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Hollola

Coordinates: 60°59.2′N 025°31′E / 60.9867°N 25.517°E / 60.9867; 25.517
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Hollola
Municipality
Hollolan kunta
Hollola kommun
The medieval church of Hollola
The medieval church of Hollola
Coat of arms of Hollola
Coat of arms
Location of Hollola in Finland
Location of Hollola in Finland
Coordinates: 60°59.2′N 025°31′E / 60.9867°N 25.517°E / 60.9867; 25.517
Country Finland
RegionPäijänne Tavastia
Sub-regionLahti sub-region
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipal managerPäivi Rahkonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
727.47 km2 (280.88 sq mi)
 • Land651.41 km2 (251.51 sq mi)
 • Water68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi)
 • Rank132nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
22,834
 • Rank45th largest in Finland
 • Density35.05/km2 (90.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish96.5% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others3.2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1416.9%
 • 15 to 6457.7%
 • 65 or older25.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.hollola.fi

Hollola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈholːolɑ]) is a municipality of Finland, located in the western part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality is unilingually Finnish and has a population of 22,834 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 727.47 square kilometres (280.88 sq mi) of which 68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 35.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (90.8/sq mi).

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.

In 2018, Hollola hosted the Jukola Relays.[6] This Orienteering event is a night relay, and one of the most popular orienteering events in the world by number of competitors.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Hollola is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Lahti-Hollola Jukola 2018".
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