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Koijärvi (; ) is a former municipality of Finland in the former Häme Province, now in Kanta-Häme. It was split between Forssa and Urjala in 1969, most of the land was given to Forssa.

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Forssa
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Koijärvi
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  • Geography
  • Villages
  • Lakes
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  • History
  • Before separation
  • Independent municipality
  • Merger
  • Services
  • Education
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Koijärvi (; ) is a former municipality of Finland in the former Häme Province, now in Kanta-Häme. It was split between Forssa and Urjala in 1969, most of the land was given to Forssa.

In 1979, Koijärvi and the homonymous lake became known for the Koijärvi movement, which spawned the political party Vihreät.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Koijärvi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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