Ylöjärvi

Ylöjärvi
Town
Ylöjärven kaupunki
Ylöjärvi library

Coat of arms

Location of Ylöjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°33′N 023°35′E / 61.550°N 23.583°E / 61.550; 23.583Coordinates: 61°33′N 023°35′E / 61.550°N 23.583°E / 61.550; 23.583
Country  Finland
Region Pirkanmaa
Sub-region Tampere sub-region
Charter 1869
Town 2004
Government
 • Town manager Pentti Sivunen
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 1,324.14 km2 (511.25 sq mi)
 • Land 1,115.47 km2 (430.69 sq mi)
 • Water 208.62 km2 (80.55 sq mi)
Area rank 69th largest in Finland
Population (2018-08-31)[2]
 • Total 33,034
 • Rank 34th largest in Finland
 • Density 29.61/km2 (76.7/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 1.5%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 22%
 • 15 to 64 65%
 • 65 or older 13%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Unemployment rate 21%
Website www.ylojarvi.fi

Ylöjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈyløjærʋi]) is a town and a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region, 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tampere and 189 kilometres (117 mi) north of Finland´s capital city Helsinki.

The town has a population of 33,034 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 1,324.14 square kilometres (511.25 sq mi) of which 208.62 km2 (80.55 sq mi) is water. The population density is 29.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (76.7/sq mi). The population has increased rapidly in recent years, in 1990 it was slightly over 18,000. On 31 December 2011 it was 30,942.

Neighbouring municipalities are Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kihniö, Nokia, Parkano, Ruovesi, Tampere and Virrat.

The municipality of Viljakkala was consolidated with Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2007. The municipality of Kuru was consolidated with Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2009.

History

Ylöjärvi was founded as a municipality in 1869. Starting January 1, 2004, it is known as a town.

People

The famous rock band Eppu Normaali comes from Ylöjärvi.

Tree Mountain

The town is the location of Tree Mountain, Land Art by Agnes Denes. This work was conceived in 1983, and construction was announced by the Finnish government at the 1992 Earth Summit. Construction was complete in 1996 , and the site is legally protected for the next 400 years. [6] Tree Mountain was dedicated in June 1996 by the President of Finland.[7]

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ylöjärvi is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Tree Mountain". Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  7. ↑ "Finnish Parliament documents". Retrieved 2010-09-06.

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