Hollola
Hollola is a municipality of Finland, located in the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality is unilingually Finnish and has a population of 23,570 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 727.47 square kilometres (280.88 sq mi) of which 68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 50.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (131.8/sq mi).
Hollola | |
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Municipality | |
Hollolan kunta Hollola kommun | |
The medieval church of Hollola | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Hollola in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°59.2′N 025°31′E | |
Country | |
Region | Päijänne Tavastia |
Sub-region | Lahti sub-region |
Charter | 1865 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Päivi Rahkonen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 727.47 km2 (280.88 sq mi) |
• Land | 463.18 km2 (178.83 sq mi) |
• Water | 68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi) |
Area rank | 132nd largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 23,570 |
• Rank | 44th largest in Finland |
• Density | 50.89/km2 (131.8/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.3% |
• Others | 1.5% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 20.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 65% |
• 65 or older | 14.7% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
Website | www.hollola.fi |
Hollola has the tallest structure in Finland, the Tiirismaa TV-Tower.
A popular resort in Hollola is Messilä. There you can do cross-country-skiing, downhill skiing, tramping and play golf. There is a hotel and a camping site in Messilä. Messilä is located by Vesijärvi.
In 2018, Hollola hosted the Jukola Relays.[6] This Orienteering event is a night relay, and one of the most popular orienteering events in the world by number of competitors.
International relations
Culture
So called Hollolan näkkileipä.
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "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.
- "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- https://www.jukola.com/2018/en/
External links
Media related to Hollola at Wikimedia Commons - Municipality of Hollola – Official website