Nokia | |
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Town | |
Nokian kaupunki (Finnish) Nokia stad (Swedish) | |
![]() Nokia railway station | |
![]() Location of Nokia in Finland | |
Coordinates: 61°28′36″N 23°30′19″E / 61.47667°N 23.50528°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Pirkanmaa |
Sub-region | Tampere sub-region |
Metropolitan area | Tampere metropolitan area |
Charter | 1922 |
Market town | 1937 |
City rights | 1977 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Markku Rahikkala |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 347.76 km2 (134.27 sq mi) |
• Land | 288.3 km2 (111.3 sq mi) |
• Water | 59.58 km2 (23.00 sq mi) |
• Rank | 237th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 35,647 |
• Rank | 33rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 123.65/km2 (320.3/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Nokialainen (Finnish) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 96.1% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.3% |
• Others | 3.6% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 0% |
• 15 to 64 | 20,953% |
• 65 or older | 0% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
Nokia (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnokiɑ]) is a town in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. It lies on the banks of the Nokianvirta, a river of the Kokemäki River watershed, and is situated in the Tampere metropolitan area, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tampere proper. The population of Nokia is approximately 36,000, while the Tampere metropolitan area has a population of approximately 417,000. It is the 33rd most populous municipality in Finland, and the second largest in the Pirkanmaa region after Tampere.
Nokia's neighbouring municipalities are Hämeenkyrö, Pirkkala, Sastamala, Tampere, Vesilahti and Ylöjärvi. The distance to Tampere Airport from Nokia is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) by road around Lake Pyhäjärvi.
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