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Municipalities Of Päijät-Häme
The 9 municipalities of the Päijät-Häme Region ( fi, Päijät-Häme; sv, Päijänne-Tavastland) in Finland constitute a single sub-region: __NOTOC__ Lahti Sub-region Lahti area * Asikkala * Hollola * Kärkölä * Iitti (''Itis'') * Lahti (''Lahtis'') *Orimattila * Padasjoki Heinola area * Hartola (''Gustav Adolfs'') *Heinola * Sysmä See also *Southern Finland *Regions of Southern Finland The former Province of Southern Finland in Finland was divided into six regions, 16 sub-regions, and 88 municipalities. Regions *South Karelia (''Etelä-Karjala/Södra Karelen'') *Päijät-Häme (''Päijät-Häme/Päijänne-Tavastland'') *Kanta ... External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Municipalities of Päijät-Häme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Finland
The municipalities ( fi, kunta; sv, kommun) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental, self-governing administrative units of the country. The entire country is incorporated into municipalities and legally, all municipalities are equal, although certain municipalities are called cities or towns ( fi, kaupunki; sv, stad). Municipalities have the right to levy a flat percentual income tax, which is between 16 and 22 percent, and they provide two thirds of public services. Municipalities control many community services, such as schools, health care and the water supply, and local streets. They do not maintain highways, set laws or keep police forces, which are responsibilities of the central government. Government Municipalities have council-manager government: they are governed by an elected council (, ), which is legally autonomous and answers only to the voters. The size of the council is proportional to the population, the extremes bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Päijät-Häme
Päijät-Häme () is a region in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Pirkanmaa, Central Finland, South Savo and Kymenlaakso. The biggest city in the region is Lahti. Historical provinces Municipalities There are 10 municipalities in Päijänne Tavastia. Cities and towns are marked in bold. Lahti Sub-region: * Asikkala **Population: * Hartola (''Gustav Adolfs'') **Population: * Heinola **Population: * Hollola **Population: * Iitti (''Itis'') **Population: * Kärkölä **Population: * Lahti (''Lahtis'') **Population: * Orimattila **Population: * Padasjoki **Population: * Sysmä **Population: Former municipalities: * Artjärvi (''Artsjö'') ** Consolidated with the town of Orimattila in 2011. * Hämeenkoski ** Consolidated with the municipality of Hollola in 2016. * Heinolan maalaiskunta (''Heinola landskommun'') ** Consolidated with the town of Heinola in 1997. * Nastola ** Conso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sub-regions Of Finland
Finland is divided into 69 sub-regional units ( fi, seutukunta, sv, ekonomisk region). The sub-regions are formed by groups of municipalities within the 19 regions of Finland. The sub-regions represent a LAU 1 level of division used in conjunction with the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. Sub-regions grouped by regions Lapland (1) * Eastern Lapland * Kemi-Tornio sub-region * Northern Lapland * Rovaniemi sub-region *Torne Valley * Tunturi Lapland, i.e. Fell Lapland North Ostrobothnia (2) * Koillismaa * Nivala-Haapajärvi sub-region *Oulu sub-region *Oulunkaari *Raahe sub-region *Siikalatva sub-region * Ylivieska sub-region Kainuu (3) *Kajaani sub-region *Kehys-Kainuu North Karelia (4) *Central Karelia *Joensuu sub-region *Pielinen Karelia Pohjois-Savo or North Savo (5) *Inner Savonia * Kuopio sub-region * North Eastern Savonia *Upper Savonia *Varkaus sub-region Etelä-Savo (6) * Mikkeli sub-region * Pieksämäki sub-region * Savonlinna sub-regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asikkala
Asikkala () is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Vääksy, at the shores of the Lake Päijänne. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. Asikkala's neighboring municipalities are Hämeenlinna, Heinola, Hollola, Lahti, Padasjoki and Sysmä. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish, by law since 1996. History The oldest prehistoric objects discovered in Asikkala, primarily tools, are presumed to date back to approximately 3000 BCE. The island of Kotasaari in the village of Kalkkinen has been a significant source of finds as well; the settlement on the island dates back to the Stone Age. In the Middle Age, the hunters populating the area of Asikkala made excursions towards the north on the Päijänne. The oldest villages in the municipality are presumed to be Kalkkinen as well as Anianpelto, the former o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollola
Hollola () 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 () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . 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. This Orienteering event is a night relay, and one of the most popular orienteering events in the world by number of competitors. International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Hollola is twinned with: * Arboga, Sweden * Nordkapp, Norway * Ebeltoft Ebeltoft is an old port town on the central east coast of Denmark with a population of 7,204 (1 January 2022). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kärkölä
