Janakkala

Janakkala is a municipality in Finland. 16,881 people lived there in 2013. Population centers: Turenki, Tervakoski, Leppäkoski and village called Tarinmaa.

Location
One of the oldest railwaystation in Finland, is in Turenki
Main building of Vanantaa mansion
Library
Coat of arms

Neighbour municipalities, in south: Hausjärvi, Loppi and Riihimäki. Hämeenlinna is on the north.

Coat of arms

Janakkalas coat of arms has been designed by Onni Oja in 1950.

Villages

26 villages:

  • Harviala
  • Heinäjoki
  • Hiisi
  • Hyvikkälä
  • Jokimaa
  • Kerkkola
  • Kernaala
  • Kiipula
  • Kiri (kylä)
  • Koljala
  • Leppäkoski
  • Löyttymäki
  • Mallinkainen
  • Melkkola
  • Napiala
  • Punkka
  • Rehakka
  • Saloinen
  • Sauvala
  • Tarinmaa
  • Tanttala
  • Tervakoski
  • Turenki
  • Uhkoila
  • Virala
  • Vähikkälä

Known people
  • Tuomas Kyrö, writer
  • Ida Aalberg, actor
  • Olavi Borg, professor
  • Laiska Leppone, rap-musician
  • Reko Lundán, writer
  • Timo Mäenpää, musician
  • Kustaa Paturi, poetry and agonist
  • A. P. Sarjanto, songwriter

Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Janakkala.




This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.