Teuva

Teuva [ tɛu̯vɑ ] (Swedish: Östermark ) is a municipality in western Finland with 5774 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It is located in the countryside 36 kilometers north-east of South Ostrobothnia Kristinestad. Neighboring cities and municipalities are Kurikka in the north, Kauhajoki in the southeast, Karijoki in the south and Närpes in the West. The community Teuva is exclusively Finnish speakers.

Location

Teuva located in the Finnish-speaking part of the Ostrobothnia region in a shallow river. The population is concentrated along the banks of the Teuvajoki River and its tributaries. In addition to the community center belonging to the villages Teuva Äystö, Horo, Kauppila, Komsi, Luovankylä, nori, and Perälä Riippi.

History

A sedentary settlement in Teuva first appeared around 1560th From 1694 the place was a chapel of the parish church Närpes before Teuva 1795 was an independent parish. The municipality Teuva was created by the municipal reform of 1868. The community is traditionally dominated by agriculture. Especially the greenhouse cultivation plays a major role in the greenhouses of the resident in Teuva company Tamsin kasvihuoneet a quarter of the lettuce production in Finland is growing. In addition Teuva is a center of furniture production. The municipal training center in TEAK Teuva is the largest training provider in the furniture industry in the Nordic countries.

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms: In a blue shield two of them asked schrage silver flail.

Personalities

The most famous son Teuvas is the theologian and politician Lauri Ingman, who was 1918-1919 and 1924-1925 Finnish Prime Minister. In the community of traditional sports club Teuvan Rivakka is established. He belonged to several factors such the javelin thrower Pauli Nevala and Ringer brothers Kalervo and Jukka Rauhala. At Nevalas Olympic victory in 1964, a monument in the form of a 26 -meter-long spear, said to be the "biggest spear in the world".

Attractions

The modern church of Teuva was 1953. Your predecessor dating back to 1863 was three years previously fallen victim to a fire. Only the choir and sacristy of the old church have been preserved and later set repaired. Today the church ruin is occasionally used for evening prayers and concerts. The altar of the new church was created by Tove Jansson and represents the parable of the wise and foolish virgins

Community partnerships

Teuva maintains partnerships with the community Orust in Sweden and the Polish town of Cieszyn.

Policy

As in most rural areas of Finland is in Teuva the Centre Party, the strongest political force. In the local elections 2008, she received 46.5 percent in the 2007 General Election even more than half of the votes. In council, the highest decision-making authority in municipal matters, it represents 13 of 27 deputies. The second largest party is the conservative National Coalition Party 23.3 percent of the vote and six seats in the municipal council. The third major party in Finland, the Social Democrats, however, play a minor role with a single-digit election results and two deputies in Teuva. Furthermore, represented in the City Council, the Left Alliance with three, the right-wing populist True Finns with two and the Christian Democrats with one seat

Sons and daughters

• Lauri Ingman (1868-1934), politician of the National Coalition Party, Prime Minister and the Archbishop of Turku