Hämeenkyrö

Municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland

Hämeenkyrö Tavastkyro
Municipality
Hämeenkyrön kunta Tavastkyro kommun
The birth-place of Finnish Nobel laureate F. E. Sillanpää
Coat of arms
Location of Hämeenkyrö in Finland
Coordinates: 61°38′N 023°12′E / 61.633°N 23.200°E / 61.633; 23.200
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Tampere sub-region
Government
• Municipality manager	Antero Alenius
Area (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	505.10 km² (195.02 sq mi)
• Land	463.99 km² (179.15 sq mi)
• Water	41.34 km² (15.96 sq mi)
• Rank	187th largest in Finland
Population (2023-12-31)^[2]
• Total	10,316
• Rank	93rd largest in Finland
• Density	22.23/km² (57.6/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[3]
• Finnish	98.1% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	1.7%
Population by age ^[4]
• 0 to 14	16.9%
• 15 to 64	58.7%
• 65 or older	24.4%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	hameenkyro.fi

Hämeenkyrö (Finnish: [ˈhæmeːnˌkyrø]; Swedish: Tavastkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, and is located 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Tampere. The municipality has a population of 10,316 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 505.10 square kilometres (195.02 sq mi) of which 41.34 km² (15.96 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 22.23 inhabitants per square kilometre (57.6/sq mi).

The neighboring municipalities of Hämeenkyrö are Ikaalinen, Nokia, Sastamala and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The drinking horn depicting coat of arms of Hämeenkyrö was designed by Gustaf von Numers and it was confirmed in 1954.^[6] After the wars, the evacuated Karelian population from Otradnoye (Pyhäjärvi) was mostly settled in Hämeenkyrö.^[7]

Results of the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, resulted in the True Finns being the largest group on the Hämeenkyrö council, in Hämeenkyrö.^[8]

The name Hämeenkyrö comes from Finnish words "Häme" and "kyrö", which together mean a craggy and thicketed area located in the Tavastia region.

Transport

The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Hämeenkyrö.

Distances from Hämeenkyrö

Helsinki 220 km
Nokia 30 km
Pori 95 km
Tampere 40 km
Lahti 150 km
Turku 155 km
Vaasa 200 km
Oulu 390 km
Rovaniemi 555 km
Stockholm 375 km
Tallinn 260 km
St. Petersburg 430 km

Notable people

Taavetti Kalliokorpi (1869–1949), Finnish farmer and politician
Tapani Koivuniemi (born 1960), Finnish engineer, business founder
Jyri Niemi (born 1990), Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman
Mirja Ojanen (born 1967), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
Hans Osara (c.1560–1601), Finnish lieutenant at the Cudgel War
Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888–1964), Finnish writer, Nobel Laureate in Literature
Arvo Tuominen (1894–1981), Finnish journalist, politician and author
Ilkka Tuomisto (born 1984), Finnish Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete
Iivari Yrjölä (1899–1985), Finnish athlete
Matti Yrjölä (born 1938), Finnish shot putter
Paavo Yrjölä (1902–1980), Finnish track and field athlete

References

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ Mitä-Missä-Milloin 1980, p. 158. Helsinki: Otava 1979. (in Finnish)
^ Mitä-Missä-Milloin 1951, p. 129. Helsinki: Otava 1950. (in Finnish)
^ "Finns Party gains, NCP top as turnout dips in Finnish local elections | News | Yle Uutiset".