Hämeenkyrö (Finnish: [ˈhæmeːnˌkyrø]; Swedish: Tavastkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, and is located 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Tampere. The municipality has a population of 10,362 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 505.10 square kilometres (195.02 sq mi) of which 41.34 km2 (15.96 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 22.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (57.8/sq mi).
Hämeenkyrö
Tavastkyro | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Hämeenkyrön kunta Tavastkyro kommun | |
 The birth-place of Finnish Nobel laureate F. E. Sillanpää | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hämeenkyrö in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°38′N 023°12′E / 61.633°N 23.200°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Tampere sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Antero Alenius |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 505.10 km2 (195.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 463.99 km2 (179.15 sq mi) |
| • Water | 41.34 km2 (15.96 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 187th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,362 |
| • Rank | 93rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 22.33/km2 (57.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.7% |
| • 65 or older | 24.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | hameenkyro |
The neighboring municipalities of Hämeenkyrö are Ikaalinen, Nokia, Sastamala and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The drinking horn depicting coat of arms of Hämeenkyrö was designed by Gustaf von Numers and it was confirmed in 1954.[5] After the wars, the evacuated Karelian population from Otradnoye (Pyhäjärvi) was mostly settled in Hämeenkyrö.[6]
Results of the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, resulted in the True Finns being the largest group on the Hämeenkyrö council, in Hämeenkyrö.[7]
The name Hämeenkyrö comes from Finnish words "Häme" and "kyrö", which together mean a craggy and thicketed area located in the Tavastia region.
Transport
editThe private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Hämeenkyrö.
Distances from Hämeenkyrö
editNotable people
edit- Taavetti Kalliokorpi (1869–1949), Finnish farmer and politician
- Tapani Koivuniemi (born 1960), Finnish engineer, business founder
- Jyri Niemi (born 1990), Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman
- Mirja Ojanen (born 1967), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
- Hans Osara (c.1560–1601), Finnish lieutenant at the Cudgel War
- Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888–1964), Finnish writer, Nobel Laureate in Literature
- Arvo Tuominen (1894–1981), Finnish journalist, politician and author
- Ilkka Tuomisto (born 1984), Finnish Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete
- Iivari Yrjölä (1899–1985), Finnish athlete
- Matti Yrjölä (born 1938), Finnish shot putter
- Paavo Yrjölä (1902–1980), Finnish track and field athlete
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Mitä-Missä-Milloin 1980, p. 158. Helsinki: Otava 1979. (in Finnish)
- ^ Mitä-Missä-Milloin 1951, p. 129. Helsinki: Otava 1950. (in Finnish)
- ^ "Finns Party gains, NCP top as turnout dips in Finnish local elections | News | Yle Uutiset". 13 June 2021.
External links
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Media related to Hämeenkyrö at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Hämeenkyrö – Official website
- Arteles International Artist in Residency Program
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