Pargas, the Glossary
Pargas (Parainen) is a town and municipality of Finland, in the Archipelago Sea, the biggest archipelago in the world by the number of islands, 50,000.[1]
Table of Contents
46 relations: Advocatus, Archipelago Sea, Åboland, Åland, Baltic Sea, Brändö, Charter, City manager, Eastern European Summer Time, Eastern European Time, Finland, Finnish language, Haninge Municipality, Houtskär, Humid continental climate, Iniö, Kaarina, Karin Thomasdotter, Kökar, Köppen climate classification, Kimitoön, Korpo, Kustavi, Limestone, Multilingualism, Municipalities of Finland, Naantali, Nagu, Nordkalk, Oceanic climate, Pargas (former municipality), Population density, Provinces of Finland, Regions of Finland, Sauvo, Sipilä Cabinet, Sister city, Sottunga, Southwest Finland, Sub-regions of Finland, Swedish language, Town, Turku, Utö (Finland), Vikings, Western Finland Province.
- 2009 establishments in Finland
- Municipalities of Southwest Finland
- Populated places established in 2009
Advocatus
During the Middle Ages, an (sometimes given as modern English: advocate; German:; French) was an office-holder who was legally delegated to perform some of the secular responsibilities of a major feudal lord, or for an institution such as an abbey.
Archipelago Sea
The Archipelago Sea (Saaristomeri, Skärgårdshavet) is a part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Sea of Åland, within Finnish territorial waters.
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Åboland
Åboland (Turunmaa) is a sub-region in the archipelago of the Southwest Finland region in south-western Finland.
Åland
Åland (Ahvenanmaa) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland.
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Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain.
Brändö
Brändö is an island municipality of Åland, Finland.
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified.
City manager
A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city in the council–manager form of city government.
Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of the UTC+03:00 time zone, which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
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Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
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Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Finnish language
Finnish (endonym: suomi or suomen kieli) is a Finnic language of the Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland.
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Haninge Municipality
Haninge Municipality (Haninge kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden.
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Houtskär
Houtskär (Houtskari) is an island group and former municipality of Finland.
Humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) and snowy winters.
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Iniö
Iniö is a former municipality of Finland.
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Kaarina
Kaarina (S:t Karins, i.e. "Saint Catherine's") is a town in Finland, located in the region of Southwest Finland. Pargas and Kaarina are Cities and towns in Finland, municipalities of Southwest Finland and Populated coastal places in Finland.
Karin Thomasdotter
Karin Thomasdotter (Swedish; Karin Thomaksentytär; 1610–1697) was an official Vogt (court advocate) and länsman, in the province of Finland that was then part of Sweden. Her position as an official was near to unique for a woman of her time, particularly as she was not of noble birth.
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Kökar
Kökar is an island municipality to the south-east of the Åland archipelago, Finland.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kimitoön
Kimitoön (Kemiönsaari) is a municipality and island of Finland. Pargas and Kimitoön are 2009 establishments in Finland, municipalities of Southwest Finland, Populated coastal places in Finland and Populated places established in 2009.
Korpo
Korpo (Korppoo) is an island located in the Turku archipelago.
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Kustavi
Kustavi (Gustavs) is a municipality of Finland. Pargas and Kustavi are municipalities of Southwest Finland and Populated coastal places in Finland.
Limestone
Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.
Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers.
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Municipalities of Finland
The municipalities (kunta; kommun) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental, self-governing administrative units of the country.
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Naantali
Naantali (Nådendal) is a town in Southwest Finland, and, as a resort town during the summer, an important centre of tourism in the country. Pargas and Naantali are Cities and towns in Finland, municipalities of Southwest Finland and Populated coastal places in Finland.
Nagu
Nagu (Nauvo) is a former municipality and parish of Finland.
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Nordkalk
Nordkalk is a manufacturer of limestone-based products based in Finland.
Oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as Cfb, typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool to warm summers and cool to mild winters (for their latitude), with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature.
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Pargas (former municipality)
Pargas (Parainen) is a former town and municipality in south-western Finland. Pargas and Pargas (former municipality) are Populated coastal places in Finland.
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Population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area.
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Provinces of Finland
Between 1634 and 2009, Finland was administered as several provinces (Suomen läänit, Finlands län).
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Regions of Finland
Finland is divided into 19 regions (maakunta; landskap) which are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of each region.
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Sauvo
Sauvo (Sagu) is a municipality of Finland. Pargas and Sauvo are municipalities of Southwest Finland and Populated coastal places in Finland.
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Sipilä Cabinet
The cabinet of Juha Sipilä was the 74th government of Finland, from 2015 to 2019.
Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
Sottunga
Sottunga is an island municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.
Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi,; Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland.
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Sub-regions of Finland
Sub-regions (seutukunta, ekonomisk region) are divisions used for statistical purposes in Finland.
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Swedish language
Swedish (svenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland.
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Town
A town is a type of a human settlement.
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Turku
Turku (Åbo) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. Pargas and Turku are Cities and towns in Finland, municipalities of Southwest Finland and Populated coastal places in Finland.
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Utö (Finland)
Utö is a small island in the Archipelago Sea in the Baltic Sea and belongs to Finland's Pargas municipality.
Vikings
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.
Western Finland Province
Western Finland (Länsi-Suomen lääni, Västra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009.
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See also
2009 establishments in Finland
- Aaltoes
- Blue and White Front
- Change 2011
- Desucon
- Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame
- Foodie.fm
- Global South Development Magazine
- HappyOrNot
- Helsinki Roller Derby
- Hevisaurus
- Justimus
- Kimitoön
- Nordic Defence Cooperation
- Pallohonka
- Pargas
- Qaiku
- TamU-K
- WWRD Holdings Limited
Municipalities of Southwest Finland
- Aura, Finland
- Kaarina
- Kimitoön
- Koski Tl
- Kustavi
- Laitila
- Lieto
- Loimaa
- Marttila
- Masku
- Municipalities of Southwest Finland
- Mynämäki
- Naantali
- Nousiainen
- Oripää
- Pöytyä
- Paimio
- Pargas
- Pyhäranta
- Raisio
- Rusko
- Salo, Finland
- Sauvo
- Somero
- Taivassalo
- Turku
- Uusikaupunki
- Vehmaa
Populated places established in 2009
- Bnei Dekalim
- Byram, Mississippi
- I-City
- Kew Bridge Ecovillage
- Kimitoön
- Knockroon
- Kujalleq
- Lake Tekakwitha, Missouri
- Ledinsko Razpotje
- Mänttä-Vilppula
- Outback Communities Authority
- Pargas
- Perdido Beach, Alabama
- Qaasuitsup
- Qatar Science & Technology Park
- Qeqqata
- Raseborg
- San Tan Valley, Arizona
- Sastamala
- Sermersooq
- Shalva BaMidbar
- Siikalatva
- Source-Seine
- Steg-Hohtenn
- Vlasikha, Moscow Oblast
- Zvyozdny gorodok (urban-type settlement)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pargas
Also known as Laensi-Turunmaa, Länsi-Turunmaa, Parainen, Vaestaboland, Väståboland.