Forssa

Forssa
Town
Forssan kaupunki

By the River Loimijoki

Coat of arms

Location of Forssa in Finland
Coordinates: 60°49′N 023°37.5′E / 60.817°N 23.6250°E / 60.817; 23.6250Coordinates: 60°49′N 023°37.5′E / 60.817°N 23.6250°E / 60.817; 23.6250
Country Finland
Region Tavastia Proper
Sub-region Forssa sub-region
Charter 1923
Town privileges 1964
Government
 • Town manager Sami Sulkko
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 253.39 km2 (97.83 sq mi)
 • Land 248.78 km2 (96.05 sq mi)
 • Water 4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Area rank 288th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 17,389
 • Rank 64th largest in Finland
 • Density 69.9/km2 (181/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 97.4% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 2.3%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 14.1%
 • 15 to 64 64.8%
 • 65 or older 21.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.forssa.fi

Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cities in Finland (Helsinki, Turku and Tampere), in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The town has a population of 17,389 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 253.39 square kilometres (97.83 sq mi) of which 4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 69.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (181/sq mi).

Forssa is known for its annual big events like in the first weekend of August held Holjat Festival as well as car enthusiasts get together in Pick-Nick, the biggest event in Northern Europe. A tradition is also annual Suvi-ilta Maraton - the second biggest marathon event in Finland. Suvi-ilta Maraton takes place a weekend before Midsummer. There is also a fairly popular harness racing track in Forssa.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Forssa is twinned with:

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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