Pukkila


Pukkila is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region and it is the smallest municipality in the region in relation to its population; the municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The pukki- part of the municipality's name means "male goat".
In 1962, a former villager, Onni Nurmi, bequeathed the village 760 shares in a company called Nokia - then chiefly known as a manufacturer of rubber workboots - on condition that the income be used for the benefit of the elderly and that the shares would never be sold. After a legal battle the shares have now been diversified and the income used to fund a welfare centre and services for the elderly.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Pukkila: