- Population
- 3,355
- 3.4K
- Elevation
- 91 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Hartola
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport93 km
- LPP Lappeenranta Airport127 km
About Hartola
Hartola is a municipality. Location: Lahti, Paijat-Hame. Population: 3,355. Elevation: 91 m.
Hartola (Swedish: Gustav Adolfs) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Itä-Häme, Päijät-Häme region. The municipality has a population of 2,401 (31 December 2025), which make it the smallest municipality in Päijät-Häme in terms of population. It covers an area of 675.38 square kilometres (260.77 sq mi) of which 132.18 km2 (51.03 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.4/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Heinola, Joutsa, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Sysmä.
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Travel notes for Hartola
From Wikivoyage
Hartola is a town and municipality in Päijänne Tavastia.
Understand+
Hartola has a Swedish name too, Gustav Adolfs, though it's rarely used. This has historical reasons. In the late 18th century when Finland was part of Sweden, Hartola was administratively part of Sysmä parish but the town's population wanted to establish their own parish, so they wrote a petition to King Gustav III. The king approved, and named the town after his son, Gustav Adolf. Due to this, Hartola also markets itself as "Finland's only kingdom".
The least populous municipality of Päijänne Tavastia, Hartola has about 2600 inhabitants as of 2023. Nevertheless, it's next to one of the busiest north-south roads in Finland, Highway 4, so a lot of people pass through.
Get in+
Hartola is on Highway 4 between Lahti and Jyväskylä. You can get in by car or bus.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Hartola
- Heinola
- Joutsa
- Luhanka
- Sysmä
- Mäntyharju
Population of Hartola over time
| 2009 | 3,388 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,355 | |
| 2011 | 3,292 | |
| 2012 | 3,205 | |
| 2013 | 3,098 | |
| 2014 | 3,097 | |
| 2015 | 2,982 | |
| 2016 | 2,924 | |
| 2017 | 2,882 | |
| 2022 | 2,574 | |
| 2023 | 2,531 | |
| 2025 | 2,401 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Hartola
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -3° · Rain 55 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- July (79 mm)
- Driest month
- February (29 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) | -5° | -5° | 1° | 6° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 53 | 79 | 79 | 58 | 60 | 55 | 48 |
How to get to Hartola
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 93 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) (127 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 250 km to the south.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 93 kmnorth
- Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 127 kmsoutheast
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 132 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 250 kmsouth
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 388 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hartola
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 5 natural sites, 57 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Rautavesi Lake 9 kmNW
- Suontee Lake 25 kmE
- Jääsjärvi Lake 4 kmNE
25–60 km24 places
- Lake Päijänne Lake 30 kmW
- Lummenne Lake 56 kmW
- Rutajärvi Lake 41 kmN
- Puulavesi Lake 44 kmNE
60–100 km38 places
- Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 82 kmN
- Keurusselkä Lake 98 kmNW
- Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 74 kmN
- Taulumäki church Attraction 77 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Hartola
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearbySources & licences
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