Hartola (Finland)

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For other places with the same name, see Hartola.
Hartola
Gustav Adolfs
Municipality
Hartolan kunta
Coat of arms of Hartola
Coat of arms
Location of Hartola in Finland
Location of Hartola in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Heinola sub-region
Charter 1784
Government
 • Municipal manager Raija Peltonen
 • Density 0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.hartola.fi

Hartola (Swedish: Gustav Adolfs) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 2,955 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 675.38 square kilometres (260.77 sq mi) of which 132.18 km2 (51.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.1/sq mi). Neighouring municipalities: Heinola, Joutsa, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Sysmä.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also known as "Gustav Adolfs" in Swedish documents.[6] Hartola is home to the Itä-Hämeen Museo, the regional museum for seven municipalities.

Since 1987, the town has billed itself as a sovereign royal parish based upon a 1784 proclamation by King Gustav III of Sweden creating a new parish on the eastern border of his kingdom in honor of his son, Gustav Adolf.

At every first Saturday in September, there is a fair at Hartola. Happening is biggest in Finland at its genre.[7]

Municipality is also known about writer Maila Talvio's place of birth.


Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Hartola:

Villages

All schools those located in villages have been closed. School system in Hartola is about 140 years old. [9]

References

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  9. ↑ http://www.koittiry.net/riihiniemen-koulun-100-vuotisjuhla History of Riihiniemi school, finnish, citation 2012
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