Hollola

Hollolan kunta

coat of arms	map
Basic data
State :	Finland
Landscape :	Päijät-Häme
Administrative community :	Lahti
Geographical location	61 ° 3 '  N , 25 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 61 ° 3 '  N , 25 ° 26'  E
Surface:	727.05 km²
of which land area:	651.07 km²
of which inland waterways:	76.14 km²
Residents :	23,602 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	36.3 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number :	098
Language (s) :	Finnish
Website :	www.hollola.fi

Hollola [ ˈhɔlːɔlɑ ] is a Finnish municipality about 15 km west of the city of Lahti . The area of ​​the municipality is 727.05 square kilometers, of which 76.14 km² are water surfaces. The Church of Hollola was built around the year 1500th

On January 1, 2016, Hämeenkoski was incorporated into Hollola.

Population development

Development of the population (as of December 31st) :

• 1987-19,241
• 1990-19,915
• 1997 - 20,213
• 2000-20,378
• 2002 - 20,527
• 2004 - 20,965
• 2005 - 21,197
• 2009 - 21,845

Town twinning

• Arboga , Sweden
• Nordkapp , Norway
• Ebeltoft , Denmark

Sons and daughters of the church

• Ukko Hietala (1904–1990), modern pentathlete
• Juha Rehula (* 1963), politician
• Krisse Salminen (* 1976), comedian and presenter
• Janne Ahonen (* 1977), ski jumper
• Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (* 1979), cross-country skier
• Tomi Saarelma (* 1988), soccer player
• Henrik Mustonen (* 1990), squash player

Web links

Commons : Hollola  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish Land Surveyors): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018