Hollola

Hollola
—  Municipality  —
Hollolan kunta
The medieval church of Hollola

Coat of arms
Location of Hollola in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Lahti sub-region
Charter 1865
Government
 • Municipal manager Päivi Rahkonen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 531.84 km2 (205.3 sq mi)
 • Land 463.18 km2 (178.8 sq mi)
 • Water 68.66 km2 (26.5 sq mi)
Area rank 219th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 21,963
 • Rank 49th largest in Finland
 • Density 47.42/km2 (122.8/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 1.5%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 20.3%
 • 15 to 64 65%
 • 65 or older 14.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.hollola.fi

Hollola 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 21,963 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 531.84 square kilometres (205.34 sq mi) of which 68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 47.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (122.8 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Hollola has the highest structure of 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.

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