Hollola

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 23,087 (31 December 2021)[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 49.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (129.1/sq mi).

Hollola
Municipality
Hollolan kunta
Hollola kommun
The medieval church of Hollola
Coat of arms
Location of Hollola in Finland
Coordinates: 60°59.2′N 025°31′E
Country Finland
RegionPäijänne Tavastia
Sub-regionLahti sub-region
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipal managerPäivi Rahkonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total727.47 km2 (280.88 sq mi)
 • Land463.18 km2 (178.83 sq mi)
 • Water68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi)
 • Rank132nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total23,087
 • Rank45th largest in Finland
 • Density49.84/km2 (129.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.2% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others1.5%
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)
Municipal tax rate[5]21%
Websitewww.hollola.fi

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. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  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. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. "Lahti-Hollola Jukola 2018".
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