Loimaa
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Loimaa ( ; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of ( ) and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Loimaa's neighboring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Koski Tl, Marttila, Oripää, Punkalaidun, Pöytyä, Somero, Säkylä and Ypäjä.
Loimaa ( ; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of ( ) and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Loimaa's neighboring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Koski Tl, Marttila, Oripää, Punkalaidun, Pöytyä, Somero, Säkylä and Ypäjä. In october 2026 Finnish journalist Tuomas Enbuske claimed in Threads that Loimijoki was the current official swedish translation of Loimaa. Historically, from the 1500's to 1800's, when Finland was part of Sweden, Loimijoki was the translation of Loimaa in church archives, but after 1900's and the Independence of Finland name Loimijoki has only been used of the river flowing through Loimaa. In the 2000's Loimaa has been referred in Swedish as 'Loimaa stad' which translates to 'Loimaa city'.
Subdivisions and villages
Alastaron-Mäenpää, Eura, Haara, Haaroinen, Haitula, Hartoinen, Hattula, Hirvikoski, Hurskala, Ilmarinen, Inkilä, Joenperä, Juva, Karhula, Karsattila, Kartanonmäki, Kauhanoja, Kemppilä, Kesärlä, Klockarla, Koenperä, Kojonkulma, Krekilä, Kuninkainen, Kurittula, Kuttila, Köyliö, Lappijoki, Levälä, Lähde, Metsämaa, Mäenpää, Niemi, Niinijoki, Onkijoki, Pahikainen, Pappinen, Peltoinen, Piltola, Puujalkala, Raikkola, Seppälä, Sieppala, Suopelto, Torkkala, Vesikoski, and Vilvainen.
Sights
Alpo Jaakola Statue Park Heikintalo bison farm The church of Loimaa Proper Loimaa regional museum Mill of Krekilä Sarka, The Finnish Museum of Agriculture Mill of Vesikoski Loimaa railway station
Sports
The city is home to the Bisons Loimaa basketball club, 2012 and 2013 Champion of the Korisliiga. The club regularly qualifies for international competitions. It plays its home games at the Loimaa Sports Center and on some occasions moves to the Energia Areena. The city is also home to the Hurrikaani Loimaa volleyball club, regularly qualifies for international competitions such as CLvolleyM and SM-league.
Notable people
Nicolaus Rungius (ca. 1560–1629), vicar of Keminmaa Reino Kuuskoski (1907–1965), jurist Aimo Koivunen (1917–1989), soldier Mauno Kurppa (1927–1999), farmer, business executive, politician Alpo Jaakola (1929–1997), painter, sculptor Olavi Ala-Nissilä (born 19491), politician Mato Valtonen (born 1955), actor, musician, entrepreneur Arto Savonen (born 1960), weightlifter
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Loimaa is twinned with the following towns. Uddevalla, Sweden Skien, Norway Jõhvi, Estonia Staraya Russa, Russia (discontinued until further noted due to Russian invasion of Ukraine) Mosfellsbær, Iceland Thisted Municipality, Denmark Loimaa, Skien, Uddevalla, Thisted and Mostfellsbær form the oldest Nordic network of twin towns, which is still active.
References
External links
Town of Loimaa – Official website
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