Toijala
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Starting from January 1, 2007 Toijala is a part of town called Akaa (previously it was an independent town), some 40 km south from Tampere. It is known as an important railway crossroads, where the Helsinki-Tampere and Turku-Tampere tracks meet.
Toijala is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 8,305 (end of April 2004) and covers an area of 58.60 km² of which 7.72 km² is water. The population density is 163.2 (December 31, 2003) inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] Famous people connected with Toijala
- Harri Holkeri
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Mika Kaurismäki
- Aki Sirkesalo
- Arvo Ylppö
- Pertti Hemanus
[edit] External links
- Toijala.fi (redirects to http://www.akaa.fi/)
