Pälkäne (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpælkæne]) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 6,251 (31 October 2024)[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 11.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.9/sq mi). Onkkaala is the administrative center of the municipality. Tampere is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) northwest of the center of Pälkäne.
Pälkäne | |
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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 / 61.3383°N 24.267°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Tampere sub-region |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Seat | Onkkaala |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pauliina Pikka |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 738.15 km2 (285.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 560.71 km2 (216.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 177.65 km2 (68.59 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 152nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,251 |
| • Rank | 148th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.15/km2 (28.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 3.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.9% |
| • 65 or older | 29.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.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.
Geography
editNature
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The landscape of Pälkäne is dominated by several lakes, the largest of which are Lake Mallasvesi on the west side of Onkkaala and Lake Pälkänevesi on its east side, as well as Lake Roine on the Kangasala side and Lake Ilmoilanselkä on the Hauho (Hämeenlinna) side. Lake Kukkia is situated in the area of the former municipality of Luopioinen. In the western part of Pälkäne, Roine and Mallasvesi are separated by the rather large island of Hausalo.[6]
The Kostianvirta River, which belongs part to the drainage basin of the Kokemäki River, flows between Lake Pälkänevesi and Lake Mallasvesi.[7] As the average water level of both lakes is about 84 meters above sea level, the flow direction of Kostianvirta sometimes changes, especially due to the spring meltwater.[8]
Villages
edit- Äimälä
- Aitoo
- Ämmätsä
- Epaala
- Evinsalo
- Haltia
- Harhala
- Huhtioinen
- Huntila
- Kaitamo
- Kajantila
- Kankahainen
- Kantokylä
- Kantola
- Kärväntälä
- Karviala
- Kaukkala
- Kinnala
- Kirpu
- Kollola
- Kotila
- Kouvala
- Kuisema
- Kukkola
- Kuohijoki
- Kuuliala
- Kyynärö
- Laitikkala
- Lemmettylä
- Lovensalo
- Luikala
- Luopioinen
- Mälkilä
- Mällinoja
- Miemola
- Mustilahti
- Myttäälä
- Okerla
- Oksala
- Onkkaala
- Padankoski
- Pappila
- Pitkäjärvi
- Pohjalahti
- Puutikkala
- Rautajärvi
- Ruokola
- Ruotsila
- Sairiala
- Salmentaka
- Sappee
- Säynäjärvi
- Seitsye
- Tauriala
- Tausti
- Tommola
- Töyräniemi
- Vahdermetsä
- Vuolijoki
Culture
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Food
editIn the 1980s, Pälkäne's traditional parish dishes were called local sweetened potato casserole called tuuvinki, salted bream, slowly smoked meat, Tavastian limppu bread called varikoinen,[9] sweet sahti, and plum kissel.[10]
People
edit- Matti Helenius-Seppälä (1870–1920)
- August Hyöki (1874–1960)
- Eemil Linna (1876–1951)
- Teemu Mäntysaari (born 1987)
- Väinö Sipilä (1897–1987)
- Toivo Salonen (born 1933)
- Mikko Leppilampi (born 1978)
- Riku Helenius (born 1988)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Hannu Tarmio, Pentti Papunen & Kalevi Korpela): Suomenmaa 6: maantieteellis-yhteiskunnallinen tieto- ja hakuteos, p. 337–341. Porvoo-Helsinki: WSOY, 1976. ISBN 951-0-06465-3. (in Finnish)
- ^ Kostianvirta - Maanmittauslaitos (in Finnish)
- ^ Mäntylä, Jorma (2004). "Sarsan maisema mullistui yhdessä yössä". Tiede (in Finnish). Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Kansallisruuat - Kangasalan Sanomat (in Finnish)
- ^ Jaakko Kolmonen: Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat, p. 74. Helsinki: Patakolmonen Ky, 1988. (in Finnish)
External links
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Media related to Pälkäne at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pälkäne – Official website
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