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Janakkala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjɑnɑˌkːɑlɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. Its administrative centre is in Turenki. Janakkala is located along Highway 3 (E12) in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. To the south Janakkala shares a boundary with Riihimäki, the northern neighbour being Hämeenlinna. It is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Turenki to Hämeenlinna, 94 kilometres (58 mi) to Tampere, and 96 kilometres (60 mi) to Helsinki.
Janakkala | |
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Municipality | |
| Janakkalan kunta Janakkala kommun | |
 Church of Saint Lawrence in Janakkala | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Janakkala in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°55′N 024°39′E / 60.917°N 24.650°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Tavastia Proper |
| Sub-region | Hämeenlinna sub-region |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Seat | Turenki |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Reijo Siltala (– 2024) |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 586.07 km2 (226.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 547.41 km2 (211.36 sq mi) |
| • Water | 38.63 km2 (14.92 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 156th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,029 |
| • Rank | 69th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 29.28/km2 (75.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 3.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 59% |
| • 65 or older | 24.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality has a population of 16,029 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 586.07 square kilometres (226.28 sq mi) of which 38.63 km2 (14.92 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 29.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (75.8/sq mi). In Janakkala the rate of unemployment is 9.7% and the rate of municipal taxes is [4]%.[4][when?] The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable sites
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The Puuhamaa amusement park is in Tervakoski.[5] The Hakoinen fortress is in Janakkala village.
Notable people
editActress Ida Aalberg was born in 1857 in Leppäkoski village in Janakkala.
Heraldry
editThe coat of arms of Janakkala, a head of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), the regional animal of Tavastia Proper, describes Janakkala's location in the heart of Tavastia. An aisle line of partition is a reference to Hakoinen Castle into the mountain, and the upper two arrows encircling the cross, symbol of Christianity, the image of the Crusades battles.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Puuhamaa avataan tänään, vesipuisto vasta kesäkuussa". Hämeen Sanomat (in Finnish). 26 May 2006. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Kuntaesittely" (in Finnish). Municipality of Janakkala. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Janakkala at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Janakkala – Official website (in Finnish)
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