Laitila (Finnish: [ˈlɑi̯tilɑ]; Swedish: Letala) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, and it is 59 kilometres (37 mi) from Laitila to Turku. The municipality has a population of 8,475
(31 August 2024) and covers an area of 545.32 square kilometres (210.55 sq mi) of
which 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
is water. The population density is
15.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (41.3/sq mi). The municipality is monolingually Finnish.
Laitila is renowned for its poultry farms and "egg festival" (Laitilan Munamarkkinat), which is why the subject of the municipal coat of arms of Laitila also refers to the parish's fame for chicken care. There is a lot of demand for Laitila-based chicken eggs, as the local egg producer company Munax, among other things, has even planned to egg exports all the way to South Korea. Laitila has also been called the "egg capital of Finland".
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