Place:Forssa, Häme, Finland

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NameForssa
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates60.817°N 23.633°E
Located inHäme, Finland
Also located inKanta-Häme, Etelä-Suomi, Finland    
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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 Tavastia Proper region, and which is crossed by Highway 2 between Pori and Helsinki and Highway 10 between Turku and Hämeenlinna. The town has a population of[1] and covers an area of of which is water.[2] The population density is .

The name Forssa comes from the Swedish word "fors", meaning rapids.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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