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Hartola, Finland

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Country
  
Finland

Charter
  
1784

Website
  
www.hartola.fi

Region
  
Päijänne Tavastia

Sub-region
  
Heinola sub-region

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Friday 3:36 PM

Hartola, Finland

Weather
  
3°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 93% Humidity

Hartola (Swedish: Gustav Adolfs) is a municipality of Finland.

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Map of 19600 Hartola, Finland

It is located in the Itä-Häme, Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 2,955 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 542.95 square kilometres (209.63 sq mi) of which 132.18 km2 (51.03 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.1/sq mi). Neighouring municipalities are Heinola, Joutsa, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Sysmä.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also known as "Gustav Adolfs" in Swedish documents. Hartola is home to the Itä-Hämeen Museo, the regional museum for seven municipalities.

Since 1987, the town has billed itself as a sovereign royal parish based upon a 1784 proclamation by King Gustav III of Sweden creating a new parish on the eastern border of his kingdom in honor of his son, Gustav Adolf.

At every first Saturday in September, there is a fair at Hartola. Happening is biggest in Finland at its genre.

Municipality is also known about writer Maila Talvio's place of birth.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Hartola:

  • Centre Party 26.2%
  • National Coalition Party 23.0%
  • Social Democratic Party 18.5%
  • True Finns 17.9%
  • Christian Democrats 6.3%
  • Left Alliance 5.0%
  • Green League 1.6%
  • Villages

  • Hangastaipale
  • Koitti
  • Kuivajärvi
  • Lepsala
  • Murakka
  • Nokka
  • Putkijärvi
  • Siltasuo
  • Vuorenkylä is a northest village in Päijänne Tavastia
  • All schools those located in villages have been closed. School system in Hartola is about 140 years old.

    References

    Hartola, Finland Wikipedia