Säkylä


Säkylä is a municipality of Finland.
Säkylä is located in the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water. The population density is . Municipality of Köyliö was merged to Säkylä on 1 January 2016.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Säkylä is best known as the home of the Finnish Defence Forces' Porin Prikaati and for the large and successful food industry. The biggest employers are the Säkylä garrison, Lännen Tehtaat Plc, Broilertalo Oy, the Municipality of Säkylä, the Intermunicipal Federation of Public Health, and
Sucros Säkylä.
For its diversity of nature, Säkylä has a special position among Finnish municipalities. Säkylä's Lake Pyhäjärvi, situated mainly in the area of Säkylä, is the biggest lake in southwestern Finland. It is renowned for its clean and clear water and big yields of fish, and the maintenance of its natural state is secured by the common efforts of the inhabitants, the municipality, and local industry. Insects found nowhere else in Finland live on the Säkylänharju Ridge. The fauna and flora of the ridge include several other rare and threatened species.
Lake Pyhäjärvi is a versatile bird lake. During the year, practically all of the water and shore birds of the Finnish inland waters are found there. The nesting species include lake birds drawn to the barren shores and clear waters, as well as some demanding specialities of the best eutrophic bird bays.
Säkylä is the original home of the Antti farmstead, nowadays a museum object in the Seurasaari Open Air Museum in Helsinki.

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