Ylöjärvi

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Ylöjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈyløjærʋi]) is a town and a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region, 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tampere and 189 kilometres (117 mi) north of Finland's capital city Helsinki.

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Neighbouring municipalities are Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kihniö, Nokia, Parkano, Ruovesi, Tampere and Virrat.

The municipality of Viljakkala was consolidated with Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2007. The municipality of Kuru was consolidated with Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2009.

History

Ylöjärvi was founded as a municipality in 1869. Starting January 1, 2004, it is known as a town. The Finnish Museum of Refrigeration also locates at Ylöjärvi.[2]

People

The famous rock band Eppu Normaali comes from Ylöjärvi.

Tree Mountain

The town is the location of Tree Mountain, Land Art by Agnes Denes. This work was conceived in 1983, and construction was announced by the Finnish government at the 1992 Earth Summit. Construction was complete in 1996, and the site is legally protected for the next 400 years.[3] Tree Mountain was dedicated in June 1996 by the President of Finland.[4]

International relations

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

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ylöjärvi is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference population_count was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Kylmämuseo". Suomen jäähdytysalan museo. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Tree Mountain". Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  4. ^ "Finnish Parliament documents". Retrieved 2010-09-06.

External links

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