Pälkäne () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of ()
The Kostianvirta River, which belongs part to the drainage basin of the Kokemäki River, flows between Lake Pälkänevesi and Lake Mallasvesi. As the average water level of both lakes is about 84 meters above sea level, the flow direction of Kostianvirta sometimes changes, especially due to the spring meltwater.
Villages
- Äimälä
- Aitoo
- Ämmätsä
- Epaala
- Evinsalo
- Haltia
- Harhala
- Huhtioinen
- Huntila
- Kaitamo
- Kajantila
- Kankahainen
- Kantokylä
- Kantola
- Kärväntälä
- Karviala
- Kaukkala
- Kinnala
- Kirpu
- Kollola
- Kotila
- Kouvala
- Kuisema
- Kukkola
- Kuohijoki
- Kuuliala
- Kyynärö
- Laitikkala
- Lemmettylä
- Lovensalo
- Luikala
- Luopioinen
- Mälkilä
- Mällinoja
- Miemola
- Mustilahti
- Myttäälä
- Okerla
- Oksala
- Onkkaala
- Padankoski
- Pappila
- Pitkäjärvi
- Pohjalahti
- Puutikkala
- Rautajärvi
- Ruokola
- Ruotsila
- Sairiala
- Salmentaka
- Sappee
- Säynäjärvi
- Seitsye
- Tauriala
- Tausti
- Tommola
- Töyräniemi
- Vahdermetsä
- Vuolijoki
Culture
thumb|upright|A former coat of arms of Pälkäne
Food
In the 1980s, Pälkäne's traditional parish dishes were called local sweetened potato casserole called tuuvinki, salted bream, slowly smoked meat, Tavastian limppu bread called varikoinen, sweet sahti, and plum kissel.
People
- Matti Helenius-Seppälä (1870–1920)
- August Hyöki (1874–1960)
- Eemil Linna (1876–1951)
- Teemu Mäntysaari (born 1987)
- Väinö Sipilä (1897–1987)
- Toivo Salonen (born 1933)
- Mikko Leppilampi (born 1978)
- Riku Helenius (born 1988)
See also
- Battle of Pälkäne
References
External links
- Municipality of Pälkäne – Official website