Pirkanmaa

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Pirkanmaa Birkaland
Region
Region of Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaan maakunta (Finnish) Landskapet Birkaland (Swedish)
Flag Coat of arms
Pirkanmaa on a map of Finland
Coordinates: 61°42′N 23°43′E / 61.700°N 23.717°E / 61.700; 23.717
Country	Finland
Historical province	Satakunta, Tavastia
Capital	Tampere
Area
• Total	14,469.39 km2 (5,586.66 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	529,100
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	€17.437 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€34,546 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	FI-11
NUTS	192
Regional animal	White-tailed deer (Odocoileus albavirginianus)
Regional bird	White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Regional fish	Asp (Aspius aspius)
Regional flower	Bird cherry (Prunus padus)
Regional stone	Orbiculite
Regional lake	Lake Längelmävesi
Website	pirkanmaa.fi

Pirkanmaa (Finnish: [ˈpirkɑˌmːɑː]; Swedish: Birkaland; Latin: Birkaria), also known as Tampere Region in government documents,^[2] is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Southwest Finland. Most of the water area in the Kokemäki River watershed is located in the Pirkanmaa region, although Lake Vanajavesi is partly in the Kanta-Häme region. The region got its name from Pirkkala, which in the Middle Ages comprised most of present-day Pirkanmaa.^[3] Tampere is the regional center and capital of Pirkanmaa, and at the same time the largest city in the region.

The total population of Pirkanmaa was 529,100 on 30 June 2022,^[4] which makes it the second largest among Finland's regions after Uusimaa. The population density is well over twice the Finnish average, and most of its population is largely concentrated in the Tampere metropolitan area.