Hollola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈholːolɑ]) is a municipality of Finland, located in the western part of the Päijänne Tavastia region.
Hollola's neighboring municipalities are Asikkala in the north, Hausjärvi and Hämeenlinna in the west, Lahti in the east and Kärkölä and Orimattila in the south.
Hollola's municipal center is Salpakangas, which is located along highway 12 near the western border of Lahti.
Tiirismaa, the highest point in southern Finland, is located in Hollola, north of the Salpakangas municipal center.
The traditional landscapes include the Heinlammi rock fields and the Tervala meadow of Huhdanjoki.
[9] Hollola's Natura 2000 nature reserves are Kivijärvi, Kotajärvi, Kutajärvi, Pähkinäkukkula, Riihikallio-Pilkanmäki and Tiirismaa.
More than half of Hollola's residents live in the municipal center in Salpakangas, and a good tenth in the villages of Kukkila and Kalliola.
It enabled lower municipal taxes in Lahti and attracted companies and residents to Salpakangas.
The center of Salpakkangas underwent major changes when Osuuskauppa Hämeenmaa built the Prisma market in the area, which was completed in 2017.
[12] An apartment building called Huili has been built in Salpakangas as a self-financed service home for the elderly.
[13] The banks of Hollola's Lake Päijänne have been inhabited since the Stone Age because of its fish population.
During the Viking Age, Hollola developed into an important center, the most densely populated area of which was the Vainio region.
A chain of 13 ancient fortresses has been found in Finland, of which the hill fort Kapatuosia has been the most thoroughly studied.
[citation needed] The development of Hollola's Lahti village into a township and finally into a city began when the Riihimäki–Lahti Railway and the Vesijärvi Railway Station were built on the shore of Lake Vesijärvi in the southern part of Päijänte.
In recent decades, Hollola has been the fastest growing municipality in Päijät-Häme in terms of population.
The Oma council group consists of Kokoumus, SDP, Center, Christian Democrats, Basic Finns, Left Alliance and the Greens.
The councils have been formed in the local service areas of Southern, Central Hollola, Municipal Center, Church Region and Vesikansa.
[21] In 2015, Hollola's largest corporation tax payers were Faba, a service cooperative aimed at cattle productivity, Bellmer Vaahto Paper Machinery, which operates in the paper machine industry, and Etteplan Design Center.
[24] The population of Hollola is divided between seven different settlements:[24] The center of Hollola, Salpakangas, does not form its own agglomeration, but in addition to Vesikansa is part of the central agglomeration of Lahti, which mainly extends to the area of the city of Lahti.
[citation needed] Hollola's Hämeenkoski and Hyväneula village are strongly featured in the fifth detective story of the Isaksson series, Sieluttomat, written by Markus Ahonen, the former editor-in-chief of Seutuviiko, which preceded the Seutuneloset newspaper group.
From the beginning of 2017, the congregation has operated in the municipalities of Kuhmointe, Kärkölä and Padasjoki, in addition to Hollola.
[citation needed] On the south side of the church is a yellow Empire-style belfry designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and built between 1829 and 1831.