Ypäjä

Ypäjä is a municipality located in the countryside of South-Western Finland. It belongs to the province of Southern Finland and the region of Tavastia Proper. The municipality has a population of 2,224 (26 October 2023)[2] and covers an area of 183.25 square kilometres (70.75 sq mi) of which 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.17 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.5/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Ypäjä
Municipality
Ypäjän kunta
Ypäjä kommun
Ypäjä Church
Ypäjä Church
Coat of arms of Ypäjä
Coat of arms
Location of Ypäjä in Finland
Location of Ypäjä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°48.5′N 023°17′E
Country Finland
RegionTavastia Proper
Sub-regionForssa sub-region
Charter1876
Government
 • Municipal managerTatu Ujula
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total183.25 km2 (70.75 sq mi)
 • Land182.75 km2 (70.56 sq mi)
 • Water0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
 • Rank269th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total2,224
 • Rank248th largest in Finland
 • Density12.17/km2 (31.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.4% (official)
 • Swedish0.5%
 • Others2.1%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1412.4%
 • 15 to 6458.4%
 • 65 or older29.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.ypaja.fi

The main population centre of Ypäjä is a small village situated on the river Loimijoki, between the towns of Forssa (23 km to the east from Ypäjä) and Loimaa (15 km to the west). Although officially part of the Forssa region, Ypäjä is often also considered to belong to the Loimaa region as it has traditionally been influenced by both towns. Besides Loimaa, its direct neighbours are Jokioinen, Humppila, Somero and Koski Tl.

The distances from Ypäjä to the three major cities in southern Finland are relatively short: 74 kilometres (46 mi) to Turku, 96 km (60 mi) to Tampere, and 132 km (82 mi) to the capital Helsinki.

Ypäjä is probably best known for horses; the municipality e.g. has an Equine College and hosts an annual international riding competition called Finnderby.

Ypäjä's coat of arms is designed by Aukusti Tuhka.

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.

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