Ylöjärvi

Ylöjärvi () is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the west of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Ylöjärvi is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the fourth largest in the Pirkanmaa region after Tampere, Nokia and Kangasala.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ylöjärvi
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Ylöjärven kirjasto2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Ylöjärvi library
Settlement.image_shield: Ylöjärvi.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Ylöjärvi sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Ylöjärvi in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Pirkanmaa
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tampere
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Metropolitan area
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tampere
Settlement.leader_title: Town manager
Settlement.leader_name: Pauli Piiparinen
Settlement.established_title: Charter

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections

Contents

History
Demographics
Culture
Food
''Tree Mountain''
Notable people
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Gallery
See also
References
External links

Ylöjärvi is located northwest of Tampere and north of the capital city of Helsinki in Finland. Ylöjärvi has an area of of which is water. The population density is .

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