Hartola, Finland


Hartola is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Itä-Häme, Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of
and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighouring municipalities are Heinola, Joutsa, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Sysmä.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also known as "Gustav Adolfs" in Swedish. Hartola is home to the Itä-Hämeen Museo, the regional museum for seven municipalities.
Since 1987, the town has billed itself as a sovereign royal parish based upon a 1784 proclamation by King Gustav III of Sweden creating a new parish on the eastern border of his kingdom in honor of his son, Gustav Adolf.
At every first Saturday in September, there is a fair at Hartola. The event is biggest in Finland at its genre.
Municipality is also known about writer Maila Talvio's place of birth.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Hartola:
All schools those located in villages have been closed. School system in Hartola is about 140 years old.

Pictures from Hartola