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Hollola

Located in Lahti, Paijat-Hame Coordinates: 61°00′45″ N 25°22′06″ E

Map showing the location of Hollola Hollola
Location in Finland
Population
23,087
23.1K
Elevation
164 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
3
listed under Hollola
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport80 km
TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport105 km

About Hollola

Hollola is a municipality. Location: Lahti, Paijat-Hame. Population: 23,087. Elevation: 164 m.

From Wikipedia

Hollola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈholːolɑ]) is a municipality of Finland, located in the western part of the Päijät-Häme region. The municipality is unilingually Finnish and has a population of 22,775 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 727.47 square kilometres (280.88 sq mi) of which 68.66 km2 (26.51 sq mi) is water. The population density is 34.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (90.5/sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1865
Area
651 km²
Official website
hollola.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Hollola

From Wikivoyage

Hollola is a municipality in Päijänne Tavastia, Finland. Hollola includes the former municipality of Hämeenkoski.

Understand+

Hollola is a large municipality with some 23,000 inhabitants. The parish village of Hollola only has some 500 inhabitants, while Salpakangas, close to Lahti, has become the municipal centre, with more than half of the municipality's inhabitants.

Lahti was part of Hollola until it separated into its own market town in 1878.

Get in+

Hollola's centre Salpakangas lies some 10 km west from Lahti centre, with Hämeenlinnantie the main connection. Lahti is on E75.

Highway 12 between Kouvola and Tampere passes south of Lahti's and Hollola's centres. Highway 24 between Lahti and Jämsä passes through the eastern part of Hollola. Highway 54 leads in from Riihimäki.

By train:

Lahti has good train connections from the capital region, Riihimäki and Kouvola.

By bus:

LSL has frequent local buses from Lahti.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Hollola

  • Asikkala
  • Hausjärvi
  • Hämeenlinna
  • Kärkölä
  • Lahti
  • Orimattila

Twin towns and sister cities of Hollola

  • Ebeltoft· Denmark

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Hollola over time

Population of Hollola over time
2010 21,962
2011 22,020
2012 22,054
2013 21,987
2014 22,020
2015 23,915
2016 23,791
2017 23,782
2020 23,262
2022 22,943
2023 22,885
2025 22,775

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Hollola

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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
August (84 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
Climate of Hollola
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-5°1°6°15°20°21°19°13°7°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-7°-2°3°9°11°10°5°1°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)413034343553798462605548

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hollola

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 80 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 179 km to the south.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 80 kmsouth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 105 kmnorthwest
  • Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 150 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 179 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Hollola

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 16 natural sites, 75 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

  • Ristinkirkko Attraction 16 kmE
  • Hollola TV Mast Landmark 8 kmE
  • Joutjärvi Lake 19 kmE
  • Pääjärvi Lake 14 kmNW

25–60 km16 places

  • Haukkasalo Island 40 kmN
  • Kukkiajärvi Lake 51 kmNW
  • Päijänteen Kansallispuisto Natural site 40 kmN
  • Joutjärvi Lake 46 kmSW

60–100 km89 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 96 kmS
  • Kråkö Island 76 kmS
  • Hiidenvesi Lake 96 kmSW
  • Torronsuon Kansallispuisto Natural site 99 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Hollola

3 places
  1. 1 Hollola 22.8K
  2. 2 Koski 2.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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