- Population
- 2,286
- 2.3K
- Elevation
- 94 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Ypäjä
- Airports
- TKU Turku Airport64 km
- TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport70 km
About Ypäjä
Ypäjä is a municipality. Location: Forssa, Kanta-Häme. Population: 2,286. Elevation: 94 m.
Ypäjä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈypæjæ]) is a municipality located in the countryside of south-western Finland. It belongs to the region of Kanta-Häme. The municipality has a population of 2,186 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 183.25 square kilometres (70.75 sq mi) of which 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Travel notes for Ypäjä
From Wikivoyage
Ypäjä is a town and municipality in Tavastia Proper.
Understand+
The Ypäjä region has been associated with horses for a long time, for example horses for the military and other government branches were bred here already in the 19th century. There's a trade school where students learn horse management or become riding teachers. For short term visitors, there's a museum presenting equestrianism.
Get in+
By bus:
Buses come in from Loimaa and Forssa.
By car:
Highway 10 connecting Turku to Forssa and Hämeenlinna goes through the south of the municipality. Regional road 213 connect from there to Ypäjä town, and continues to Loimaa.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Ypäjä
- Humppila
- Jokioinen
- Koski Tl
- Loimaa
- Somero
Population of Ypäjä over time
| 2007 | 2,641 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,630 | |
| 2009 | 2,584 | |
| 2010 | 2,565 | |
| 2011 | 2,550 | |
| 2012 | 2,509 | |
| 2013 | 2,483 | |
| 2014 | 2,488 | |
| 2015 | 2,411 | |
| 2016 | 2,382 | |
| 2017 | 2,372 | |
| 2023 | 2,207 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Ypäjä
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 56 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- July (78 mm)
- Driest month
- February (30 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° | 22° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 2° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -10° | -6° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 2° | -3° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 54 | 78 | 75 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 47 |
How to get to Ypäjä
The nearest airport is Turku Airport (TKU), 64 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 173 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 64 kmsouthwest
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 70 kmnorth
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 107 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 173 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 333 kmsouthwest
- Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 333 kmsouthwest
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 371 kmnorthwest
- Västerås Population: 127.8K 395 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ypäjä
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 9 natural sites, 53 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Torronsuon Kansallispuisto Natural site 21 kmSE
25–60 km8 places
- Aurajoki River 55 kmSW
- Kurjenrahkan Kansallispuisto Natural site 49 kmW
- Liesjärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 36 kmSE
- Pyhäjärvi Lake 57 kmNW
60–100 km55 places
- Kakskerta Island 76 kmSW
- Ruissalo Island 74 kmSW
- Väski Island 79 kmSW
- Rymättylä Island 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Ypäjä
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources