Janakkala
Janakkala | |
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Municipality | |
| Janakkalan kunta Janakkala kommun | |
Church of Saint Lawrence in Janakkala | |
Location of Janakkala in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°55′N 024°39′E / 60.917°N 24.650°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Tavastia Proper |
| Sub-region | Hämeenlinna |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Seat | Turenki |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Reijo Siltala (– 2024) |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 586.07 km2 (226.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 547.41 km2 (211.36 sq mi) |
| • Water | 38.63 km2 (14.92 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 156th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 16,006 |
| • Rank | 69th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 29.24/km2 (75.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 4.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 59% |
| • 65 or older | 24.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Janakkala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjɑnɑkːɑlɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. Its administrative centre is in Turenki. Janakkala is located along Highway 3 (E12) 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. It is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Turenki to Hämeenlinna, 94 kilometres (58 mi) to Tampere, and 96 kilometres (60 mi) to Helsinki.
The municipality has a population of 16,006 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 586.07 square kilometres (226.28 sq mi) of which 38.63 km2 (14.92 sq mi) is water. The population density is 29.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (75.7/sq mi). In Janakkala the rate of unemployment is 9.7% and the rate of municipal taxes is %. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.