Kärkölä () 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 () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Its seat is in Järvelä, which is located along the Riihimäki–Lahti railway. Neighbour municipalities: Hausjärvi, Hollola, Hämeenlinna, Mäntsälä and Orimattila. The distance between Kärkölä and Lahti is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. History Kärkölä once belonged to the Hollola parish, and in 1711 it became the Hollola chapel parish. The first church was completed in 1754 and the second in 1889. Officially, the municipality of Kärkölä was founded in 1867. In the late 19th century, the eccentric engineer named Carl Constantin Collin, who ruled over large areas of both Hollola and Kärkölä, built large parks and building groups in the Huovila area. Villages Hevonoja, Hongisto, Hähkäniemi, Iso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iitti
Iitti (; sv, Itis) 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 () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The administrative center of Iitti is in the village of Kausala. Neighbour municipalities are Heinola, Kouvola, Lapinjärvi, Lahti and Orimattila. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. In 1990, the center of Iitti, which surrounds the old parish church, was voted the most attractive ''kirkonkylä'' ("church village") in Finland. The Kymi Ring motor sport center is located in Iitti, right next to the border of Kouvola. History The surroundings of lakes Urajärvi and Pyhäjärvi have been known to be exploited as wilderness since the Stone Age, although no signs of permanent habitation from the era have been found, and the area is presumed to have been entirely uninhabitated in the interim between the Stone Age and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital city Helsinki, south-west of the Heinola town and east of Hämeenlinna, the capital of the region of Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme). It is also situated at the intersection of Highway 4 (between Helsinki and Jyväskylä) and Highway 12 (between Tampere and Kouvola), which are the most significant main roads of Lahti. In English, the Finnish word Lahti literally means ''bay''. Lahti is also dubbed the "Chicago of Finland" due to the early industries of both cities, when they were known as " slaughterhouse cities".Lahti on Suomen Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orimattila
Orimattila () is a town in Päijänne Tavastia regions of Finland, region, Finland. The southern part of Lahti is connected to the village of Orimattila, which is located in the region of Pennala. There are also several municipalities in the area, such as Iitti, Kärkölä, Lahti, Mäntsälä, and Pukkila. Orimattila has a population of (), and it covers an area of 310.29 square kilometers. Its area of land is 28.87 square kilometers, which is filled with water. The municipality is also unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. Its per-capita population is around 20.14. The subject of the coat of arms of Orimattila, "a Stallion, stallion horse carrying a scythe", refers to both the name of the municipality and local agriculture. The name itself comes from a house called ''Orhimattila'', hosted by Henrich Mattzsson Orhimattila, which was already written in a 1573 book of judgment. The coat of arms was designed by Ahti Hammar and approved by the Orimattila Municipal Council at its mee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padasjoki
Padasjoki () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is from Padasjoki to Lahti and to Heinola. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Padasjoki is known as a summer cottage municipality. By number, it has more holiday homes than permanent residents. History The earliest information on the administrative parish of Padasjoki is from 1442. Most of the villages of Padasjoki were established during the Middle Ages, being mentioned in sources from the 15th century. In 2020, Padasjoki was the setting of a video and choral tribute by the YL Male Voice Choir to the song ''Pohjois-Karjala'', by Leevi and the Leavings and Gösta Sundqvist. The video, seen over 100,000 times in a single day, credits the city of Padasjoki as well as some local businesses and features several rural view ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartola, Finland
Hartola ( sv, Gustav Adolfs) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Itä-Häme, Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of (), which make it the smallest municipality in Päijänne Tavastia in terms of population. It covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighouring municipalities are Heinola, Joutsa, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Sysmä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also known as "Gustav Adolfs" in Swedish. Hartola is home to the Itä-Hämeen Museo, the regional museum for seven municipalities. Since 1987, the town has billed itself as a sovereign royal parish based upon a 1784 proclamation by King Gustav III of Sweden creating a new parish on the eastern border of his kingdom in honor of his son, Gustav Adolf. At every first Saturday in September, there is a fair at Hartola. The event is biggest in Finland at its genre. The municipality is also known as the writer Maila Talvio's plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
