Humppila
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Humppila | |
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Municipality | |
| Humppilan kunta Humppila kommun | |
 The Humppila church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Humppila in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°55.5′N 023°22′E / 60.9250°N 23.367°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Tavastia Proper |
| Sub-region | Forssa sub-region |
| Charter | 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Esko Tonteri |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 148.61 km2 (57.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 147.96 km2 (57.13 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 277th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,125 |
| • Rank | 251st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 14.36/km2 (37.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.1% |
| • 65 or older | 29.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.humppila.fi |
Humppila is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Tavastia Proper region. The municipality has a population of 2,125 (31 December 2023),[2] which make it the smallest municipality in Tavastia Proper in terms of population. It covers an area of 148.61 square kilometres (57.38 sq mi) of which 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 14.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (37.2/sq mi).
The municipality owes the essence of its development to the arrival of the Turku–Toijala railway in 1876. Today, Humppila remains a stop for trains using this line and the once closed railway station has been reopened for passengers. From 1898 until 1974, Humppila was the starting point of the narrow gauge Jokioinen Railway, a 22-kilometre (14 mi) line to the town of Forssa. Today the remaining 15 kilometres (9 mi) of this line make the Jokioinen Museum Railway. There are two significant traffic highways through Humppila municipality: Highway 2 (between Vihti and Pori) and Highway 9 (between Turku and Tampere).
Neighbouring municipalities are Forssa, Jokioinen, Ypäjä, Loimaa, Punkalaidun, and Urjala. The municipality of Humppila is unilingually Finnish.
Villages[edit]
Vitikka, Huhtaa, Humppila, Koivisto, Murto, Taipale, Venäjä, and Myllynkulma
Economy[edit]
Major employers in Humppila are the Humppila municipality, Kenkämaailma (shoe retail), Humppilan Osuuspankki (banking), Iittala Group Humppila Glassworks, and Maviteknik Oy (engineering). Employment structure by trade at the end of 2004 was following: Agriculture and forestry economics 16.3%, industry 22.0%, services 58.5%, unknown 3.2%.
Transport[edit]
Humppila is served by Onnibus route Helsinki—Pori.
Notable individuals[edit]
- Risto Jalo, ice hockey player[citation needed]
- Waldemar Bergroth, politician[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Humppila at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Humppila – Official website
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