Municipality of Hattula

Municipality of Hattula
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Area: 427 square kilometers
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Population: 9740
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Population projection: 0,6% growth 2016-2020
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Number of enterprises: 600
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Free-time residences: over 2000
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Mayor: Lauri Inna 050 469 9685
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Website: www.hattula.fi
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/hattulankunta
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Youtube: https://youtu.be/gtOQl_BgeJM (”NASTAHattulan kanava”)
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General information of Hattula:
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The municipality of Hattula has been
established at 1868. It is a small, growing
and vital town in Tavastia Proper of Finland.
There are about 9750 residents living there
in Hattula. The area of Hattula is about 427
square kilometers and the population
density is 27,3 residents / km².
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The mayor of Hattula is called Lauri Inna,
the chairman of the municipal government
Kari Ventola and the chairman of the
municipal council Kaj Nordenswan. One of
the most widely used highways in Finland
splits the municipality of Hattula. There is
also the Parola Railway Station, one of the
four remaining original station buildings at
Finland’s first railway.
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There are a lot of possibilities to do in
Hattula! For example: boating, riding,
football, golf, frisbeegolf, theater, different
culture services, swimming, gym services,
navigation sports, hiking, skating,
rollerskating and so on…
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What can you find in Hattula?
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There is so much to see! You can find the Holy Cross
church from the 15th century. It represents gothic
architecture and has been an important pilgrimage
subject in the Middle Ages. Upon motorway, at the
intersection of Hattula you can see an interesting
monument of the municipality of Hattula, Leopard 2 A4
tank. The Armour museum locates at Parolannummi so
as the armored brigade of the Finnish Defence Forces
and The Lion of Parola -monument. From the center of
Hattula you can find another church called the Hattula
church from the 19th century and the third one from
Tyrvanto, grounded 1801.
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Hattula is known for a nationalist writer called Jaakko
Juteini (born in 1781) and a concrete-made bridge,
called the Mierola bridge, built right after the Civil War
in 1919. The Municipal library and the new, 2016
completed multipurpose center are named by Juteini.
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There are a lot of beautiful estates in Hattula and an old,
significant institute where you can study horticulture.
The winery of Lepaa produces domestic Finnish high
quality wines. The interesting clay workshop and the
gardening museum locates at the same area.
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Significant events?
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-Lepaa 2016 – A large gardening and agricultural event
at the Lepaa institute.
-Hattula-Days – a traditional, vital summer happening in
the center of Hattula
Thank you for your interest!
www.hattula.fi
www.facebook.com/hattulankunta