Tyrnävä

Tyrnävä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtyrnæʋæ]) is a municipality in the North Ostrobothnia region of Finland with a population of 6,541 (26 October 2023).[2] It covers an area of 494.85 square kilometres (191.06 sq mi), of which 3.07 km² (1.19 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (34/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The city of Oulu is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the center of Tyrnävä.

Tyrnävä
Municipality
Tyrnävän kunta Tyrnävä kommun
Meijeritie Street in Tyrnävä village
Coat of arms
Location of Tyrnävä in Finland
Coordinates: 64°45′N 025°39′E
Country	Finland
Region	North Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Oulu sub-region
Charter	1865
Government
• Mayor	Vesa Anttila
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	494.85 km2 (191.06 sq mi)
• Land	491.82 km2 (189.89 sq mi)
• Water	3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
• Rank	177th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-10-26)[2]
• Total	6,541
• Rank	141st largest in Finland
• Density	13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.9% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	0.8%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	30.8%
• 15 to 64	55.4%
• 65 or older	13.8%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.tyrnava.fi

The most important product of Tyrnävä is potatoes. The municipality has a lot of seed potato production, and the Tyrnävä's region is defined as one of the four high-quality seed potato growing areas in the European Union.[5]