Hollola

Hollola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈholːolɑ]) is a municipality of Finland, located in the western part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality is unilingually Finnish and has a population of 22,922 (26 October 2023)[2] and covers an area of 727.47 square kilometres (280.88 sq mi) of which 68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 49.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (128.2/sq mi).

Hollola
Municipality
Hollolan kunta
Hollola kommun
The medieval church of Hollola
The medieval church of Hollola
Coat of arms of Hollola
Coat of arms
Location of Hollola in Finland
Location of Hollola in Finland
Coordinates: 60°59.2′N 025°31′E
Country Finland
RegionPäijänne Tavastia
Sub-regionLahti sub-region
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipal managerPäivi Rahkonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total727.47 km2 (280.88 sq mi)
 • Land463.18 km2 (178.83 sq mi)
 • Water68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi)
 • Rank132nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total22,922
 • Rank45th largest in Finland
 • Density49.49/km2 (128.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish96.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others2.9%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1416.9%
 • 15 to 6457.7%
 • 65 or older25.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.hollola.fi

Hollola has the tallest structure in 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.

In 2018, Hollola hosted the Jukola Relays.[5] This Orienteering event is a night relay, and one of the most popular orienteering events in the world by number of competitors.

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

Twin towns — Sister cities

Hollola 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. "Lahti-Hollola Jukola 2018".
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