Kärkölä

Kärkölä
Municipality
Kärkölän kunta
Kärkölä kommun
Kärkölä Church
Location of Kärkölä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°52′N 025°16.5′E / 60.867°N 25.2750°E / 60.867; 25.2750
Country Finland
RegionPäijänne Tavastia
Sub-regionLahti
Charter1865
SeatJärvelä
Government
  MayorMarkku Koskinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
259.30 km2 (100.12 sq mi)
  Land256.5 km2 (99.0 sq mi)
  Water2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
  Rank243rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-03-31)
  Total
4,085
  Rank189th largest in Finland
  Density15.93/km2 (41.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish94% (official)
  Swedish0.5%
  Others5.5%
Population by age
  0 to 1413.3%
  15 to 6458.5%
  65 or older28.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.karkola.fi

Kärkölä (Finnish: [ˈkærkølæ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 4,085 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 259.30 square kilometres (100.12 sq mi) of which 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) is water. The population density is 15.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (41.3/sq mi). Its seat is in Järvelä, which is located along the RiihimäkiLahti railway.

Neighbour municipalities: Hausjärvi, Hollola, Hämeenlinna, Mäntsälä and Orimattila. The distance between Kärkölä and Lahti is 29 kilometres (18 mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.