Pälkäne

Municipality

Pälkäneen kunta

Ruins of the medieval church in Pälkäne

Coat of arms

Location of Pälkäne in Finland

Coordinates: 61°20.3′N 024°16′E / 61.3383°N 24.267°ECoordinates: 61°20.3′N 024°16′E / 61.3383°N 24.267°E

Country

Finland

Region

Pirkanmaa

Sub-region

Southeast Pirkanmaa sub-region

Charter

1866

Government

• Municipal manager

Esko Arasalo

Area (2016-01-01)

• Total

560.48 km² (216.40 sq mi)

• Land

560.49 km² (216.41 sq mi)

• Water

177.65 km² (68.59 sq mi)

Area rank

152nd largest in Finland

Population (2016-03-31)

• Total

6,682

• Rank

149th largest in Finland

• Density

11.92/km² (30.9/sq mi)

Population by native language

• Finnish

98.8% (official)

• Swedish

0.3%

• Others

0.9%

Population by age

• 0 to 14

16.9%

• 15 to 64

60.8%

• 65 or older

22.3%

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Municipal tax rate

20%

Website

www.palkane.fi

Pälkäne is a municipality of Finland.

Pälkäne is in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 6,682 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 560.48 square kilometres (216.40 sq mi) of which 177.65 km² (68.59 sq mi). The population density is 11.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.9/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Many people from Helsinki and the surrounding cities own summer cottages and residences in Pälkäne, making the small town very busy during summer vacation seasons. Pälkäne is a very popular summer vacation resort given its diverse services, high-quality swimming beach, beautiful nature and close location to big cities. From start of year 2007 Palkäne and Luopioinen were merged to a new municipality of Pälkäne.

The lakes Pälkänevesi and Kukkia and parts of the lakes Mallasvesi and Roine are situated in Pälkäne. Of these Kukkia is situated in the area of the former municipality of Luopioinen.

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