Ylöjärvi

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Ylöjärvi

Total population

33,680

Founded

1869

Land area1115.75 km²

Coordinates61.55°, 23.60°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ylöjärvi is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the west of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Ylöjärvi is approximately 34,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 428,000. It is the 35th most populous municipality in Finland, and the fourth largest in the Pirkanmaa region after Tampere, Nokia, and Kangasala.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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

Sami Sandell

Finnish ice hockey player

Anssi Salmela

Finnish ice hockey player

A

Ari Haanpää

Finnish ice hockey player

S

Sanni Utriainen

Olympic javelin thrower

Jari Niemi

footballer

Jussi Halme

Finnish ice hockey player

Matti Kauppila

Finnish politician

N

Nalle Lehtonen

Finnish musician

Karl Adolf Brakel

H

Hannu Haapalainen

Finnish ice hockey player (1951–2011)

Timo Joensuu

Finnish physician

Kari Peitsamo

Finnish musician

N

Nestori Lähde

Finnish ice hockey player

Albert Koskinen

Finnish athletics competitor (1925-2004)

A

Anneli Kanto

Finnish journalist

C

Carl Wegelius

Finnish physician

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

Nearby places in Pirkanmaa

• Takamaa
  4.3 mi away
• Pinsiö
  5.3 mi away
• Mutala
  7.8 mi away
• Mihari
  9 mi away
• Kolunkylä
  9.6 mi away
• Siuro
  9.9 mi away
• Teisko
  12 mi away
• Vanaja
  12.6 mi away
• Tottijärvi
  13.1 mi away
• Jussila
  13.9 mi away
• Salmi
  14.2 mi away
• Tursola
  15.3 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

Yellowfoot

Craterellus tubaeformis

Seen 2026-09-24

Autumnal Moth

Epirrita autumnata

Seen 2026-09-24

Candlesnuff Fungus

Xylaria hypoxylon

Seen 2026-09-24

stinking parachute

Paragymnopus perforans

Seen 2026-09-24

Yellow Fairy Cups

Calycina citrina

Seen 2026-09-24

Smooth-footed Powderhorn

Cladonia ochrochlora

Seen 2026-09-24

Fly Honeysuckle

Lonicera xylosteum

Seen 2026-09-24

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-09-24

horseweed

Erigeron canadensis

Seen 2026-09-24

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

Official Identifiers