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
 • Municipal manager Päivi Rahkonen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 531.84 km2 (205.34 sq mi)
 • Land 463.18 km2 (178.83 sq mi)
 • Water 68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi)
Area rank 219th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 23,913
 • Rank 49th largest in Finland
 • Density 51.63/km2 (133.7/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 1.5%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 20.3%
 • 15 to 64 65%
 • 65 or older 14.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • 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 23,913 (31 March 2016)[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 51.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (133.7/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 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  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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