Hollola

Hollola
Municipality
Hollolan kunta

The medieval church of Hollola

Coat of arms

Location of Hollola in Finland
Coordinates: 60°59.2′N 025°31′E / 60.9867°N 25.517°E / 60.9867; 25.517Coordinates: 60°59.2′N 025°31′E / 60.9867°N 25.517°E / 60.9867; 25.517
Country Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Lahti sub-region
Charter 1865
Government
 â€¢ Municipal manager Päivi Rahkonen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 â€¢ Total 531.84 km2 (205.34 sq mi)
 â€¢ Land 463.18 km2 (178.83 sq mi)
 â€¢ Water 68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi)
Area rank 219th largest in Finland
Population (2015-06-30)[2]
 â€¢ Total 21,901
 â€¢ Rank 49th largest in Finland
 â€¢ Density 47.28/km2 (122.5/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 â€¢ Finnish 98.2% (official)
 â€¢ Swedish 0.3%
 â€¢ Others 1.5%
Population by age[4]
 â€¢ 0 to 14 20.3%
 â€¢ 15 to 64 65%
 â€¢ 65 or older 14.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 â€¢ Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.hollola.fi

Hollola is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 21,901 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 531.84 square kilometres (205.34 sq mi) of which 68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 47.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (122.5/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Hollola has the tallest structure in Finland, the Tiirismaa TV-Tower.

A popular resort in Hollola is Messilä. There you can do cross-country-skiing, downhill skiing, tramping and play golf. There is a hotel and a camping site in Messilä. Messilä is located by Vesijärvi.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Hollola is twinned with:

Culture

So called Hollolan näkkileipä.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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