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Pirkkala Birkala
Municipality
Pirkkalan kunta Birkala kommun
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
Coat of arms
Location of Pirkkala in Finland
Interactive map of Pirkkala
Coordinates: 61°28′N 023°39′E / 61.467°N 23.650°E / 61.467; 23.650
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Tampere
Metropolitan area	Tampere
Charter	1922
Seat	Naistenmatka
Government
• Mayor	Marko Jarva[1]
Area  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	104.04 km2 (40.17 sq mi)
• Land	81.42 km2 (31.44 sq mi)
• Water	22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
• Rank	304th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-12-31)[3]
• Total	21,373
• Rank	48th largest in Finland
• Density	262.5/km2 (680/sq mi)
Population by native language [4]
• Finnish	94.8% (official)
• Swedish	0.4%
• Others	4.8%
Population by age [5]
• 0 to 14	19.9%
• 15 to 64	61.8%
• 65 or older	18.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.pirkkala.fi/en/

Pirkkala (Finnish: [ˈpirkːɑlɑ]; Swedish: Birkala) is a municipality in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the southwest of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Pirkkala is approximately 21,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 428,000. It is the 48th most populous municipality in Finland.

Pirkkala has an area of 104.04 square kilometres (40.17 sq mi) of which 22.66 km² (8.75 sq mi) is water.^[2] The population density is 262.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (680/sq mi), which makes it the most densely populated municipality in Finland that does not use the title of town or city. Pirkkala is also currently the fastest-growing municipality in the Pirkanmaa region.^[6] The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is located in southwest Pirkkala. The most significant main road in Pirkkala is Tampere Ring Road.

History

Sights

Pirkkala has been inhabited by the Stone Age and Iron Age, and many ancient finds have been made in the area.^[9]

The red-brick old church was designed by Ilmari Launis in 1921, and it is known that it was built on the site of the old Pirkkala parish church.^[10] The white new church from 1994, designed by Simo Paavilainen and Käpy Paavilainen, is located near the current town center, Naistenmatka. In its year of completion, the church, which has a modern appearance, was chosen as the most beautiful new building in Finland.

The Sculpture Park has been formed near the municipal center from the works of art of the international cast iron symposia of 2001 and 2003. It consists of sculptures of contemporary art, which are mostly placed around Lake Vähäjärvi. The idea of the cast iron symposiums is Villu Jaanisoo, an artist from Pirkkala who moved from Estonia to Finland. Other materials were used in the 2003 event.^[11] Perhaps the most prominent of the sights is the Jaaniso's Peruspirkkalalainen statue on the edge of the Suupantori market square in the town center, or the Valte statue according to its model.^[12]

Demographics

Notable people

International relations

Gallery

• 
  Pirkkala Municipal Ofiice
• 
  Veska Shopping Centre
• 
  Bauhaus store in Pirkkala
• 
  Pirkkala Public Library
• 
  Old Church of Pirkkala
• 
  Naistenmatka district along Suupantie

See also

• Birkarls

References

External links

Media related to Pirkkala at Wikimedia Commons Pirkkala travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Municipality of Pirkkala – official site