Forssa

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Forssa
—  Town  —
Forssan kaupunki
By the River Loimijoki

Coat of arms
Location of Forssa in Finland
Coordinates: 60°49′N 023°37.5′E / 60.817°N 23.625°E / 60.817; 23.625Coordinates: 60°49′N 023°37.5′E / 60.817°N 23.625°E / 60.817; 23.625
Country  Finland
Province Southern Finland
Region Tavastia Proper
Sub-region Forssa sub-region
Charter 1923
Town privileges 1964
Government
 - Town manager Tapani Venho
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 253.41 km2 (97.8 sq mi)
 - Land 248.79 km2 (96.1 sq mi)
 - Water 4.62 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population (2009-03-31)[2]
 - Total 17,827
 - Density 71.65/km2 (185.6/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 97.4% (official)
 - Swedish 0.2%
 - Others 2.3%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 14.1%
 - 15 to 64 64.8%
 - 65 or older 21.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.forssa.fi

Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cities in Finland (Helsinki, Turku and Tampere), in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The town has a population of 17,827 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 253.41 square kilometres (97.84 sq mi) of which 4.62 km2 (1.78 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 71.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (185.6 /sq mi).

Forssa is known for its annual big events like in the first weekend of August held Holjat Festival as well as car enthusiasts get together in Pick-Nick, the biggest event in Northern Europe. A tradition is also annual Suvi-ilta Maraton - the second biggest marathon event in Finland. Suvi-ilta Maraton takes place a weekend before Midsummer. Horse trotting is very popular in Finland and in Forssa there is a relatively popular horse trotting track.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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