Parkano

Parkano is a town and municipality in Finland.

It is located north of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region. The population of Parkano is () and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water (). The population density is .

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Transport

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

Districts

• Keskusta
• Kairokoski / Haapanen
• Viinikka
• Kallio
• Pahkala
• Vatunen
• Pentti
• Kissakivi
• Haukkala

Notable people

• The most famous person to live in Parkano is probably "baron of Parkano", (1853-1939)
• Signe Brander (1869–1942)
• Yrjö Pulkkinen (1875–1945)
• Walto Tuomioja (1888–1931)
• Kari Asikainen (born 1939)
• Kai Suikkanen (born 1959)
• Saija Varjus (born 1965)
• Johanna Lehtinen (born 1979)
• Toni Rajala (born 1991)

References

External links

• Town of Parkano – Official website
• Photos Parkano Church