♠19.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.hanko.fi

Soviet naval base

The watter touer an kirk in Hanko. They wur rebuilt efter the war, haein been destroyed bi the Soviets.

Långsanda, ane o the several beaches in Hanko.

In the Moscow Peace Treaty that endit the Winter War on March 13, 1940, Hanko was leased tae the Soviet Union as a militar base for a period o 30 years. Durin the Continuation War, Soviet truips wur forcit tae evacuate Hanko in early December 1941. The Soviet Union renooncit the lease formally in the Paris peace treaty o 1947. As a curiosity, it can be notit that the short Russo-Finnish front athort the base o the peninsulae on the Finnish side wis held in pairt bi volunteer truips frae Swaden. A museum haes been established at this location, amang the trenches an ither remnants o the war.

The role o the Hanko naval base wis replacit bi Porkkala in the airmistice atween Finland an the Soviet Union o 19 September 1944, released back tae Finland in Januar 1956.