Punkalaidun
Located in Lounais-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa Coordinates: 61°06′56″ N 23°07′49″ E
- Population
- 2,719
- 2.7K
- Elevation
- 102 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Punkalaidun
- Airports
- TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport42 km
- POR Pori Airport81 km
About Punkalaidun
Punkalaidun is a municipality. Location: Lounais-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa. Population: 2,719. Elevation: 102 m.
Punkalaidun (Swedish: Punkalaidun, also Pungalaitio) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,546 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 364.02 square kilometres (140.55 sq mi) of which 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.3/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Loimaa, Urjala, and Sastamala.
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Travel notes for Punkalaidun
From Wikivoyage
Punkalaidun is a municipality of 2,800 people (2020) in Pirkanmaa, Finland.
Understand+
Punkalaitumenjoki (Punkalaidun River) flows through the municipality, along which most villages, including the church village, are located.
Get in+
By train:
Nearby Humppila has a railway station. Timetables are available from VR website.
By bus:
Long-distance buses from Tampere, Sastamala and Huittinen. For timetables of ordinary coaches, see Matkahuolto.
By car:
Taikayöntie (regional roads 230 and 232) runs in the area of Punkalaidun, Huittinen and Urjala.
Highway 2 between Helsinki and Pori goes through the municipality.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Punkalaidun
- Huittinen
- Humppila
- Loimaa
- Sastamala
- Urjala
Population of Punkalaidun over time
| 2007 | 3,405 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3,373 | |
| 2009 | 3,333 | |
| 2010 | 3,281 | |
| 2011 | 3,236 | |
| 2012 | 3,203 | |
| 2013 | 3,173 | |
| 2014 | 3,160 | |
| 2015 | 3,049 | |
| 2016 | 3,003 | |
| 2017 | 2,949 | |
| 2023 | 2,650 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Punkalaidun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- 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) | -3° | -3° | 1° | 7° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 2° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -11° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -3° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 58 | 79 | 74 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 43 |
How to get to Punkalaidun
The nearest airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), 42 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 207 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 42 kmnortheast
- Pori Airport (POR) Pori 81 kmnorthwest
- Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 82 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 207 kmsoutheast
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 337 kmnorthwest
- Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 343 kmsouthwest
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 344 kmsouthwest
- Västerås Population: 127.8K 399 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Punkalaidun
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 51 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Rutajärvi Lake 18 kmE
25–60 km23 places
- Kurjenrahkan Kansallispuisto Natural site 58 kmSW
- Torronsuon Kansallispuisto Natural site 51 kmSE
- Mynäjärvi Lake 58 kmSW
- Kirkkokari Island 44 kmW
60–100 km36 places
- Kakskerta Island 98 kmSW
- Ruissalo Island 93 kmSW
- Aurajoki River 76 kmSW
- Liesjärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 65 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Punkalaidun
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources