Akaa (Finnish:; Swedish: Ackas) is a town and a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It was created on 1 January 2007, when the town of Toijala and the town of Viiala were united into a single municipality. The municipality of Kylmäkoski was consolidated with Akaa on 1 January 2011.
The convert has a population of 16,429 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 314.38 square kilometres (121.38 sq mi) of which 21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi) is water. The population density is 56.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (145.1/sq mi).
Geography
Akaa's neighboring municipalities are Hämeenlinna, Lempäälä, Urjala, Valkeakoski and Vesilahti. The city of Tampere, the capital of the Pirkanmaa region, is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) north of Akaa.
Akaa, as well as the town of Toijala and the former municipality of Viiala are situated by the lake Vanajavesi, which is the most central watercourse in the Kanta-Häme region as well as in the southern parts of the Pirkanmaa region.
Demographics
In 2020, 16.5% of the population of Akaa was under the age of 15, 59.3% were aged 15 to 64, and 24.2% were over the age of 65. The average age was 44.6, over the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 42.8. Speakers of Finnish made up 97.4% of the population and speakers of Swedish made up 0.2%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 2.4%. Foreign nationals made up 1.8% of the total population.
The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Akaa from 1975 to 2020, encompasses the municipality's area as of 2021.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16,056 | — |
| 1980 | 15,767 | −0.36% |
| 1985 | 15,651 | −0.15% |
| 1990 | 16,048 | +0.50% |
| 1995 | 15,986 | −0.08% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,945 | −0.05% |
| 2005 | 16,422 | +0.59% |
| 2010 | 17,012 | +0.71% |
| 2015 | 17,043 | +0.04% |
| 2020 | 16,391 | −0.78% |
Urban areas
In 2019, out of the total population of 16,475, 14,323 people lived in urban areas and 1,995 in sparsely populated areas, while the coordinates of 157 people were unknown. This made Akaa's degree of urbanization 87.8%. The urban population in the municipality was divided between four urban areas as follows:
| # | Urban area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toijala central locality | 8,365 |
| 2 | Viiala parish village | 5,087 |
| 3 | Kylmäkoski parish village | 661 |
| 4 | Sotkia | 210 |
Notable people
- Arvo Ylppö (1887–1992), Finnish pediatrician
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Akaa is twinned with:
- Sande, Norway
- Hallsberg Municipality, Sweden
- Tapa, Estonia
