Pohja

Pohja (Pojo ) 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) and covered a land area of 224.66 km2. The population density was 21.97 PD/km2.

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.

Former villages
Villages located within the former Pohja municipality and which now belong to the city of Raseborg are: Antkärr, Ansku (Swedish: Antskog), Baggby, Pinjainen (Swedish: Billnäs), Björsby, Bockboda, Bollstad, Borgby, Brunkom, Brödtorp, Böle, Dalkarby, Laajasaniemi, Ekerö, Elimo, Fiskars, Forsby, Gammelby, Gennäs, Grabbskog, Grännäs, Gumnäs, Gästerby, Hindraböle, Hällskulla, Järnvik, Kila, Klinkbacka, Kockböle (part of Persböle), Koppskog, Kvarnby, Kyrkbacka, Lillfors, Munckbacka, Mörby, Nygård, Näsby, Pentby, Persböle, Ramskulla, Sidsbacka, Sjösäng, Skarpkulla, Skogböle, Skogäng, Skrittskog, Skuru, Slicko, Sonabacka, Spakanäs, Starrböle, Stålbacka, Sunnanvik, Svedjeby, Sällvik, Torby, Trädbollstad, Åminne and Åminnefors.

The River of Fiskars flowed through the former municipality and Flacksjö a lake. Please note, however, that Pohja Manor is located in the city of Salo.

Notable residents

 * Charles Linn – one of the founders of Birmingham, Alabama
 * Peter Lindroos – opera singer