Ekenäs (Finland)

Ekenäs Ekenäs – Tammisaari
Municipality
Ekenäs Town Ekenäs stad Tammisaaren kaupunki
An alley in Ekenäs
Coat of arms
Location of Ekenäs in Finland
Coordinates: 59°58.5′N 023°26′E / 59.9750°N 23.433°E / 59.9750; 23.433Coordinates: 59°58.5′N 023°26′E / 59.9750°N 23.433°E / 59.9750; 23.433
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Ekenäs sub-region
Founded	1546
Consolidated	2009
Area
• Total	1,873.38 km2 (723.32 sq mi)
• Land	726.73 km2 (280.59 sq mi)
• Water	1,146.65 km2 (442.72 sq mi)
Population (2008-12-31)
• Total	14,754
• Density	20.3/km2 (53/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	17% (official)
• Swedish	81% (official)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Climate	Dfb

Ekenäs (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈeːkəneːs]; Finnish: Tammisaari, [ˈtɑmːisɑːri]) is a town and former municipality in Finland that included the former municipalities Snappertuna and Tenala together with the town of Ekenäs. It was merged with Pohja and Karis to form the new municipality of Raseborg on January 1, 2009.

Ekenäs is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town had a population of 14,754 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered a land area of 726.73 square kilometres (280.59 sq mi). The population density was 20.30 inhabitants per square kilometre (52.6/sq mi).

The town is bilingual, with the majority being Swedish speakers (81%), and the minority Finnish speakers (17%).

It is noted for its archipelago, part of which is the Ekenäs Archipelago National Park. The present Neoclassical form of the Ekenäs church was designed by Italian-born architect Charles Bassi in 1839–1842 following a fire in 1821. There are two buildings in Ekenäs designed by world famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto; the Tammisaari Savings Bank (1964) and Villa Skeppet (1969), the home of Aalto's biographer, Göran Schildt.