Forssa
| Forssa | ||
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| Town | ||
| Forssan kaupunki | ||
| By the River Loimijoki
By the River Loimijoki
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| Location of Forssa in Finland Location of Forssa in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| 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
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Twin towns — Sister cities
Forssa is twinned with:
Södertälje, Sweden
Sarpsborg, Norway
Struer, Denmark
Serpukhov, Russia
Gödöllő, Hungary
Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Forssa – Official website
