Sauvo
# Sauvo

Sauvo (Finnish:; Swedish: Sagu) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,916 (28 February 2023) and covers an area of 299.47 square kilometres (115.63 sq mi) of which 47.21 $km^2$ (18.23 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.55 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.9/sq mi).

Like many waterside areas near major population centres, Sauvo's population increases every summer because of summer cottage usage. While vacationers are not reflected in the official statistics, they roughly double the population during the summer. Today it holds a stone church from the late 15th century, and many manor houses.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

## History

Sauvo is home to a number of archaeological finds from the Iron Age. The first written mention of Sauvo dates back to the year of 1335.

The municipality of Karuna was merged into Sauvo in the year of 1969.

## Notable persons

* Aatos Tapala, opera singer and actor
* Arno Jaatinen, Jäger major
* Arto Nuotio, singer
* Arvo Korsimo, politician
* Eero Rislakki, industrial engineer
* Esko Kiviranta, politician
* John Rosenbröijer, Jäger trooper
* Jorma Rinne, athlete
* Petri Laaksonen, musician
* Rami Sarmasto, actor and musician
* Sanna Perkiö, politician
* Veikko Palomaa, writer

## Gallery

* The church of Sauvo
* Inside Sauvo's church
* Church of Karuna
* Old church of Karuna, today in Seurasaari
