Parkano

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Parkano
City
Parkanon kaupunki
Parkano stad
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Coat of arms
Parkano sijainti Suomi.svg
Location of Parkano in Finland
Coordinates: 62°00.5′N023°01.5′E / 62.0083°N 23.0250°E / 62.0083; 23.0250
CountryFlag of Finland.svg Finland
Region Pirkanmaa
Sub-region North Western Pirkanmaa
Charter 1867
Government
 • City managerJari Heiniluoma
Area
 (2018-01-01) [1]
 • Total
909.67 km2 (351.23 sq mi)
 • Land853.19 km2 (329.42 sq mi)
 • Water57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
 • Rank 90th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30) [2]
 • Total
6,092
 • Rank 154th largest in Finland
 • Density7.14/km2 (18.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 •  Finnish 96.4% (official)
 •  Swedish 0.2%
 • Others3.4%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1413.7%
 • 15 to 6453%
 • 65 or older33.3%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website www.parkano.fi

Parkano is a town and municipality in Finland.

It is located 84 kilometres (52 mi) north of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region. The population of Parkano is 6,092 (June 30, 2025) [2] and the municipality covers an area of 853.19 km2 (329.42 sq mi) of which 57.50 km2 (22.20 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018). [1] The population density is 7.14/km2 (18.5/sq mi).

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The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Parkano church was built in 1800 and the bell tower in front of it in 1889. Lightning struck the church on Midsummer's Day in 1928, killing four people. Parkanon kirkko.jpg
Parkano church was built in 1800 and the bell tower in front of it in 1889. Lightning struck the church on Midsummer's Day in 1928, killing four people.

Transport

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

Districts

Notable people

"Parkanon parooni" Gustaf Wrede af Elima suojeluskuntapuvussaan.tif
"Parkanon parooni"

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 July 2025. ISSN   1797-5395 . Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "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.

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