Forssa
| Forssa | ||
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| Town | ||
| Forssan kaupunki | ||
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| Coordinates: 60°49′N 023°37.5′E / 60.817°N 23.6250°ECoordinates: 60°49′N 023°37.5′E / 60.817°N 23.6250°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Tavastia Proper | |
| Sub-region | Forssa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1923 | |
| Town privileges | 1964 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Sami Sulkko | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 253.39 km2 (97.83 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 248.78 km2 (96.05 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 288th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 17,724 | |
| • Rank | 64th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 71.24/km2 (184.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 97.4% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 2.3% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.1% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.forssa.fi | |
Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cities in Finland (Helsinki, Turku and Tampere), in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The town has a population of 17,724 (31 August 2013)[2] and covers an area of 253.39 square kilometres (97.83 sq mi) of which 4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 71.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (184.5 /sq mi).
Forssa is known for its annual big events like in the first weekend of August held Holjat Festival as well as car enthusiasts get together in Pick-Nick, the biggest event in Northern Europe. A tradition is also annual Suvi-ilta Maraton - the second biggest marathon event in Finland. Suvi-ilta Maraton takes place a weekend before Midsummer. It also has a fairly popular harness racing track.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Forssa is twinned with:
Södertälje, Sweden
Sarpsborg, Norway
Struer, Denmark
Serpukhov, Russia
Gödöllő, Hungary
Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.8.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Forssa at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Forssa – Official website
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