Parkano

It is located 84 kilometres (52 mi) north of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region.

The population of Parkano is 6,071 (December 31, 2024)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 853.19 km2 (329.42 sq mi) of which 57.50 km2 (22.20 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018).

The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Parkano.

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Parkano church was built in 1800 and the bell tower in front of it in 1889. Lightning struck the church on Midsummer's Day in 1928, killing four people.
"Parkanon parooni"