Janakkala

Janakkala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjɑnɑkːɑlɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. Its administrative centre is in Turenki. Janakkala is located along Highway 3 (E12) in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kanta-Häme region. To the south, Janakkala shares a boundary with Riihimäki, the northern neighbour being Hämeenlinna. It is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Turenki to Hämeenlinna, 94 kilometres (58 mi) to Tampere, and 96 kilometres (60 mi) to Helsinki. The municipality has a population of 15,867 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 586.07 square kilometres (226.28 sq mi) of which 38.63 km (14.92 sq mi) is water. The population density is 28.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (75.1/sq mi). In Janakkala the rate of unemployment is 9.7% and the rate of municipal taxes is %. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Another significant industrial area in the municipality is Turenki, where the railway had a decisive influence on the birth of industry and settlement.