Äetsä

Äetsä [ æɛtsæ ] is a former municipality in southwestern Finland. The community center is the village Pehula. Äetsä was founded in 1981 by the merger of the municipalities Keikyä and Kiikka. At the beginning of 2009, the congregation united with Vammala and Mouhijärvi the new city Sastamala.

Policy

Coat of arms

Blazon: ". Azure, a leather embossed stamp, accompanied by two just such shamrocks "

Twinning

Äetsä maintains the following twinning:

• Rennebu (Norway )
• Uppvidinge (Sweden)
• Farsø (Denmark)

Economy

Benefiting from its location on the river Kokemäenjoki could attract many industries the area of ​​today's Äetsä since the late 19th century. As the share of employed in industry is higher than average, Äetsä be referred to as " one of the most industrialized towns of Finland". The Finnish Chemicals Oy was founded there in 1937, is today the second largest Natriumchloratfabrik Europe.

Attractions

Among the attractions are counted in addition to the traditional industrial milieu, inter alia, the longest wooden suspension bridge of Finland ( 228 m length).