Asikkala | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Asikkalan kunta Asikkala kommun | |
 Vääksy Canal | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Asikkala in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°10′20″N 025°32′50″E / 61.17222°N 25.54722°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region |
| Charter | 1848 |
| Seat | Vääksy |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 755.55 km2 (291.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 563.39 km2 (217.53 sq mi) |
| • Water | 192.13 km2 (74.18 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 151st largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,968 |
| • Rank | 120th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 14.14/km2 (36.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 3.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.7% |
| • 65 or older | 34% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | asikkala |
Asikkala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑsikːɑlɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Vääksy, at the shores of the Lake Päijänne. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. Asikkala's neighboring municipalities are Hämeenlinna, Heinola, Hollola, Lahti, Padasjoki and Sysmä.
The municipality has a population of 7,968 (31 December 2023)[6] and covers an area of 755.55 square kilometres (291.72 sq mi) of which 192.13 km2 (74.18 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 14.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish, by law since 1996.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 October 2010". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 16 December 2010.