Valkeakoski
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| Valkeakoski | |||
| — Town — | |||
| Valkeakosken kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°16′N 024°02′E / 61.267°N 24.033°ECoordinates: 61°16′N 024°02′E / 61.267°N 24.033°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Pirkanmaa | ||
| Sub-region | Southern Pirkanmaa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1923 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Markku Auvinen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 372.24 km2 (143.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 272.11 km2 (105.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 100.13 km2 (38.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 20,495 | ||
| - Density | 75.32/km2 (195.1/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.1% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| - Others | 1.6% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 16% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 64.4% | ||
| - 65 or older | 19.6% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.75% | ||
| Website | www.valkeakoski.fi | ||
Valkeakoski (lit. white rapids) is a town and municipality in Finland.
Valkeakoski is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Tampere and 150 km (93 mi) north of Helsinki in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 20,495 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 372.24 square kilometres (143.72 sq mi) of which 100.13 km2 (38.66 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 75.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (195.1 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Valkeakoski is best known for its paper industry and domestically highly successful football team, FC Haka.
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[edit] Notable persons from Valkeakoski
[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 Valkeakoski at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Valkeakoski – Official site
[edit] Gallery
 Tehtaan kenttä – the football stadium in Valkeakoski, Finland, home of the football team FC Haka Valkeakoski |
 Valtakatu, the main shopping street of Valkeakoski |
 downtown Valkeakoski |
 Factories in Valkeakoski |
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