Forssa
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| Forssa | |||
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| Forssan kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°49′N 023°37.5′E / 60.817°N 23.625°ECoordinates: 60°49′N 023°37.5′E / 60.817°N 23.625°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| 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.
[edit] Sister cities
Södertälje, Sweden
Sarpsborg, Norway
Struer, Denmark
Serpukhov, Russia
Gödöllö, Hungary
Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Forssa at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Forssa – Official website
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