Parkano

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Parkano
City
Parkanon kaupunki Parkano stad
Coat of arms
Location of Parkano in Finland
Interactive map of Parkano
Coordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E / 62.0083°N 23.0250°E / 62.0083; 23.0250
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	North Western Pirkanmaa
Charter	1867
Government
• City manager	Jari Heiniluoma
Area  (2018-01-01)
• Total	909.67 km2 (351.23 sq mi)
• Land	853.19 km2 (329.42 sq mi)
• Water	57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
• Rank	90th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	6,011
• Rank	154th largest in Finland
• Density	7.05/km2 (18.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	96.4% (official)
• Others	3.6%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	13.7%
• 15 to 64	53%
• 65 or older	33.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.parkano.fi

Parkano (Finnish: [ˈpɑrkɑno]) is a town and municipality in Finland.

It is located 84 kilometres (52 mi) north of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region. The population of Parkano is 6,011 (December 31, 2025) and the municipality covers an area of 853.19 km² (329.42 sq mi) of which 57.50 km² (22.20 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018). The population density is 7.05/km² (18.3/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Transport

The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Parkano.

Districts

• Keskusta
• Kairokoski / Haapanen
• Viinikka
• Kallio
• Pahkala
• Vatunen
• Pentti
• Kissakivi
• Haukkala

Notable people

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• The most famous person to live in Parkano is probably "baron of Parkano", Gustaf Wrede af Elimä [fi] (1853-1939)
• Signe Brander (1869–1942)
• Yrjö Pulkkinen (1875–1945)
• Walto Tuomioja (1888–1931)
• Kari Asikainen (born 1939)
• Kai Suikkanen (born 1959)
• Saija Varjus (born 1965)
• Johanna Lehtinen (born 1979)
• Toni Rajala (born 1991)

References

External links

Media related to Parkano at Wikimedia Commons

• Town of Parkano – Official website
• Photos Parkano Church Archived 9 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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