Pirkkala
Pirkkala is a municipality in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the southwest of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Pirkkala is approximately 21,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 425,000.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tampere–Pirkkala Airport.
Tampere–Pirkkala Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tampere–Pirkkala Airport, or simply Tampere Airport, is located in Pirkkala, Finland, 7 nautical miles south-west of Tampere city centre. The airport is the sixth-busiest airport in Finland, as measured by the total number of passengers, and the third-busiest as measured by the number of international passengers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rahola and Villilä.
Rahola
Suburb
Rahola is a district in Tampere, Finland. The area is located on northern shore of Pyhäjärvi lake, south of the Tampere–Pori railway. The area has been inhabited since medieval times. Rahola is situated 6 km north of Pirkkala.
Villilä
Suburb
Photo: PtG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villilä is a suburb, which is situated 6 km north of Pirkkala.
Pirkkala
- Type: Locality with 20,200 residents
- Also known as: “604” and “Etelä-Pirkkala”
- Location: Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.4411° or 61° 26′ 28″ northLongitude
23.6141° or 23° 36′ 51″ eastPopulation
20,200Elevation
102 metres (335 feet)Open location code
9GH5CJR7+CMGeoNames ID
641491
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Pirkkala” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Birkala”
- Finnish: “Pirkkala”
- Finnish: “Pirkkalan Kunta”
- Icelandic: “Birkala”
- Norwegian: “Birkala”
- Swedish: “Birkala”
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