Hämeenkyrö (; ) is a

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. It is part of the

Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa (; ; ), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Southwest Finland. Most of the wate ...

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, and is located from

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. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The

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is . The neighboring municipalities of Hämeenkyrö are

Ikaalinen Ikaalinen (; ) is a city and municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, located northwest of Tampere. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipalities ...

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Sastamala Sastamala () is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. Sastamala lies on both sides of River Kokemäenjoki in the southwest corner of Pirkanmaa. The population of Sastamala is approximately , while the South Western Pirkanmaa, sub-reg ...

and

Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi () is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the west of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Ylöjärvi is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the m ...

. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The

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depicting

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of Hämeenkyrö was designed by

Gustaf von Numers Gustaf von Numers (31 July 1912 – 21 May 1978) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish civil servant and leading heraldic artist. Life Gustaf von Numers studied heraldry in the 1930s under Arvid Berghman and was considered one of the leading Fin ...

and it was confirmed in 1954. After the wars, the evacuated Karelian population from Otradnoye (''Pyhäjärvi'') was mostly settled in Hämeenkyrö. Results of the

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, resulted in the

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being the largest group on the Hämeenkyrö council, in Hämeenkyrö. The name Hämeenkyrö comes from Finnish words "Häme" and "kyrö", which together mean a craggy and thicketed area located in the Tavastia region.

Transport

The private

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company

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route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Hämeenkyrö.

Distances from Hämeenkyrö

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

220 km *

30 km *

Pori Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of a ...

95 km *

40 km *

Lahti Lahti (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lahti is approximately , while the Lahti sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mo ...

150 km *

Turku Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ...

155 km *

Vaasa Vaasa (; , ), formerly (1855-1917) known as Nikolaistad (; ),Oulu Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...

390 km *

Rovaniemi Rovaniemi ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Lapland (Finland), Lapland. It is located near the Arctic Circle in the northern interior of the country. The population of Rovaniemi is approximately , while the Rovaniemi su ...

555 km *

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

375 km *

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

260 km *

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601, ...

430 km

Notable people

Taavetti Kalliokorpi Taavetti Jeremias Kalliokorpi (25 July 1869, Hämeenkyrö - 5 April 1949) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1908, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Demo ...

(1869–1949), Finnish farmer and politician * Tapani Koivuniemi (born 1960), Finnish engineer, business founder * Jyri Niemi (born 1990), Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman *

Mirja Ojanen Mirja Ojanen (born 27 November 1967 in Hämeenkyrö) is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor. She won a silver medal in the ''long distance'' at the 1992 World Ski Orienteering Championships, and a silver medal in the ''relay'' with the F ...

(born 1967), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor *

Hans Osara Hans Larsson (; c. 1560 – 1601) was lieutenant in the Cudgel War at the end of 16th century. He was also the head of Klaus Fleming's military unit in Hämeenkyrö, Finland. Biography Hans Larsson's background is not entirely certain. Certain so ...

(c.1560–1601), Finnish lieutenant at the

Cudgel War The Cudgel War (also known as the Club War; ; ) was a 1596–1597 peasant uprising in Finland, which was then part of the Kingdom of Sweden. The name of the uprising derives from the fact that the peasants armed themselves with various blunt wea ...

Frans Eemil Sillanpää Frans Eemil Sillanpää (; 16 September 1888 – 3 June 1964) was a Finnish writer. In 1939, he became the first Finnish writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exqui ...

(1888–1964), Finnish writer, Nobel Laureate in Literature *

Arvo Tuominen Arvo "Poika" Tuominen (5 September 1894 – 27 May 1981) was a Finnish communist revolutionary and later a social democratic journalist, politician and author. He was given his nickname in 1920 because of his boyish look. Tuominen was born in 18 ...

(1894–1981), Finnish journalist, politician and author * Ilkka Tuomisto (born 1984), Finnish Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete *

Iivari Yrjölä Iivari Yrjölä (10 September 1899 – 11 November 1985) was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially bra ...

(1899–1985), Finnish athlete *

Matti Yrjölä Matti Manu Ilmari Yrjölä (born March 26, 1938, in Hämeenkyrö, Finland) is a 192 cm tall Finland, Finnish shot putter, who represented Kyröskosken Ponsi and weighed 121 kg when competing. He was the second Finn to put the shot more tha ...

(born 1938), Finnish shot putter *

Paavo Yrjölä Paavo Ilmari Yrjölä (18 June 1902 in Hämeenkyrö – 11 February 1980 in Vilppula), also known as the ''Bear of Hämeenkyrö'' (''Hämeenkyrön karhu''), was a Finnish track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 19 ...

(1902–1980), Finnish track and field athlete

References

External links

Municipality of Hämeenkyrö
– Official website
Arteles International Artist in Residency Program
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