City Area
Surface area 372 km2
Land Area 273 km2
Water 99 km2
Surveyed area 457 ha
City-owned 861 ha
Population density 75/km2
Population ca. 20 500
Employment
Agriculture and forestry 2 %
Industry 48 %
Construction 5 %
Business and commerce 13 %
Services 32 %
Traffic Connections
Valkeakoski is located in the province of Western Finland and situated 35 km from the major city of Tampere. The local buses take you to Tampere once or twice every hour and the trip takes 35-45 minutes. The Express bus route Tampere - Helsinki goes via Valkeakoski and in less than two hours you are in the capital of Finland. The nearest inland port is in the centre of Valkeakoski and the nearest seaport in Helsinki or Turku (distance from Valkeakoski 150 km). The closest airport is in Pirkkala (40 km) and the railway station in Toijala (20 km).
