Ypäjä

Ypäjä is a municipality located in the countryside of South-Western Finland. It belongs to the province of Southern Finland and the region of Tavastia Proper. The municipality has a population of 2,349 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 183.25 square kilometres (70.75 sq mi) of which 0.5 km² (0.19 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (33.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Ypäjä
Municipality
Ypäjän kunta Ypäjä kommun
Ypäjä Church
Coat of arms
Location of Ypäjä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°48.5′N 023°17′E
Country	Finland
Region	Tavastia Proper
Sub-region	Forssa sub-region
Charter	1876
Government
• Municipal manager	Sinikka Malin
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	183.25 km^2 (70.75 sq mi)
• Land	182.75 km^2 (70.56 sq mi)
• Water	0.5 km^2 (0.2 sq mi)
Area rank	269th largest in Finland
Population  (2019-01-31)[2]
• Total	2,349
• Rank	249th largest in Finland
• Density	12.85/km^2 (33.3/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.1% (official)
• Swedish	0.8%
• Others	1.2%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	16.2%
• 15 to 64	63.8%
• 65 or older	19.9%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	19.5%
Climate	Dfc
Website	www.ypaja.fi

The main population centre of Ypäjä is a small village situated on the river Loimijoki, between the towns of Forssa (23 km to the east from Ypäjä) and Loimaa (15 km to the west). Although officially part of the Forssa region, Ypäjä is often also considered to belong to the Loimaa region as it has traditionally been influenced by both towns. Besides Loimaa, its direct neighbours are Jokioinen, Humppila, Somero and Koski Tl.

The distances from Ypäjä to the three major cities in southern Finland are relatively short: 74 kilometres (46 mi) to Turku, 96 km (60 mi) to Tampere, and 132 km (82 mi) to the capital Helsinki.

Ypäjä is probably best known for horses; the municipality e.g. has an Equine College and hosts an annual international riding competition called Finnderby.

Ypäjä's coat of arms is designed by Aukusti Tuhka.

References

1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

External links

Media related to Ypäjä at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Ypäjä – Official website (in Finnish)
• Equine College Ypäjä