Akaa

Akaa (Swedish: Ackas) is a town and a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It was created on January 1, 2007 when the town of Toijala and the municipality of Viiala were united into a single town. The municipality of Kylmäkoski was consolidated with Akaa on 1 January 2011.[5]

For the architecture award, see Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
Akaa
Ackas
Town
Akaan kaupunki
Ackas stad
Akaa medieval stone sacristy
Akaa medieval stone sacristy
Coat of arms of Akaa
Coat of arms
Location of Akaa in Finland
Location of Akaa in Finland
Coordinates: 61°10′N 023°52′E
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionSouthern Pirkanmaa
Established2007
SeatToijala
Government
 • Town managerAntti Peltola
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total314.38 km2 (121.38 sq mi)
 • Land293.14 km2 (113.18 sq mi)
 • Water21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi)
 • Rank236th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
 • Total16,415
 • Rank67th largest in Finland
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others2.8%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1416.5%
 • 15 to 6459.3%
 • 65 or older24.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.akaa.fi

The convert has a population of 16,415 (30 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 314.38 square kilometres (121.38 sq mi) of which 21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 56 inhabitants per square kilometre (150/sq mi).

Geography

Akaa's neighboring municipalities are Hämeenlinna, Lempäälä, Urjala, Valkeakoski and Vesilahti. The city of Tampere, the capital of the Pirkanmaa region, is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) north of Akaa.

Akaa, as well as the town of Toijala and the former municipality of Viiala are situated by the lake Vanajavesi, which is the most central watercourse in the Tavastia Proper region as well as in the southern parts of the Pirkanmaa region.

Demographics

In 2020, 16.5% of the population of Akaa was under the age of 15, 59.3% were aged 15 to 64, and 24.2% were over the age of 65. The average age was 44.6, over the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 42.8. Speakers of Finnish made up 97.4% of the population and speakers of Swedish made up 0.2%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 2.4%. Foreign nationals made up 1.8% of the total population.[6]

The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Akaa from 1975-2020, encompasses the municipality's area as of 2021.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 16,056—    
1980 15,767−0.36%
1985 15,651−0.15%
1990 16,048+0.50%
1995 15,986−0.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000 15,945−0.05%
2005 16,422+0.59%
2010 17,012+0.71%
2015 17,043+0.04%
2020 16,391−0.78%
Source: Statistics Finland[7]

Urban areas
The main gate of the prison in Kylmäkoski

In 2019, out of the total population of 16,475, 14,323 people lived in urban areas and 1,995 in sparsely populated areas, while the coordinates of 157 people were unknown. This made Akaa's degree of urbanization 87.8%.[8] The urban population in the municipality was divided between four urban areas as follows:[9]

#Urban areaPopulation
1Toijala central locality8,365
2Viiala parish village5,087
3Kylmäkoski parish village661
4Sotkia210

Notable people

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Akaa is twinned with:

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  6. "Key figures on population by region, 1990-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area, 1972-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. "Degree of urbanisation by area, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2019-11-26. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  9. "Population in urban settlements and sparsely populated areas by age, sex and municipality, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2019-11-26. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. Piirto, Hilkka. "Muistot: Arvo Ylppö". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland. Retrieved September 23, 2021.


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