What is Parainen?
[[File:Location of Pargas in Finland.png|thumb|Location]] [[Image:Nagu.vapen.Nauvo.vaakuna.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''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]]. It was created as Väståboland on 1 January 2009, when the former municipalities of [[Pargas (former municipality)|Pargas]], [[Nagu, Finland|Nagu]], [[Korpo]], [[Houtskär]] and [[Iniö]] were merged into a single municipality. Most people speak [[Swedish language|Swedish]]. == Other websites == {{Commonscat-inline|Pargas}} * {{official website|http://www.parainen.fi/web/fi_FI/framsida/}} {{in lang|fi}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Cities in Finland]] [[Category:Municipalities of Southwest Finland]]