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Valkeakoski | |
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Town | |
| Valkeakosken kaupunki Valkeakoski stad | |
 Aerial view of Valkeakoski | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Valkeakoski in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°16′N 024°02′E / 61.267°N 24.033°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Southern Pirkanmaa |
| Charter | 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Jukka Varonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 372.03 km2 (143.64 sq mi) |
| • Land | 272.05 km2 (105.04 sq mi) |
| • Water | 100.06 km2 (38.63 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 240th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 20,816 |
| • Rank | 51st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 76.52/km2 (198.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 5.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.8% |
| • 65 or older | 27.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Valkeakoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑlkeɑˌkoski]; lit. "white rapids") is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Tampere, 45 km (28 mi) north of Hämeenlinna and 150 km (93 mi) north of Helsinki in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 20,816 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 372.03 square kilometres (143.64 sq mi) of which 100.06 km2 (38.63 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 76.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (198.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Valkeakoski is best known for its paper industry and domestically highly successful football team, FC Haka.
The town and the paper industry have both grown by the Valkeakoski rapids between the lake Mallasvesi in the north and the lake Vanajavesi in the south.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "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.