Toijala
Toijala is a former town and municipality of Finland, located some 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Tampere. On 1 January 2007, it was consolidated with Viiala to form the town of Akaa.
Toijala is known as an important railway crossroads. The Helsinki–Tampere and Turku–Tampere tracks meet at Toijala railway station.
Toijala is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a population of 8,305 (end of April 2004) and covered an area of 58.60 square kilometres (22.63 sq mi) of which 7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi) is water. The population density (as of 31 December 2003[update]) was 163.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (423/sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
On 4 April 2014, ten residents of Toijala became multi-millionaires when they won the record Eurojackpot of €57 million.[1]
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Famous people connected with Toijala
- Harri Holkeri
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Mika Kaurismäki
- Aki Sirkesalo
- Arvo Ylppö
- Pertti Hemanus[2]
- Jarkko Kalevi Ahola
- Sasu Hovi
International relations
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Twin towns — Sister cities
Toijala is twinned with:
References
- ↑ http://yle.fi/uutiset/lucky_finns_win_57_million_in_eurojackpot_lottery/7175612
- ↑ Emeritusprofessori Pertti Hemánus on kuollut yle 31 December 2012 (Finnish)
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Akaa – Official website
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