Janakkala

 ( Municipalities Of Kanta-häme ) 

Janakkala () is a municipality of Finland. Its administrative centre is in Turenki. Janakkala is located along Highway 3 (E12) in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. To the south, Janakkala shares a boundary with Riihimäki, the northern neighbour being Hämeenlinna. It is from Turenki to Hämeenlinna, to Tampere, and to Helsinki.

The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . In Janakkala the rate of unemployment is 9.7% and the rate of municipal taxes is %. The municipality is unilingually Finnish language.

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Notable sites The Puuhamaa amusement park is in the village of Tervakoski. The Hakoinen Castle is in Janakkala village.

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Notable people Actress Ida Aalberg was born in 1857 in Leppäkoski village in Janakkala.

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Heraldry The coat of arms of Janakkala, a head of Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx), the regional animal of Tavastia Proper, describes Janakkala's location in the heart of Tavastia. An aisle line of partition is a reference to Hakoinen Castle into the mountain, and the upper two arrows encircling the cross, symbol of Christianity, the image of the battles.

(1982). 9789517730853, Suomen Kunnallisliitto. ISBN 9789517730853

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See also

• Hattula
• Loppi

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External links

• Municipality of Janakkala – Official website

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