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Päijät-Häme 1996
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 ** Consoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Finland
Finland is divided into 19 regions ( fi, maakunta; sv, landskap)., smn, eennâmkodde, and sms, mäddkåʹdd. The regions are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of Finland, municipalities of each region. The councils are composed of delegates from the municipal councils. The main tasks of regional councils are regional planning, development of enterprises, and education. Between 2004 and 2012 the regional council of Kainuu was elected via popular elections as part of an experimental regional administration. In 2022 new Wellbeing services counties of Finland, wellbeing services counties were established as part of a health care and social services reform. The wellbeing services counties follow the regional borders, and are governed by directly elected county councils. Åland One region, Åland, has a special status and has a much higher degree of autonomy than the others, with its own Parliament of Åland, Parliament and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kymenlaakso
Kymenlaakso ( sv, Kymmenedalen; " Kymi/Kymmene Valley") is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Päijät-Häme, South Savo and South Karelia and Russia (Leningrad Oblast). Its name means literally ''The Valley of River Kymi''. Kymijoki is one of the biggest rivers in Finland with a drainage basin with 11% of the area of Finland. The city of Kotka with 51,000 inhabitants is located at the delta of River Kymi and has the most important import harbour in Finland. Other cities are Kouvola further in the inland which has after a municipal merger 81,000 inhabitants and the old bastion town Hamina. Kymenlaakso was one of the first industrialized regions of Finland. It became the most important region for paper and pulp industry in Finland. Since the late 1900s many plants have closed, which has caused some deindustrialization, unemployment and population decline in Kymenlaakso, especially in those communes that were built around plants such as Myllykoski in Kouvo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hämeenkoski
Hämeenkoski (; Koski Hl until 1995, see Koski Tl) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the municipality of Hollola on 1 January 2016. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality had a population of (30 June 2015) and covered an area of of which was water. The population density was . The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Lake Pääjärvi is situated at the border between Hämeenkoski and Hämeenlinna (formerly Lammi Lammi ( sv, Lammi, also ) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Hämeenlinna on 2009-01-01. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The municipality had a population ...). References External links * Municipality of Hämeenkoski– Official website *Hämeenkoski Former municipalities of Finland Populated places established in 1865 {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artjärvi
Artjärvi ( sv, Artsjö) is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the town of Orimattila on January 1, 2011. The municipality was located in the Päijänne Tavastia regions of Finland, region. It had a population of 1,412 (31 October 2010) and covered a land area of . The population density was . The municipality was unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. History The name Artjärvi originally only referred to a nearby lake. In the 15th century, Artjärvi was the center of a taxation division, when it was also known as ''Sääksjärvi''. Artjärvi, at the time a part of the Lapinjärvi (municipality), Lapinjärvi parish, became the center of a chapel community in 1636. It became independent in 1865. Artjärvi was consolidated with Orimattila in 2011. References External links Municipality of Artjärvi – Official website Orimattila Former municipalities of Finland Populated places established in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sysmä
Sysmä () is a municipality of Finland. It is situated in the Päijät-Häme region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Asikkala, Hartola, Heinola, Kuhmoinen, Luhanka, and Padasjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Itä-Häme newspaper is established in Sysmä. According to historians, the word ''sysmä'' means either a "dark forest" or an "uninhabited wilderness." Sysmä is also a lake in Joroinen and another lake in Ilomantsi. History The first settlers in the area came from Sääksmäki, as evidenced by village names such as Voipala in Sysmä, which is named after Voipaala in Sääksmäki. Rapala may also be named after Rapola. Sysmä was first mentioned in 1442, when it was already a separate parish. Jämsä was separated from it on the same year. Sysmä was a large parish, though most of its northern lands lacked a permanent population. The northern ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Heinola
Heinola () is a town and a municipality of inhabitants () located in the eastern part of the Päijänne Tavastia region, Finland, near the borders of the South Savonia region and the Kymenlaakso region. It is the third largest municipality in the region in terms of population after Lahti and Hollola. The neighbour municipalities of Heinola are Asikkala, Hartola, Iitti, Kouvola, Mäntyharju, Nastola, Pertunmaa and Sysmä. In the coat of arms of Heinola, the Tavastia's provincial animal, the Eurasian lynx, crosses a fess resembling an arch bridge; it refers to the Jyränkö Bridge (''Jyrängönsilta'') from 1932, which crosses ''Jyrängönvirta'', the smaller part of the Kymi River. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers and approved by the Heinola Town Council at its meeting on 23 September 1958. The coat of arms was approved for use by the Ministry of the Interior on 11 November of the same year. History Heinola used to be a remote village of then larger Hollola ... [...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] |
