Janakkala

Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Janakkala is a municipality of Finland. Its administrative centre is in Turenki, which is often erroneously shown on maps as being "Janakkala".

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. To the south, Janakkala shares a boundary with Riihimäki, the Northern neighbour being Hämeenlinna. The municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)^[1] and covers an area of ^{[convert: invalid number]} of which ^{[convert: invalid number]} is water.^[2] The population density is ^{[convert: invalid number]}. In Janakkala the rate of unemployment is 9.7% and the rate of municipal taxes is Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/tax rate%.^[3]

A paper mill is located in Tervakoski.

Sites of particular interest include the Hakoinen fortress hill and manor house, the latter being privately owned; the mediaeval stone church of St Lauri (Lawrence); the Torpparimuseo (authentic wooden village buildings and windmill); and numerous Bronze Age sacrifice stones, all in Janakkala village.

The birth place of an internationally known actress Ida Aalberg (1857-1915) is located in Leppäkoski village in Janakkala.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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External links

Media related to Janakkala at Wikimedia Commons

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v t e Municipalities of Kanta-Häme
Municipalities	Forssa Hämeenlinna Hattula Hausjärvi Humppila Janakkala Jokioinen Loppi Riihimäki Tammela Ypäjä
Former municipalities	Hämeenlinnan maalaiskunta Hauho Kalvola Koijärvi Lammi Renko Tuulos Tyrväntö Vanaja
Kanta-Häme Finland