Aitolahti

Aitolahti (; now forms the Tampere subdivision under the name Aito) is a former municipality in Pirkanmaa region, Finland. It was consolidated in 1966 with Tampere, and at the same time Tampere got new districts: Sorila, Nurmi and Aitoniemi. Until 1947, the neighboring municipalities of Aitolahti included Messukylä, which was consolidated with the city of Tampere. Highway 9 (E63) between Tampere and Jyväskylä and the regional road 338 between Tampere and Ruovesi pass through Aitolahti.

The old Aitolahti municipal center was Sorila. The densest population is in the southern parts of the region, in the districts of Olkahinen and Nurmi. The highest terrain in Aitolahti is Aitovuori, located near the border of Kangasala, extending 179 meters above sea level and more than 80 meters above Lake Näsijärvi. When the Aitolahti became independent parish after leaving Messukylä, there were only about 600 inhabitants, and the population grew very slowly for a long time, until growth accelerated in the 1950s.