Hämeenkyrö

Hämeenkyrö (Finnish: [ˈhæmeːnˌkyrø]; Swedish: Tavastkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, and is located 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Tampere. The municipality has a population of 10,351 (30 June 2025)^[2] and covers an area of 505.10 square kilometres (195.02 sq mi) of which 41.34 km² (15.96 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 22.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (57.8/sq mi).

Hämeenkyrö Tavastkyro
Municipality
Hämeenkyrön kunta Tavastkyro kommun
The birth-place of Finnish Nobel laureate F. E. Sillanpää
Coat of arms
Location of Hämeenkyrö in Finland
Coordinates: 61°38′N 023°12′E
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Tampere
Government
• Municipality manager	Antero Alenius
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	505.10 km2 (195.02 sq mi)
• Land	463.99 km2 (179.15 sq mi)
• Water	41.34 km2 (15.96 sq mi)
• Rank	187th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	10,351
• Rank	93rd largest in Finland
• Density	22.31/km2 (57.8/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	97.7% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	2.2%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	16.9%
• 15 to 64	58.7%
• 65 or older	24.4%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	hameenkyro.fi

The neighboring municipalities of Hämeenkyrö are Ikaalinen, Nokia, Sastamala and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The drinking horn depicting coat of arms of Hämeenkyrö was designed by Gustaf von Numers and it was confirmed in 1954.^[4] After the wars, the evacuated Karelian population from Otradnoye (Pyhäjärvi) was mostly settled in Hämeenkyrö.^[5]

Results of the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, resulted in the True Finns being the largest group on the Hämeenkyrö council, in Hämeenkyrö.^[6]

The name Hämeenkyrö comes from Finnish words "Häme" and "kyrö", which together mean a craggy and thicketed area located in the Tavastia region.

Transport

The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Hämeenkyrö.

Distances from Hämeenkyrö

• Helsinki 220 km
• Nokia 30 km
• Pori 95 km
• Tampere 40 km
• Lahti 150 km
• Turku 155 km
• Vaasa 200 km
• Oulu 390 km
• Rovaniemi 555 km
• Stockholm 375 km
• Tallinn 260 km
• St. Petersburg 430 km

Notable people

• Taavetti Kalliokorpi (1869–1949), Finnish farmer and politician
• Tapani Koivuniemi (born 1960), Finnish engineer, business founder
• Jyri Niemi (born 1990), Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman
• Mirja Ojanen (born 1967), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
• Hans Osara (c.1560–1601), Finnish lieutenant at the Cudgel War
• Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888–1964), Finnish writer, Nobel Laureate in Literature
• Arvo Tuominen (1894–1981), Finnish journalist, politician and author
• Ilkka Tuomisto (born 1984), Finnish Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete
• Iivari Yrjölä (1899–1985), Finnish athlete
• Matti Yrjölä (born 1938), Finnish shot putter
• Paavo Yrjölä (1902–1980), Finnish track and field athlete