Tyrnävä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtyrnæʋæ]) is a municipality in the North Ostrobothnia region of Finland with a population of 6,592 (31 December 2021).[2] It covers an area of 494.85 square kilometres (191.06 sq mi), of which 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (35/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The city of Oulu is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the center of Tyrnävä.
Tyrnävä | |
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Municipality | |
Tyrnävän kunta Tyrnävä kommun | |
Meijeritie Street in Tyrnävä village | |
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![]() Location of Tyrnävä in Finland | |
Coordinates: 64°45′N 025°39′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | North Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Oulu sub-region |
Charter | 1865 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vesa Anttila |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 494.85 km2 (191.06 sq mi) |
• Land | 491.82 km2 (189.89 sq mi) |
• Water | 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
• Rank | 177th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,592 |
• Rank | 142nd largest in Finland |
• Density | 13.4/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 0.6% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 30.8% |
• 15 to 64 | 55.4% |
• 65 or older | 13.8% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
Website | www.tyrnava.fi |
The most important product of Tyrnävä is potatoes. The municipality has a lot of seed potato production, and the Tyrnävä's region is defined as one of the four high-quality seed potato growing areas in the European Union.[6]
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