Place:Ikaalinen, Turku-Pori, Finland

NameIkaalinen
Alt namesIkalissource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates61.767°N 23.083°E
Located inTurku-Pori, Finland
Also located inPirkanmaa, Länsi-Suomi, Finland    
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Ikaalinen is a town and municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, located northwest of Tampere. The town has a population of[1] and covers an area of of which is water.[2] The population density is .

The municipalities next to it are Hämeenkyrö, Jämijärvi, Kankaanpää, Parkano, Sastamala and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The Seitseminen national park is partly located in the municipality.

S. Albert Kivinen, a writer and associate professor of philosophy of the University of Helsinki, is a native of Ikaalinen and his story Keskiyön Mato Ikaalisissa ("The Midnight Worm in Ikaalinen") is set there.

Ikaalinen became an independent municipality in 1641. The associated market town was founded in 1858. The market town and the municipality were united in 1972 and Ikaalinen became a town in 1977.

The centre of Ikaalinen is on lake Kyrösjärvi near the highway 3 (E12).

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Ikaalinen became an independent commune in 1641. The associated market town was founded in 1858. The market town and the commune were united in 1972 and Ikaalinen became a borough in 1977, a town with a rural atmosphere.

The Ikaalinen of today has an area of 842 km2 (of which 91 km2 is water) and the population is 8000. The centre of Ikaalinen is on the beautiful lake Kyrösjärvi nearby Highway 3.

Ikaalinen is an old tourist attraction in Finland. Its spa tradition dates back to the last century and folk music, especially accordion music is one of its traditions. Its beautiful landscape has always fascinated visitors.

During the last decades Ikaalinen developed into a versatile service centre with good business, educational and recreational facilities. Today about 55 % of the population earns its living from the service sector and 15 % from agriculture, which has always provided an important source of income.

The biggest industrial plants are Finlayson, Upofloor, Georgia Pacific Paper, Amerplast, Honkarakenne, Keskus-Sähkö, H&H Siporex and Katsa.


Valtakatu 5-7, PL 33, 39501 IKAALINEN vaihde: (03) 45 011, fax: (03) 450 1206 kanslia@ikaalinen.fi

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