Nakkila (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈnɑkːilɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakuntaregion, 19 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Pori. The Kokemäki River flows along the center of Nakkila. The municipality has a population of 4,952 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 184.88 square kilometres (71.38 sq mi) of which 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 27.07 inhabitants per square kilometre (70.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The name Nackeby was earlier used in Swedish.[5]
There are two major sights, the Nakkila Church and the film studio Villilä, often referred as "Hollywood of Finland". Nakkila is also well known for the European river lampreys, which are a traditional food of the locality.[6]
History
In the early days of the Continuation War, Järvikylä, Nakkila was a target of a strange bombing, when the Soviet bombers carried out the only air bombing of the Satakunta region. The reason of the bombing is still unknown.[7]
Demographics
Historical census populations – Nakkila
Year
Pop.
±%
1980
6 248
—
1985
6,445
—
1990
6,396
−0.8%
1995
6,186
−3.3%
2000
6,094
−1.5%
Year
Pop.
±%
2005
5,832
−4.3%
2010
5,788
−0.8%
2015
5,651
−2.4%
2020
5,321
−5.8%
Economy
J. W. Suominen's old nonwovens factory in Nakkila
Nakkila's most significant industrial companies are Nakkila Works konepaja and Länsi-Suomen Voima Oy's hydropower plant. Smaller industrial activities have been represented by the carpentry industry. The Suominen Corporation's nonwovens factory[8] (formerly Suomisen nahkatehdas[9]) has also been a major employer, but much of the production has been shut down by the end of 2012.
Villages in Nakkila
The year following the name of the village indicates when the first document entry is known about the village.
Nakkila used to have an indoor swimming pool, but in 2017 a new sporting center was built to replace it. The new sporting center has football fields, both artificial and grass, and a multipurpose indoor sporting hall and a gym.[12][13] The outside of the sporting hall also has a running track, a frisbeegolf course and an ice hockey rink.
Salomonkallio is a ski resort and a golf course in Nakkila. The golf course has 18 holes and according to the golfing club, they have over 1 600 members.
