Viiala

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Viiala

Total population

5,087

Coordinates61.21°, 23.77°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Viiala is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2007, it was consolidated with Toijala to form the town of Akaa.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Eeles Landström

Finnish athlete and politician (1932–2022)

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Risto Ankio

Finnish pole vaulter

Arvo Ylppö

Finnish physician, professor and archiater (1887-1992)

Sasu Hovi

ice hockey player

Artturi Kannisto

Finnish linguist (1874-1943)

Kimmo Pohjonen

Finnish musician

Jarkko Ahola

Finnish singer

Ville Lehtinen

Finnish footballer

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Tenho Saurén

Finnish actor and comedian (1926-2001)

Aimo Lahti

Finnish weapons designer

Harri Säteri

Finnish ice hockey goaltender

Joni Mikkonen

Finnish volleyball player

Reino Lehväslaiho

Finnish writer (1922–2019)

Kalle Multanen

Finnish footballer

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Aki Sirkesalo

Finnish singer (1962-2004)

Arto Nyberg

Finnish journalist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pirkanmaa

• Pyhältö
  3.2 mi away
• Mattila
  3.8 mi away
• Kärpänkivi
  4.5 mi away
• Kelho
  5.5 mi away
• Innilä
  6.7 mi away
• Käyrälä
  8.5 mi away
• Lontila
  9.4 mi away
• Viuha
  9.8 mi away
• Pyörönmaa
  10 mi away
• Laukeela
  11.1 mi away
• Urjala
  11.5 mi away · pop. 4,646
• Ritvala
  13.1 mi away

Browse all places in Pirkanmaa →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Autumnal Moth

Epirrita autumnata

Seen 2026-09-21

Beautiful Arches

Mniotype satura

Seen 2026-09-17

Green-brindled Crescent

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Seen 2026-09-17

giant puffball

Calvatia gigantea

Seen 2026-09-15

Blood Vein

Timandra comae

Seen 2026-09-13

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-11

Feathered Thorn

Colotois pennaria

Seen 2026-09-07

Frosted Orange

Gortyna flavago

Seen 2026-09-07

Pink-barred Sallow

Xanthia togata

Seen 2026-09-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).