Ylöjärvi

It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the fourth largest in the Pirkanmaa region after Tampere, Nokia, and Kangasala. Located 14 km northwest of Tampere and 189 km north of the capital city of Helsinki in Finland. Ylöjärvi has an area of km2 of which km2 is water. The population density is PD/km2. Mainly a rural town. It does not have a clear centre; the Tampere-Vaasa highway (E12) and the Tampere-Seinäjoki railway divide the centre of the municipality into two large distinct parts: the Church Village and Soppeenmäki. The railway, completed in 1971, has no passenger seats in the Ylöjärvi area, so buses provide all public transport. The population has grown in recent years. In 1990 it was about 18,000, in 2011 it was about 30,000, and now it is about. The neighbouring municipalities are Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kihniö, Nokia, Parkano, Ruovesi, Tampere and Virrat. The municipality of Viljakkala was merged with Ylöjärvi in 2007. The municipality of Kuru was merged with Ylöjärvi in 2009. The coat of arms of Ylöjärvi was designed by Gustaf von Numers and confirmed in 1954. The results of the 2025 Finnish municipal elections resulted in the Social Democratic Party being the largest political party on the Ylöjärvi council.

• Name — Ylöjärvi • Official Name — Ylöjärven kaupunki Ylöjärvi stad • Settlement Type — Town • Shield Size — 120x80px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Finland • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Pirkanmaa • Subdivision Type2 — Sub-region • Subdivision Name2 — Tampere • Subdivision Type3 — Metropolitan area • Subdivision Name3 — Tampere • Leader Title — Town manager • Leader Name — Pauli Piiparinen • Established Title — Charter • Established Date — 1869 • Established Title2 — Town • Established Date2 — 2004 • Blank2 Name — Unemployment rate • Blank2 Info — 21% • Timezone — EET • Utc Offset — +02:00 • Timezone Dst — EEST • Utc Offset Dst — +03:00 • Website — https: www.ylojarvi.fi/

The chapel parish of Ylöjärvi was founded in 1779 by separating it from Pirkkala. The first church in Ylöjärvi, located on the site of the current church, was completed in 1781, but was destroyed in a fire caused by lightning in 1842. Ylöjärvi was founded as a municipality in 1869. Since January 1, 2004, it has been known as a town (kaupunki). The Finnish Museum of Refrigeration is also located in Ylöjärvi.

In the 1980s, overly sweeted limppu and the "sauna smoked" ham were named Ylöjärvi's traditional parish dishes.

The town is the location of Tree Mountain, land art by Agnes Denes. This work was conceived in 1983, and construction was announced by the Finnish government at the 1992 Earth Summit. Construction was complete in 1996, and the site is legally protected for the next 400 years. Tree Mountain was dedicated in June 1996 by the President of Finland.

• Aron (Finnish singer) (born 1968), singer, songwriter, and musician • Marko Asell (born 1970), Greco-Roman wrestler and politician • Jenni Banerjee (born 1981), actress • Volmari Iso-Hollo (1907–1969), runner • Esa Keskinen (born 1965), ice hockey player • Tauno Kovanen (1917–1986), Greco-Roman wrestler • Kirsi Kunnas (1924–2021), writer, poet, and translator • Linda Leppänen (born 1990), ice hockey player and coach • Rosa Lindstedt (born 1988), ice hockey player and coach • Jaakko Löytty (born 1955), gospel musician • Eino Mäkinen (1926–2014), weightlifter • Matti Niemi (born 1937), rower • Saara Niemi (born 1986), ice hockey player and coach • Hannu Oksanen (born 1957), ice hockey player • Jaakko Syrjä (1926–2022), writer • Juuse Tamminen (1888–1962), writer • Jukka Tyrkkö (1912–1979), war writer • Antti Tyrväinen (1933–2013), biathlete • Maria Ylipää (born 1981), singer and actress • Konsta Helenius (born 2006), ice hockey player The rock band Eppu Normaali originates in Ylöjärvi.

Ylöjärvi is twinned with: • * Arvika, Sweden * Balatonföldvár, Hungary * Kongsvinger, Norway — | * Saku Parish, Estonia * Skive, Denmark * Vyshny Volochyok, Russia