Huittinen

Huittinen (Swedish Vitti's ) is a town with 10,618 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012) in south-western Finland. It lies about halfway between the cities of Tampere and Turku in the landscape Satakunta. Huittinen is exclusively Finnish speakers.

History

Huittinen exists as a municipality since 1868, since 1977 it has city status. Capital is the settlement Lauttakylä, also belong to the municipality of the parish village Huittinen well as the places Hannula, Hirvelä, Huittistenkylä, Huhtamo Hurula, Kaharila, Kannila, Karhiniemi, Korkeakoski, Leppäkoski, Loima, Löysälä, Matikkala, Mauriala, Mommola, Naatula, Nanhia, Palojoki, Pöyriälä, Raijala, Raskala, Rieskala, Riesola, Sampu, Sorvola, Suttila and Suontausta.

The Church of Huittinen dates from around 1500, but has since been expanded several times. 1860, the original single-nave church was refurbished to a cruciform church.

At the beginning of 2009, the neighboring community Vampula was incorporated in Huittinen.

Transport and the economy

Huittinen is significant as a transportation hub in Southwest Finland; Here too, the main streets of Helsinki to Pori and cross from Tampere to Rauma.

Traditionally, agriculture is of great importance. Today 16 % of workers are employed in this sector, total counting the township about 470 farms. The focus is on growing vegetables and pig. So is the food industry of importance also to metal and wood processing industries have settled.

Pictures

The Church of Huittinen

Old wooden houses in Huittinen

Sons and daughters of the town

Huittinen is known as the birthplace of Risto Ryti, the President of Finland in the years 1940-44. While Rytis role in the history of science is controversial mainly because of Ryti -Ribbentrop Treaty until today, the community is committed to her most famous son proud. Only by sacrificing his personal decision, Finland was able to get out of the war, according to the official website of the municipality. An exhibition devoted to the career Rytis.

  • Risto Ryti (1889-1956), politician and Prime Minister
  • Pirjo Hannele Aalto ( * 1961), biathlete
  • Antti Everi (* 1981), Weightlifting
  • Matti Oivanen ( born 1986 ), volleyball player
  • Mikko Oivanen ( born 1986 ), volleyball player
  • Markus Kankaanranta (* 1988), ice hockey player in the German Oberliga Adendorfer EC
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