Merikarvia

Merikarvia Sastmola
Municipality
Merikarvian kunta Sastmola kommun
The town center along the Kauppatie street
Coat of arms
Location of Merikarvia in Finland
Interactive map of Merikarvia
Coordinates: 61°51.5′N 021°30′E
Country	Finland
Region	Satakunta
Sub-region	Pori
Charter	1639
Government
• Municipal manager	Juha Vasama
Area  (2018-01-01)
• Total	1,246.22 km2 (481.17 sq mi)
• Land	446.28 km2 (172.31 sq mi)
• Water	800.2 km2 (309.0 sq mi)
• Rank	194th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	2,834
• Rank	218th largest in Finland
• Density	6.35/km2 (16.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	95.4% (official)
• Swedish	0.4%
• Others	4.1%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	13.9%
• 15 to 64	50.6%
• 65 or older	35.5%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfc
Website	merikarvia.fi

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Merikarvia (Finnish: [ˈmeriˌkɑrʋiɑ]; Swedish: Sastmola) is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region. The neighboring municipalities are Isojoki, Kristinestad, Pomarkku, Pori and Siikainen.

The municipality has a population of 3,169 (2024) and it covers an area of 1,246.22 square kilometres (481.17 sq mi), of which 800.2 km² (309.0 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.35 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.4/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The coastline was formerly Swedish-speaking. Merikarvia is known for the Oura Archipelago, which is part of the Bothnian Sea National Park.