Janakkala

Janakkala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjɑnɑˌkːɑlɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. Its administrative centre is in Turenki, which is often erroneously shown on maps as being "Janakkala". Janakkala is located along the 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
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
Country Finland
RegionTavastia Proper
Sub-regionHämeenlinna sub-region
Charter1866
SeatTurenki
Government
 • Municipality managerReijo Siltala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total586.07 km2 (226.28 sq mi)
 • Land547.44 km2 (211.37 sq mi)
 • Water38.63 km2 (14.92 sq mi)
 • Rank156th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total16,340
 • Rank69th largest in Finland
 • Density29.85/km2 (77.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.2% (official)
 • Swedish0.4%
 • Others1.3%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1416.2%
 • 15 to 6459%
 • 65 or older24.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21%
Websitewww.janakkala.fi

The municipality has a population of 16,340 (31 December 2021)[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 29.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (77.3/sq mi). In Janakkala the rate of unemployment is 9.7% and the rate of municipal taxes is 21%.[5] The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Services and sights
Janakkala Library in Turenki

A paper mill is located in Tervakoski, the second largest village in the municipality. A well-known and popular amusement park Puuhamaa is also located in Tervakoski.[6] Other sites of particular interest include the Hakoinen fortress hill and manor house, the latter being privately owned; the mediaeval stone church of St Lauri (Lawrence); the Torpparimuseo (authentic wooden village buildings and windmill); and numerous Bronze Age sacrifice stones, all in Janakkala village. The birthplace of an internationally known actress Ida Aalberg (1857-1915) is located in Leppäkoski village in Janakkala.

Heraldry

In the 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.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. "Puuhamaa avataan tänään, vesipuisto vasta kesäkuussa". Hämeen Sanomat (in Finnish). May 26, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  7. Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
  8. "Kuntaesittely" (in Finnish). Municipality of Janakkala. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

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