Editing Nousiainen

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| other_name = Nousis
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| image_caption = Nousiainen Church
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Southwest Finland]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Turku sub-region]]
| leader_title = Municipal manager
| leader_name = Juhani Kylämäkilä
| established_title = [[Charter]]
| established_date = 1867
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'''Nousiainen''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈnou̯siˌɑi̯nen|lang}}; {{langx|sv|Nousis}}) is a [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]]. It is located in the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]], {{convert|20|km}} from [[Turku]] along [[Finnish national road 8|Highway 8]] ([[European route E8|E8]]).<ref>[https://opaskartta.turku.fi/IMS/?layers=Opaskartta&cp=6721672,23449384&z=16 Opaskartta] - Turun karttapalvelu</ref> The [[Finnish language|Finnish]]-speaking municipality has a population of {{formatnum:
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{{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Nousiainen|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

There are two [[Natura 2000]] sites in Nousiainen: the [[Kurjenrahka National Park]] and the Rehtisuo Raised Bog.<ref>[http://www.ymparisto.fi/fi-FI/Luonto/Suojelualueet/Natura_2000_alueet?f=VarsinaisSuomen_ELYkeskus  Natura 2000 -alueet - Varsinais-Suomi] - Ympäristö (in Finnish)</ref>

== History ==
Nousiainen was an "ancient parish" (a unit of social organization) before Swedish rule.

Nousiainen was the first seat of the bishop of Finland until the early 13th century, when the seat was shifted to [[Koroinen]], nowadays a part of [[Turku]]. It remained, however, a place of pilgrimage throughout the [[Middle Ages]].<ref>David Kirby, ''A Concise History of Finland'' (Cambridge, 2006), p.&nbsp;7.</ref> The coat of arms of Nousiainen depicts [[Henry (Bishop of Finland)|Bishop Henry]] and [[Lalli]].

Nousiainen was mentioned in 1232 as ''de Nousia'' and in 1234 as ''Nosis''. Its name is derived from a pre-Christian Finnish personal name ''Nousia'', still the name of some 10-20 men in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Digi- ja väestötietovirasto|url=https://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/|date=August 15, 2022|access-date=August 20, 2022|website=verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi|language=fi}}</ref> Even after the bishopric was moved to Koroinen, Nousiainen was still an important pilgrimage site until the reformation, as it was thought that bishop Henry was buried there. 

The village of [[Nummi (Nousiainen)|Nummi]], the current administrative seat of the municipality, was mentioned in 1380 as ''Nummusby''. Court sessions for Nousiainen, [[Masku]] and [[Santamala]] were held there at the time. By 1556, Nummi was the largest village in Nousiainen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=293+294|access-date=August 19, 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}}</ref>

== Economics ==
[[Agriculture]] has always been Nousiainen's most significant industry. Significant employers also included [[Teleste Oyj]]'s electronics factory, which, however, has already closed down in the municipality. In 2015, the municipality had 1,009 jobs; of these, 11% were in primary production (agriculture, [[forestry]] and [[fishery]]), 72% in services and 15% in processing.<ref>[https://www.stat.fi/tup/alue/kuntienavainluvut.html#?year=2017&active1=SSS&active2=538 Kuntien avainluvut] - [[Statistics Finland]] (in Finnish)</ref> The companies that paid the most [[corporate tax]] in 2016 were FCR Finland, which operates in the [[shipbuilding]] industry, Mynämäen-Nousiaisten Osuuspankki and Maalausliike Helin.<ref>[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9262761#Nousiainen YLE: Alueen Nousiainen yhteisöverotiedot] (in Finnish)</ref>

== Culture ==
=== Food ===
[[Sweetened potato casserole]], or ''imelet perunloora'' in the local dialect, was named the traditional parish dish of Nousiainen in the 1980s.<ref>Jaakko Kolmonen: ''Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat'', p. 26. Helsinki: Patakolmonen Ky, 1988. (in Finnish)</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Mikko Rantanen]] (born 1996), professional [[ice hockey]] player for the [[Dallas Stars]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Rantanen's trade to Stars caps 'crazy' stretch for high-scoring forward {{!}} NHL.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/mikko-rantanen-trade-to-dallas-stars-caps-crazy-stretch |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
{{gallery
|mode=packed
|height=100
|Nousiaisten viljavarasto.jpg|A grain processing facility by the [[Turku]]–[[Uusikaupunki]] railway in Nousiainen
|E8 road. In Nousiainen, Finland.jpg|[[European route E8]] in Nousiainen
|Rantapiha.jpg|A [[kiosk]] at the Rantapiha [[recreational area]] by the Lake Savojärvi near [[Kurjenrahka National Park]]
|Ahti Jalonen Memorial (04).jpg|The memorial of Ahti Jalonen (1901–1918), a young victim of the [[White Terror (Finland)|White Terror]] during the [[Finnish Civil War]]
|Emovaha Nousiainen Finland.jpg|Emovaha [[glacial erratic]] in Nousiainen
}}

== See also ==
* [[Masku]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category-inline|Nousiainen}}
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*[http://www.nousiainen.fi/ Municipality of Nousiainen] – Official website

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Nousiainen
 | N  = [[Mynämäki]]
 | E  = {{Tooltip|''Kuhankuono''|boundary stone where 7 municipalities meet}}
 | SE = [[Rusko]]
 | S  = [[Masku]]
 | W  = [[Masku]]
}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of Southwest Finland]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1867]]
[[Category:1867 establishments in the Russian Empire]]