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Janakkala | |
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Municipality | |
| Janakkalan kunta Janakkala kommun | |
 Church of Saint Lawrence in Janakkala | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Janakkala in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°55′N 024°39′E / 60.917°N 24.650°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Tavastia Proper |
| Sub-region | Hämeenlinna sub-region |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Seat | Turenki |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Reijo Siltala (– 2024) |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• 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 (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,083 |
| • Rank | 69th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 29.38/km2 (76.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 3.8% |
| 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 |
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.
The municipality has a population of 16,083 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 586.07 square kilometres (226.28 sq mi) of which 38.63 km2 (14.92 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 29.38 inhabitants per square kilometre (76.1/sq mi). In Janakkala the rate of unemployment is 9.7% and the rate of municipal taxes is [4]%.[4] The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
- ^ a b "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 c d "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.