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Valkeakoski

Located in Etelä-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa Coordinates: 61°12′56″ N 24°02′23″ E

Map showing the location of Valkeakoski Valkeakoski
Location in Finland
Population
20,701
20.7K
Elevation
108 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
3
listed under Valkeakoski
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport32 km
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport112 km

About Valkeakoski

Valkeakoski is a municipality. Location: Etelä-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa. Population: 20,701. Elevation: 108 m.

From Wikipedia

Valkeakoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑlkeɑˌkoski]; lit. "white rapids") is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Tampere, 45 km (28 mi) north of Hämeenlinna and 150 km (93 mi) north of Helsinki in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 20,762 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 372.03 square kilometres (143.64 sq mi) of which 100.06 km2 (38.63 sq mi) is water. The population density is 76.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (197.7/sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1923
Area
272 km²
Official website
valkeakoski.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Valkeakoski

From Wikivoyage

Valkeakoski is a town in Finland, about 40 km from Tampere to southeast.

Understand+

Valkeakoski is a traditional industrial town and its history is strongly linked to the development of factories and industry. Today, the town still has many industrial enterprises, such as a paper mill and a machine shop. New sectors such as information technology and the service sector provide diversity to the city's economy.

Get in+

By bus:

Direct coaches from Helsinki, Tampere, Hämeenlinna and Pälkäne. For timetables of ordinary coaches, see Matkahuolto. Local bus line 60 from Tampere and line 44 from Kangasala, see Nysse.

1 Valkeakoski bus station (Valkeakosken linja-autoasema), Apiankatu 4 (in the town centre).

By train:

Toijala is the nearest railway station. There is a bus Toijala—Valkeakoski which goes few times per day at weekdays, see timetables of Valkeakosken Liikenne and VAU traffic.

By bicycle:

Cycling from Tampere to Valkeakoski is a trip of approximately 35–45 km, depending on the route chosen. A quiet route is to first cycle from Tampere to Lempäälä along bicycle paths, and then from Lempäälä to Valkeakoski via connecting road 3041 and regional road 304.

The route from Toijala via regional road 303, connecting road 3044, and regional road 304 is also quiet.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Valkeakoski

  • Akaa
  • Hattula
  • Hämeenlinna
  • Kangasala
  • Lempäälä
  • Pälkäne

Twin towns and sister cities of Valkeakoski

  • Vechelde· Germany
  • Jelenia Góra· Poland

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

Population of Valkeakoski over time

Population of Valkeakoski over time
2008 20,542
2009 20,631
2010 20,844
2011 21,022
2012 21,172
2013 21,129
2014 21,162
2015 21,332
2016 21,346
2017 21,136
2020 20,800
2023 20,694

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Valkeakoski

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
July (79 mm)
Driest month
February (28 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 Valkeakoski
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°1°7°16°20°22°19°13°7°2°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-11°-7°-2°4°9°11°10°5°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)392832333457797558585143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Valkeakoski

The nearest airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), 32 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 202 km to the south.

Airports

  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 32 kmnorthwest
  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 112 kmsoutheast
  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 123 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 202 kmsouth
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 350 kmnorthwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 391 kmsouthwest
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 391 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Valkeakoski

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 10 natural sites, 50 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

  • Vanajavesi Lake 9 kmSE
  • Roine Lake 21 kmN
  • Pälkänevesi Lake 24 kmNE
  • Mallasvesi Lake 11 kmNE

25–60 km25 places

  • Näsijärvi Lake 56 kmN
  • Torronsuon Kansallispuisto Natural site 58 kmSW
  • Kernaalanjärvi Lake 50 kmSE
  • Mahnalanselkä Lake 54 kmNW

60–100 km32 places

  • Seitsemisen Kansallispuisto Natural site 86 kmNW
  • Hiidenvesi Lake 94 kmS
  • Liesjärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 62 kmS
  • Pääjärvi Lake 61 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Valkeakoski

3 places
  1. 1 Valkeakoski 20.9K

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

Cities & villages2

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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