Janakkala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjɑnɑˌkːɑlɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. Its administrative centre is in Turenki, which is often erroneously shown on maps as being "Janakkala". Janakkala is located along Highway 3 (E12) in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. To the south, Janakkala shares a boundary with Riihimäki, the Northern neighbour being Hämeenlinna. It is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Turenki to Hämeenlinna, 94 kilometres (58 mi) to Tampere, and 96 kilometres (60 mi) to Helsinki.

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Janakkala
Municipality
Janakkalan kunta Janakkala kommun
Church of Saint Lawrence in Janakkala
Coat of arms
Location of Janakkala in Finland
Coordinates: 60°55′N 024°39′E
Country	Finland
Region	Tavastia Proper
Sub-region	Hämeenlinna sub-region
Charter	1866
Seat	Turenki
Government
• Municipality manager	Reijo Siltala
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	586.07 km2 (226.28 sq mi)
• Land	547.41 km2 (211.36 sq mi)
• Water	38.63 km2 (14.92 sq mi)
• Rank	156th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	16,127
• Rank	69th largest in Finland
• Density	29.46/km2 (76.3/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	96.2% (official)
• Swedish	0.4%
• Others	3.4%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	16.2%
• 15 to 64	59%
• 65 or older	24.8%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.janakkala.fi/en/

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The municipality has a population of 16,127 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 586.07 square kilometres (226.28 sq mi) of which 38.63 km² (14.92 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 29.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (76.3/sq mi). In Janakkala the rate of unemployment is 9.7% and the rate of municipal taxes is ^[5]%.^[5] The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

A paper mill is located in Tervakoski, the second-largest village in the municipality. A well-known and popular amusement park Puuhamaa is also located in Tervakoski.^[6] Other sites of particular interest include the Hakoinen fortress hill and manor house, the latter being privately owned; the mediaeval stone church of St Lauri (Lawrence); the Torpparimuseo (authentic wooden village buildings and windmill); and numerous Bronze Age sacrifice stones, all in Janakkala village. The birthplace of an internationally known actress Ida Aalberg (1857-1915) is located in Leppäkoski village in Janakkala.

The coat of arms of Janakkala, a head of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), the regional animal of Tavastia Proper, describes Janakkala's location in the heart of Tavastia. An aisle line of partition is a reference to Hakoinen Castle into the mountain, and the upper two arrows encircling the cross, symbol of Christianity, the image of the Crusades battles.^[7][8]

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