- Population
- 5,044
- 5K
- Elevation
- 103 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Jokioinen
- Airports
- TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport69 km
- TKU Turku Airport72 km
About Jokioinen
Jokioinen is a municipality. Location: Forssa, Kanta-Häme. Population: 5,044. Elevation: 103 m.
Jokioinen (Finnish: [ˈjokioi̯nen]; Swedish: Jockis) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Kanta-Häme region. The municipality has a population of 4,795 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 181.94 square kilometres (70.25 sq mi) of which 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) is water. The population density is 26.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (68.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. A notable tourist attraction in the region is the Jokioinen Museum Railway.
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Travel notes for Jokioinen
From Wikivoyage
Jokioinen is in Tavastia Proper. With a population of approximately 5,000 in 2021, the municipality's history can be traced back to the 16th century when the Jokioinen estate was established. The estate was an important contributor to the Finnish economy until the 20th century, when it was split into more than a thousand homes and small farms.
Many of the tourists who visit the region do so due to the Jokioinen Museum Railway.
Get in+
By bus:
There are buses from the nearby city of Forssa. In addition routes from Turku, Hämeenlinna, Lahti and Loimaa pass Jokioinen using the stop at the highway junction: Jokioinen th.
By car:
Jokionen is about equidistant from Helsinki, Tampere and Turku.
By train:
Humppila is the nearest train station on the Turku–Tampere railway, with a train most hours in daytime. There are a few daily connection buses between Humppila railway station and Jokioinen.
A narrow gauge heritage railway goes from the east end of the Humppila station, across the wide gauge tracks, to Jokioinen, serviced by museum trains on Sundays in summer.
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Places bordering Jokioinen
- Forssa
- Humppila
- Somero
- Tammela
- Ypäjä
Population of Jokioinen over time
| 2008 | 5,767 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,753 | |
| 2010 | 5,720 | |
| 2011 | 5,676 | |
| 2012 | 5,643 | |
| 2013 | 5,595 | |
| 2014 | 5,599 | |
| 2015 | 5,425 | |
| 2016 | 5,341 | |
| 2017 | 5,286 | |
| 2020 | 5,058 | |
| 2023 | 4,916 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Jokioinen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 58 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- July (80 mm)
- Driest month
- February (31 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -3° | 1° | 7° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 2° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -10° | -6° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 2° | -3° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 80 | 77 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 48 |
How to get to Jokioinen
The nearest airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 168 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 69 kmnorth
- Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 72 kmsouthwest
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 99 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 168 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 342 kmsouthwest
- Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 342 kmsouthwest
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 376 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Jokioinen
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 9 natural sites, 51 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Torronsuon Kansallispuisto Natural site 12 kmSE
25–60 km8 places
- Mynäjärvi Lake 60 kmW
- Salonjoki River 53 kmS
- Loppijärvi Lake 56 kmE
- Vallonjärvi Lake 58 kmNE
60–100 km53 places
- Kakskerta Island 84 kmSW
- Ruissalo Island 82 kmSW
- Tampere Ice Stadium Landmark 80 kmN
- Viikinsaari Island 77 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Jokioinen
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources