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Jokioinen
Jockis
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Municipality
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| Jokioisten kunta Jockis kommun |
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The grain storehouse with bell tower of Jokioinen Estates
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Location of Jokioinen in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Tavastia Proper | |
| Sub-region | Forssa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1873 | |
| Area
(2018-01-01)
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| • Total | 181.94 km2 (70.25 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 180.42 km2 (69.66 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 270th largest in Finland | |
| Population
(2023-12-31)
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| • Total | 4,916 | |
| • Rank | 169th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 27.25/km2 (70.6/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 96.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.4% | |
| • Others | 3.5% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 27.1% | |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) | |
| Climate | Dfc | |
| Website | www.jokioinen.fi | |
Jokioinen (also known as Jockis in Swedish) is a small town in Finland. It is a type of local government area called a municipality.
You can find Jokioinen in the Tavastia Proper region of Finland. It has a population of about 4,916 people (as of 31 December 2023). The municipality covers an area of 181.94 square kilometres (70.25 sq mi), with 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) of that being water. This means there are about 27.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (70.6/sq mi) people living in each square kilometer. Everyone in Jokioinen speaks Finnish.
A fun place to visit in the area is the Jokioinen Museum Railway. It's a special train line that shows how trains used to work.
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History of Jokioinen
The story of Jokioinen is closely linked to the Jokioinen estate. This large estate was started in 1562. It grew to be the biggest estate in all of Finland. This happened when Ernst Gustaf von Willebrand was the provincial governor.
In the early 1900s, the estate was very busy. It had a mill for grinding corn and a saw mill for cutting wood. There was also a brick factory, a steel plant, and even a factory that made sugar and syrup.
Later, laws were passed to help people get their own land. The crofters law in 1918 and the land reform law in 1945 changed things. Because of these laws, the big estate was divided into more than 1500 smaller homes and farms.
The rest of the estate became owned by the Finnish government in 1918. Important research centers moved to the Jokioinen estate. The Department of Finnish Plant Breeding moved there in 1928. An observatory, which is a place for studying stars, moved there in 1957.
Climate in Jokioinen
Jokioinen has a climate that is called humid continental climate. This means it has warm summers. It's a common climate type in southern Finland.
In the past, it was sometimes called a continental subarctic zone. This was because only three months of the year had temperatures above 10 degrees Celsius. The weather in Jokioinen is quite similar to the city of Tampere. Tampere is more than 70 kilometers north, but cities can affect local weather.
| Climate data for Jokioinen (Hakala), elevation: 103 m or 338 ft, 1961-1990 normals and extremes | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
7.8 (46.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.7 (−34.1) |
−39.3 (−38.7) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−33.4 (−28.1) |
−39.3 (−38.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.0 (1.42) |
24.0 (0.94) |
25.0 (0.98) |
32.0 (1.26) |
35.0 (1.38) |
47.0 (1.85) |
80.0 (3.15) |
83.0 (3.27) |
65.0 (2.56) |
58.0 (2.28) |
55.0 (2.17) |
42.0 (1.65) |
582 (22.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 109 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 36.6 | 70.5 | 133.0 | 174.4 | 252.1 | 276.4 | 247.2 | 203.6 | 125.0 | 81.2 | 35.4 | 27.3 | 1,662.7 |
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Economy and Jobs
At the end of 2004, most people in Jokioinen worked in services. This includes jobs like healthcare, education, and shops. About 64.9% of jobs were in services.
Another 23.3% of people worked in processing. This means they made things in factories. About 9.6% of jobs were in farming and forestry.
Main Employers
Here are some of the biggest employers in Jokioinen:
- MTT Agrifood Research Finland: This is a research center for food and farming. It employed 480 people.
- Jokioinen municipality: The local government employed 305 people.
- Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd: This company works on improving plants. It had 68 employees.
- Jokioisten Leipä Oy: This is a bakery that employed 45 people.
- Suomen Sokeri Oy Finnsugar: This is a sugar mill with 44 employees.
Villages in Jokioinen
Jokioinen is made up of several smaller villages. These include:
- Haapaniemi
- Jokioinen
- Jänhijoki
- Kiipu
- Lammi
- Latovainio
- Minkiö
- Minkiön asema (Minkiö railway station)
- Niemi
- Ojainen
- Pellilä
- Saari
- Vaulammi
Famous People from Jokioinen
- Anneli Saaristo, born in 1949, is a well-known singer.
See also
In Spanish: Jokioinen para niños
