Hollola
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 / 60.9867°N 25.517°ECoordinates: 60°59.2′N 025°31′E / 60.9867°N 25.517°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| 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 (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 23,246 |
| • Rank | 45th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 50.19/km2 (130.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 1.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.7% |
| • 65 or older | 25.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% |
| Website | www.hollola.fi |
Hollola is a municipality of Finland, located in the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality is unilingually Finnish and has a population of 23,246 (31 March 2021)[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 50.19 inhabitants per square kilometre (130.0/sq mi).
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[]
Twin towns — Sister cities[]
Hollola is twinned with:
Culture[]
So called Hollolan näkkileipä.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Lahti-Hollola Jukola 2018".
External links[]
Media related to Hollola at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Hollola – Official website
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