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Ackas
Municipality
Akaan kaupunki
Ackas stad
Akaa medieval stone sacristy
Akaa medieval stone sacristy
Coat of arms of Akaa
Coat of arms
Location of Akaa in Finland
Location of Akaa in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Pirkanmaa
Sub-region Southern Pirkanmaa
Established 2007
Seat Toijala
Area
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total 314.38 km2 (121.38 sq mi)
 • Land 293.26 km2 (113.23 sq mi)
 • Water 21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi)
Area rank 236th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total 16,405
 • Rank 68th largest in Finland
 • Density 55.94/km2 (144.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 96.8% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 3%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 16.5%
 • 15 to 64 59.3%
 • 65 or older 24.2%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website www.akaa.fi

Akaa (Swedish: Ackas) is a town and a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It was created on January 1, 2007 when the town of Toijala and the town of Viiala were united into a single Municipality. The municipality of Kylmäkoski was consolidated with Akaa on 1 January 2011.

The convert has a population of 16,405 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 314.38 square kilometres (121.38 sq mi) of which 21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi) is water. The population density is 55.94 inhabitants per square kilometre (144.9/sq mi).

Geography

Akaa's neighboring municipalities are Hämeenlinna, Lempäälä, Urjala, Valkeakoski and Vesilahti. The city of Tampere, the capital of the Pirkanmaa region, is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) north of Akaa.

Akaa, as well as the town of Toijala and the former municipality of Viiala are situated by the lake Vanajavesi, which is the most central watercourse in the Tavastia Proper region as well as in the southern parts of the Pirkanmaa region.

Demographics

In 2020, 16.5% of the population of Akaa was under the age of 15, 59.3% were aged 15 to 64, and 24.2% were over the age of 65. The average age was 44.6, over the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 42.8. Speakers of Finnish made up 97.4% of the population and speakers of Swedish made up 0.2%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 2.4%. Foreign nationals made up 1.8% of the total population.

The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Akaa from 1975 to 2020, encompasses the municipality's area as of 2021.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1975 16,056 —    
1980 15,767 −0.36%
1985 15,651 −0.15%
1990 16,048 +0.50%
1995 15,986 −0.08%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2000 15,945 −0.05%
2005 16,422 +0.59%
2010 17,012 +0.71%
2015 17,043 +0.04%
2020 16,391 −0.78%
Source: Statistics Finland

Urban areas

Prison in Kylmäkoski
The main gate of the prison in Kylmäkoski

In 2019, out of the total population of 16,475, 14,323 people lived in urban areas and 1,995 in sparsely populated areas, while the coordinates of 157 people were unknown. This made Akaa's degree of urbanization 87.8%. The urban population in the municipality was divided between four urban areas as follows:

# Urban area Population
1 Toijala central locality 8,365
2 Viiala parish village 5,087
3 Kylmäkoski parish village 661
4 Sotkia 210

Notable people

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Akaa is twinned with:

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