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Ylöjärvi ([ˈyløjærʋi]) is a town and a municipality in Western Finland, 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tampere and 189 kilometres (117 mi) north of Finland´s capital city Helsinki.
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The town has a population of 32,713 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 1,115.72 square kilometres (430.78 sq mi) of which 208.62 km2 (80.55 sq mi) is water. The population density is 29.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (76.0/sq mi). The population has increased rapidly in recent years, in 1990 it was slightly over 18,000. On 31 December 2011 it was 30,942.
Neighbouring municipalities are Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kihniö, Nokia, Parkano, Ruovesi, Tampere and Virrat.
The municipality of Viljakkala was consolidated with Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2007. The municipality of Kuru was consolidated with Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2009.
History
Ylöjärvi was founded as a municipality in 1869. Starting January 1, 2004 it is known as a town.
People
The famous rock band Eppu Normaali comes from Ylöjärvi.
Tree Mountain
The town is the location of Tree Mountain, Land Art by Agnes Denes. This work was conceived in 1983, and construction was announced by the Finnish government at the 1992 Earth Summit. Construction was complete in 1996, and the site is legally protected for the next 400 years. Tree Mountain was dedicated in June 1996 by the President of Finland.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Ylöjärvi is twinned with: