Parkano

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City in Pirkanmaa, Finland

Parkano

City

Parkanon kaupunki
Parkano stad

Coat of arms

Location of Parkano in Finland

Coordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E﻿ / ﻿62.0083°N 23.0250°E﻿ / 62.0083; 23.0250
Country|  Finland
Region| Pirkanmaa
Sub-region| North Western Pirkanmaa
Charter| 1867
Government

• City manager| Jari Heiniluoma
Area

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 909.67 km2 (351.23 sq mi)
• Land| 853.19 km2 (329.42 sq mi)
• Water| 57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
• Rank| 90th largest in Finland
Population

(2024-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 6,071
• Rank| 153rd largest in Finland
• Density| 7.12/km2 (18.4/sq mi)
Population by native language

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• Finnish| 96.8% (official)
• Swedish| 0.1%
• Others| 3%
Population by age

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• 0 to 14| 13.7%
• 15 to 64| 53%
• 65 or older| 33.3%
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 6,071 (December 31, 2024)[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 7.12/km2 (18.4/sq mi).

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.

## Transport

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

## Districts

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* Keskusta
* Kairokoski / Haapanen
* Viinikka
* Kallio
* Pahkala
* Vatunen
* Pentti
* Kissakivi
* Haukkala

## Notable people

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"Parkanon parooni"

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* The most famous person to live in Parkano is probably "baron of Parkano", Gustaf Wrede af Elimä [fi] (1853-1939)
* Signe Brander (1869–1942)
* Yrjö Pulkkinen (1875–1945)
* Walto Tuomioja (1888–1931)
* Kari Asikainen (born 1939)
* Kai Suikkanen (born 1959)
* Saija Varjus (born 1965)
* Johanna Lehtinen (born 1979)
* Toni Rajala (born 1991)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. ^ a b c "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 23 January 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 23 January 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.
4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

## External links

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Media related to Parkano at Wikimedia Commons

* Town of Parkano – Official website
* Photos Parkano Church

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Places adjacent to Parkano

|  | Kurikka (South Ostrobothnia) | Kihniö

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Karvia (Satakunta)
Kankaanpää (Satakunta) |

Parkano

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Jämijärvi (Satakunta) | Ikaalinen |

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Municipalities of Pirkanmaa

Municipalities|

* Akaa
* Hämeenkyrö
* Ikaalinen
* Juupajoki
* Kangasala
* Kihniö
* Kuhmoinen
* Lempäälä
* Mänttä-Vilppula
* Nokia
* Orivesi
* Pälkäne
* Parkano
* Pirkkala
* Punkalaidun
* Ruovesi
* Sastamala
* Tampere
* Urjala
* Valkeakoski
* Vesilahti
* Virrat
* Ylöjärvi

Former municipalities|

* Äetsä
* Aitolahti
* Akaa [fi]
* Eräjärvi
* Ikaalisten maalaiskunta [fi]
* Karkku
* Keikyä
* Kiikka
* Kuhmalahti
* Kuorevesi
* Kuru
* Kylmäkoski
* Längelmäki
* Luopioinen
* Mänttä
* Messukylä
* Mouhijärvi
* Pohjaslahti
* Sääksmäki
* Sahalahti
* Suodenniemi
* Suoniemi
* Teisko
* Toijala
* Tottijärvi
* Tyrväntö (part)
* Tyrvää
* Vammala
* Viiala
* Viljakkala
* Vilppula

* Pirkanmaa
* Finland

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