Place:Pälkäne, Häme, Finland

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NamePälkäne
Alt namesPälkänesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Palkane
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates61.333°N 24.267°E
Located inHäme, Finland
Also located inPirkanmaa, Länsi-Suomi, Finland    
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Pälkäne is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of[1] and covers an area of of which .[2] The population density is . Onkkaala is the administrative center of the municipality. Tampere is located northwest of the center of Pälkäne.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Many people from Helsinki and the surrounding cities own summer cottages and residences in Pälkäne, making the small town very busy during summer vacation seasons. Pälkäne is a very popular summer vacation resort given its diverse services, high-quality swimming beach, beautiful nature and close location to big cities. From start of year 2007 Pälkäne and Luopioinen were merged to a new municipality of Pälkäne.

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