Pälkäne

Pälkäne is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 6,441 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 738.15 square kilometres (285.00 sq mi) of which 177.65 km2 (68.59 sq mi).[1] The population density is 11.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.8/sq mi). Onkkaala is the administrative center of the municipality. Tampere is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) northwest of the center of Pälkänen.

Pälkäne
Municipality
Pälkäneen kunta
Pälkäne kommun
Ruins of the medieval church in Pälkäne
Coat of arms
Location of Pälkäne in Finland
Coordinates: 61°20.3′N 024°16′E
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionTampere sub-region
Charter1866
SeatOnkkaala
Government
 • Municipal managerEsko Arasalo
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total738.15 km2 (285.00 sq mi)
 • Land560.49 km2 (216.41 sq mi)
 • Water177.65 km2 (68.59 sq mi)
Area rank152nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total6,441
 • Rank148th largest in Finland
 • Density11.49/km2 (29.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.8% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others0.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1416.9%
 • 15 to 6460.8%
 • 65 or older22.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]20%
Websitewww.palkane.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Many people from Helsinki and the surrounding cities own summer cottages and residences in Pälkäne, making the small town very busy during summer vacation seasons. Pälkäne is a very popular summer vacation resort given its diverse services, high-quality swimming beach, beautiful nature and close location to big cities. From start of year 2007 Pälkäne and Luopioinen were merged to a new municipality of Pälkäne.

The lakes Pälkänevesi and Kukkia and parts of the lakes Mallasvesi and Roine are situated in Pälkäne. Of these Kukkia is situated in the area of the former municipality of Luopioinen.

People

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  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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Pälkäne's old coat of arms


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