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Karkkila
Högfors | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Karkkilan kaupunki Högfors stad | |
 Road Helsingintie in town centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Karkkila in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°32′N 024°13′E / 60.533°N 24.217°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region) |
| Charter | 1932 |
| Town | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tuija Telén |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 255.32 km2 (98.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 242.44 km2 (93.61 sq mi) |
| • Water | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 248th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,444 |
| • Rank | 115th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 34.83/km2 (90.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 90.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.7% |
| • Others | 8.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.3% |
| • 65 or older | 26.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.karkkila.fi |
Karkkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrkːilɑ]; Swedish: Högfors) is a town and a municipality of Finland.
Neighboring municipalities are Lohja, Loppi, Tammela and Vihti.
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 23 January 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.