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Rusko

Ruskon kunta
Municipality
Sormat office in Rusko
Sormat office in Rusko
Coat of arms of Ruskon kunta
Coat of arms
Location of Rusko in Finland
Location of Rusko in Finland
Coordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E / 60.5417°N 22.2250°E / 60.5417; 22.2250Coordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E / 60.5417°N 22.2250°E / 60.5417; 22.2250
Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Turku sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Arto Oikarinen
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 127.14 km2 (49.09 sq mi)
 • Land 127.12 km2 (49.08 sq mi)
 • Water 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Area rank 287th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 6,134
 • Rank 156th largest in Finland
 • Density 48.25/km2 (125.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98% (official)
 • Swedish 1.2%
 • Others 0.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 23%
 • 15 to 64 64.8%
 • 65 or older 12.2%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 18.25%
Climate Dfb
Website www.rusko.fi

Rusko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrusko]) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 6,134 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 127.14 square kilometres (49.09 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is water. The population density is 48.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (125.0/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality of Vahto was consolidated with Rusko on January 1, 2009.



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