Finsta

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Finsta
Finsta is located in Stockholm
Finsta
Finsta
Finsta is located in Sweden
Finsta
Finsta
Coordinates: 59°44′13″N 18°29′37″E / 59.73694°N 18.49361°E / 59.73694; 18.49361
CountrySweden
ProvinceUppland
CountyStockholm County
MunicipalityNorrtälje Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[2]
 • Total248
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Finsta (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfɪ̂nːsta])[3] is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 244 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Finsta is according to local tradition the birthplace of Saint Bridget, one of Sweden's best known saints and the founder of the Bridgettine Order of nuns. Her father was the lawspeaker of Uppland and a local landowner; however other birthplaces have also been suggested.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 8.


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