Place:Pohja, Uusimaa, Finland

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NamePohja
TypeMunicipality
Located inUusimaa, Finland
Also located inUusimaa, Etelä-Suomi, Finland    
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Pohja is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Ekenäs and Karis to form the new town of Raseborg in 2009.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 4,936 (as of 31 December 2008)[1] and covered a land area of .[2] The population density was .

The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish (60%) and minority Swedish (40%) speakers. Pohja is one of the birthplaces of the Finnish metal industry. Fiskars Corporation was founded near Pohja in 1649 and remains the largest employer in municipality area to date.

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