Heinola | |
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Town | |
| Heinolan kaupunki Heinola stad | |
 A view from Heinola railway bridge towards the town center | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Heinola in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°12′N 026°02′E / 61.200°N 26.033°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region (current) Heinola sub-region (former) |
| Charter | 1776 |
| City rights | 1839 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Jari Parkkonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 839.28 km2 (324.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 675.97 km2 (260.99 sq mi) |
| • Water | 162.96 km2 (62.92 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 125th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 17,872 |
| • Rank | 64th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 26.44/km2 (68.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.9% |
| • 65 or older | 35.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www |
Heinola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhei̯nolɑ]) is a town and a municipality of 17,872 inhabitants (31 August 2024)[2] located in the eastern part of the Päijänne Tavastia region, Finland, near the borders of the South Savonia region and the Kymenlaakso region. It is the third largest municipality in the region in terms of population after Lahti and Hollola.[5] The neighbour municipalities of Heinola are Asikkala, Hartola, Iitti, Kouvola, Mäntyharju, Nastola, Pertunmaa and Sysmä.
In the coat of arms of Heinola, the Tavastia's provincial animal, the Eurasian lynx, crosses a fess resembling an arch bridge; it refers to the Jyränkö Bridge (Jyrängönsilta) from 1932, which crosses Jyrängönvirta, the smaller part of the Kymi River. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers and approved by the Heinola Town Council at its meeting on 23 September 1958. The coat of arms was approved for use by the Ministry of the Interior on 11 November of the same year.[6][7]
In June 2024, Heinola was included in The Times newspaper's list of 30 attractive summer destinations where people can vacation without the oppressive heat.[8]
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Mielipide: Menneisyyden hehkuttelulla ei ratkaista tämän päivän haasteita – Itä-Häme (in Finnish)
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 116. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Sisäasiainministeriön vahvistamat kaupunkien, kauppaloiden ja kuntien vaakunat 1949-1995 I:8 Heinola" (in Finnish). National Archives of Finland. Retrieved 27 December 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Newsom, Sean (21 June 2024). "30 of the best heatwave-proof holidays to book this summer". The Times. Retrieved 11 July 2024.