Marttila (Swedish: S:t Mårtens) is a small town and municipality in Finland Proper. This article covers also Koski (Koskis) in the north-east.
This article is about municipality called Marttila. For neighbourhood of Helsinki with the same name, see Marttila, Helsinki. For the surname, see Marttila (surname). Municipality in Southwest Finland, FinlandMarttila S:t MårtensMunicipalityMarttilan kuntaS:t Mårtens kommunA countryside of Marttila Coat of armsLocation of Marttila in FinlandInteractive map of MarttilaCoordinates: 60°35′N 022°54′E / 60.583°N 22.900°E / 60.583; 22.900Country FinlandRegionSouthwest FinlandSub-regionLoimaaCharter1409Named afterMartin of ToursGovernment • Municipal managerAnne AhtiainenArea (2018-01-01) • Total195.99 km2 (75.67 sq mi) • Land195.31 km2 (75.41 sq mi) • Water0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) • Rank264th largest in FinlandPopulation (2025-12-31) • Total1,890 • Rank261st largest in Finland • Density9.68/km2 (25.1/sq mi)Population by native language • Finnish95.8% (official) • Swedish1% • Others3.3%Population by age • 0 to 1415.9% • 15 to 6456.3% • 65 or older27.8%Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)ClimateDfcWebsitewww.marttila.fi Marttila (Finnish: [ˈmɑrtːilɑ]; Swedish: S:t Mårtens, i.e. "Saint Martin's") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,890 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 195.99 square kilometres (75.67 sq mi) of which 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Marttila's neighbouring municipalities are Koski Tl, Lieto, Loimaa, Paimio, Pöytyä and Salo.
[edit] During the Swedish domestic war regarding who was to be king, an important battle took place here 29 August 1599. Troops under Axel Kurck, supporting king Sigismund were defeated by troops supported duke Karl, soon to be king Karl IX. Karl more or less already ruled Sweden and what is Finland nowadays, and Sigismund were based in Poland. There is a memorial, erected 1934, to be seen in Marttila. Marttila is along what at that time was called "Tavastlands Oxväg", in Finnish now posted as "Hämeen Härkätie", which in English translates to "Oxroad of Häme".
[edit] Sirkka-Liisa Anttila (born 1943), politician; the former Minister of Agriculture and Forestry[citation needed] Lauri Heikkilä (born 1957), politician[citation needed] Simo Laaksonen (born 1998), racing driver[citation needed]
[edit] Church Borough hall Lainamakasiinit Nuorisoseurantalo