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 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 | |
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Municipality | |
| Janakkalan kunta Janakkala kommun | |
Church of Saint Lawrence in Janakkala | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Janakkala in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°55′N 024°39′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Tavastia Proper |
| Sub-region | Hämeenlinna sub-region |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Seat | Turenki |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Reijo Siltala |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 586.07 km2 (226.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 547.41 km2 (211.36 sq mi) |
| • Water | 38.63 km2 (14.92 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 156th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 16,127 |
| • Rank | 69th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 29.46/km2 (76.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 3.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 59% |
| • 65 or older | 24.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality has a population of 16,127 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 586.07 square kilometres (226.28 sq mi) of which 38.63 km2 (14.92 sq mi) is water. The population density is 29.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (76.3/sq mi). In Janakkala the rate of unemployment is 9.7% and the rate of municipal taxes is %. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.