Janakkala
| Janakkala | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Janakkalan kunta | ||
| Church of Saint Lawrence in Janakkala
Church of Saint Lawrence in Janakkala
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| Location of Janakkala in Finland Location of Janakkala in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Tavastia Proper | |
| Sub-region | Hämeenlinna sub-region | |
| Charter | 1866 | |
| Seat | Turenki | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipality manager | Pekka Harju | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 586.07 km2 (226.28 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 547.44 km2 (211.37 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 38.63 km2 (14.92 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 200th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 16,862 | |
| • Rank | 68th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 30.8/km2 (80/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.4% | |
| • Others | 1.3% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 19% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 17.4% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.janakkala.fi | |
Janakkala is a municipality of Finland. Its administrative centre is in Turenki, which is often erroneously shown on maps as being "Janakkala".
It is located 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. The municipality has a population of 16,862 (31 March 2016)[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 30.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (80/sq mi). In Janakkala the rate of unemployment is 9.7% and the rate of municipal taxes is 19.5%.[5]
Paper mill is located in Tervakoski.
Sites of particular interest include: Hakoinen fortress hill and manor house, the latter being privately owned; St Lauri's (Lawrence's) mediaeval stone church; the Torppari Museo (authentic wooden village buildings and windmill) and numerous Bronze Age sacrifice stones, all in Janakkala village.
The place where actor Ida Aalberg was born is located in Leppäkoski village.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Janakkala – Official website (Finnish)
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