Parainen
town in the region of Southwest Finland, Finland
Parainen, Pargas, is a city in Southwest Finland. About 15,500 people lived there in January 2014. The municipalities next to it are Brändö, Sottunga, Kökar, Kemiönsaari, Sauvo, Kaarina, Turku, Naantali and Kustavi.
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It was created as Väståboland on 1 January 2009, when the former municipalities of Pargas, Nagu, Korpo, Houtskär and Iniö were merged into a single municipality.
Most people speak Swedish.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Pargas at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Finnish)