Ulvila

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Ulvila

Total population

12,733

Founded

1365

Land area400.82 km²

Coordinates61.43°, 21.88°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ulvila is a town and municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland, as well as the third oldest city in the country. Ulvila was granted charter as a town by King Albert of Sweden on 7 February 1365. However, its town privileges were taken over by Pori in 1558. After 442 years, Ulvila regained town privileges in 2000.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Masi Marjamäki

ice hockey player

Sakari Salminen

Finnish ice hockey player

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Finnish painter (1865-1931)

Aarne Tarkas

Finnish film director and screenwriter

Arvo Aaltonen

Finnish swimmer

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Lasse Heikkilä

Finnish ice hockey player

Katja Tukiainen

Finnish artist and comics artist (born 1969)

Mira Luoti

Finnish singer and actress

Jenni Haukio

Finnish poet and first lady of Finland (born 1977)

Antti Aarne

Finnish folklorist (1867-1925)

Kari Hotakainen

Finnish writer

T

Tommi Rajamäki

Finnish ice hockey player

Tapio Levo

Finnish ice hockey player

Samuli Edelmann

Finnish actor and singer (born 1968)

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Sari Marjamäki

Finnish ice hockey player

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Leo Eino Aario

Finnish botanist (1906-1998)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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  18.4 mi away · pop. 2,084
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  1224.8 mi away
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  1226.7 mi away
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  1227.1 mi away
• Terter
  1227.2 mi away
• Seslav
  1227.6 mi away
• Madrevo
  1228.1 mi away
• Gorichevo
  1229.1 mi away
• Zadruga
  1229.6 mi away
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  1229.7 mi away
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  1229.7 mi away · pop. 236
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Recently spotted species

Large White

Pieris brassicae

Seen 2026-09-21

Autumn Green Carpet

Chloroclysta miata

Seen 2026-09-21

Frosted Orange

Gortyna flavago

Seen 2026-09-20

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Seen 2026-09-20

Bronze Ground Beetle

Carabus nemoralis

Seen 2026-09-18

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Seen 2026-09-18

Scotch flat-body

Exaeretia ciniflonella

Seen 2026-09-18

bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Seen 2026-09-18

Pink-barred Sallow

Xanthia togata

Seen 2026-09-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers