Säkylä
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Säkylä is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 4,841 (2007) and covers an area of 268.61 km² of which 109.20 km² is water. The population density is 31.0 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Säkylä is most known as the home of the Finnish Defence Forces' Porin Prikaati (Pori Brigade) and for the large and successful food industry. The biggest employers are the Säkylä garrison (Pori Brigade), Lännen Tehtaat Plc, Broilertalo Oy, the Municipality of Säkylä, the Intermunicipal Federation of Public Health, and Sucros Säkylä.
For its diversity of nature, Säkylä has a special position among Finnish municipalities. Lake Pyhäjärvi of Säkylä (Säkylän Pyhäjärvi), situated mainly in the area of Säkylä, is the biggest lake in southwestern Finland. It is renowned for its clean and clear water and big yields of fish, and the maintenance of its natural state is secured by the common efforts of the inhabitants, of the municipality, and of the industry. Insects found nowhere else in Finland live on Säkylänharju Ridge. The fauna and flora of the ridge include several other rare and threatened species.
Pyhäjärvi of Säkylä is a versatile bird lake. During the year, practically all of the water and shore birds of the Finnish inland waters are found there. The nesting species include birds of lakes with barren shores and clear waters, as well as some demanding specialities of the best eutrophic bird bays.
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