Lempäälä () is a municipality in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies south of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Lempäälä is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.

The municipality covers an area of of which is water.

The first written reference to the parish of Lempäälä dates from 1430. The oldest building in the town is a medieval church named after Saint Birgitta, built in 1504. The only surviving item from the Middle Ages in the church is a wooden crucifix carved from birch.

Finnish writer Yrjö Kokko lived in Lempäälä and is buried in the cemetery.

Ideapark, the second largest shopping centre in the Nordic countries, is located in Lempäälä along the Helsinki-Tampere motorway (E12).

Kuokkala

Kuokkala is a neighbourhood to the north of Lempäälä town which houses a ’museoraitti’ (museum trail). Several buildings now house collections of historical items, including a shop museum (also a shop and information office), hairdressers & barbers, cobblers, WW2 memorabilia, household equipment, blacksmiths, carpenters, a 19th-century Finnish dwelling, and a special exhibit relating to the ex-Finnish region of Sakkola.

Demographics

Politics

In the 2023 parliamentary elections, Lempäälä voted as such:

  • National Coalition Party - 26.0%
  • Finns Party - 22.0%
  • Social Democratic Party - 21.8%
  • Centre Party - 7.4%
  • Green League - 6.6%
  • Christian Democrats - 6.3%
  • Left Alliance - 4.4%
  • Movement Now - 3.1%
  • Freedom Alliance - 1.0%

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Lempäälä is twinned with:

  • Ulricehamn, Sweden
  • Øvre Eiker, Norway
  • Kerteminde, Denmark
  • Tapolca, Hungary

Villages

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  • Aimala

See also

  • Nokia, Finland
  • Pirkkala
  • Puntala-rock, a punk rock festival

References

  • Municipality of Lempäälä – Official site