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	The municipality covers an area of {{convert\|{{Data Finland municipality/total area\|Lempäälä}}\|km2}} of which {{convert\|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area\|Lempäälä}}\|km2\|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert\|{{Data Finland municipality/population density\|Lempäälä\|round=2}}\|PD/km2}}.		The municipality covers an area of {{convert\|{{Data Finland municipality/total area\|Lempäälä}}\|km2}} of which {{convert\|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area\|Lempäälä}}\|km2\|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert\|{{Data Finland municipality/population density\|Lempäälä\|round=2}}\|PD/km2}}.

	The centre of Lempäälä lies on an isthmus between Lakes [[Vanajavesi]] and [[Pyhäjärvi (Tampere region)\|Pyhäjärvi]], which are connected by the Kuokkalankoski Rapids and the Lempäälä Canal, which was built in the 1870s and is still in use.		The centre of Lempäälä lies on an isthmus between Lakes [[Vanajavesi]] and [[Pyhäjärvi (Tampere region)\|Pyhäjärvi]], which are connected by the Kuokkalankoski Rapids and the Lempäälä Canal, which was built in the 1870s and is still in use. There is a geographical feature in Lempäälä known as Herralanvuolle, which is shaped like a [[Penis\|male genital organ]], and this has attracted attention and discussion.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/fiidifi/a/2015081920198318\|title=Onko penis Lempäälän uusi matkailuvaltti?\|trans-title=Is the penis Lempäälä's new tourist attraction?\|work=[[Iltalehti]]\|date=19 August 2015\|access-date=22 June 2025\|language=fi\|url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/03af4741-b898-41d8-b7c5-97c29b6013c7\|title=Lempäälän kartta on niin ruma, että se saa nauramaan – Asukas: "Meitä se ei enää naurata"\|trans-title=Lempäälä's map is so ugly it makes you laugh – Resident: "It doesn't make us laugh anymore"\|first=Riku\|last=Isokoski\|work=[[Iltalehti]]\|date=22 June 2025\|access-date=22 June 2025\|language=fi}}</ref>

	The first written reference to the parish of Lempäälä dates from 1430. The oldest building in the town is a medieval church named after [[Saint Birgitta]], built in 1504.<ref>[http://www.lempaala.fi/historia/pyha_birgitta_maarasi_kirkon_pai/ Pyhä Birgitta määräsi kirkon paikan – Lempäälän kunta<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930030104/http://www.lempaala.fi/historia/pyha_birgitta_maarasi_kirkon_pai/ \|date=2007-09-30 }}</ref> The only surviving item from the Middle Ages in the church is a wooden [[crucifix]] carved from [[birch]].		The first written reference to the parish of Lempäälä dates from 1430. The oldest building in the town is a medieval church named after [[Saint Birgitta]], built in 1504.<ref>[http://www.lempaala.fi/historia/pyha_birgitta_maarasi_kirkon_pai/ Pyhä Birgitta määräsi kirkon paikan – Lempäälän kunta<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930030104/http://www.lempaala.fi/historia/pyha_birgitta_maarasi_kirkon_pai/ \|date=2007-09-30 }}</ref> The only surviving item from the Middle Ages in the church is a wooden [[crucifix]] carved from [[birch]].
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	*[https://www.lempaala.fi/ Municipality of Lempäälä] – Official site		*[https://www.lempaala.fi/ Municipality of Lempäälä] – Official site

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{{for|the municipality in the [[Karelian Isthmus]] known in Finnish as "Lempaala"|Lembolovo}}
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{{Infobox settlement
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'''Lempäälä''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈlempæːlæ|lang}}) is a [[municipality]] in [[Finland]], located in the [[Pirkanmaa]] region. It lies south of the regional capital, [[Tampere]]. The population of Lempäälä is approximately {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{Data Finland municipality/population count|Lempäälä}}round -3}}}}, while the [[Tampere metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] has a population of approximately {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kangasala}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Lempäälä}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Nokia, Finland}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Orivesi}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Pirkkala}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Tampere}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Vesilahti}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Ylöjärvi}}round -3}}}}. It is the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|Lempäälä}}}} most populous [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] in Finland.

The municipality covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Lempäälä}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Lempäälä}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Lempäälä|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

The centre of Lempäälä lies on an isthmus between Lakes [[Vanajavesi]] and [[Pyhäjärvi (Tampere region)|Pyhäjärvi]], which are connected by the Kuokkalankoski Rapids and the Lempäälä Canal, which was built in the 1870s and is still in use.

The first written reference to the parish of Lempäälä dates from 1430. The oldest building in the town is a medieval church named after [[Saint Birgitta]], built in 1504.<ref>[http://www.lempaala.fi/historia/pyha_birgitta_maarasi_kirkon_pai/ Pyhä Birgitta määräsi kirkon paikan – Lempäälän kunta] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930030104/http://www.lempaala.fi/historia/pyha_birgitta_maarasi_kirkon_pai/ |date=2007-09-30 }}</ref> The only surviving item from the Middle Ages in the church is a wooden [[crucifix]] carved from [[birch]].

Finnish writer [[Yrjö Kokko]] lived in Lempäälä and is buried in the cemetery.

[[Ideapark]], the second largest [[shopping centre]] in the Nordic countries, is located in Lempäälä along the Helsinki-Tampere motorway ([[European route E12|E12]]).

==Kuokkala==

Kuokkala is a neighbourhood to the north of Lempäälä town which houses a ’museoraitti’ (museum trail). Several buildings now house collections of historical items, including a shop museum (also a shop and information office), hairdressers & barbers, cobblers, WW2 memorabilia, household equipment, blacksmiths, carpenters, a 19th-century Finnish dwelling, and a special exhibit relating to the ex-Finnish region of [[Sakkola]].<ref>Leaflet about Kuokkalan museoraitti published by museum.</ref>

== Politics ==
In the [[2023 Finnish parliamentary election|2023 parliamentary elections]], Lempäälä voted as such:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lempäälä {{!}} Tulospalvelu {{!}} Eduskuntavaalit 2023 {{!}} yle.fi |url=https://vaalit.yle.fi/ev2023/tulospalvelu/fi/municipalities/418/ |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=vaalit.yle.fi |language=fi}}</ref>

* [[National Coalition Party]] - 26.0%
* [[Finns Party]] - 22.0%
* [[Social Democratic Party of Finland|Social Democratic Party]] - 21.8%
* [[Centre Party (Finland)|Centre Party]] - 7.4%
* [[Green League]] - 6.6%
* [[Christian Democrats (Finland)|Christian Democrats]] - 6.3%
* [[Left Alliance (Finland)|Left Alliance]] - 4.4%
* [[Movement Now]] - 3.1%
* [[Freedom Alliance (Finland)|Freedom Alliance]] - 1.0%

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland}}

===Twin towns — Sister cities===
Lempäälä is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:

* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ulricehamn]], Sweden
* {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Øvre Eiker]], Norway
* {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kerteminde]], Denmark
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Tapolca]], Hungary

==Villages==


*[[Aimala]]

==See also==
* [[Nokia, Finland]]
* [[Pirkkala]]
* [[Puntala-rock]], a punk rock festival

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Lempäälä}}
*[https://www.lempaala.fi/ Municipality of Lempäälä] – Official site

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Lempäälä
| N = [[Pirkkala]], [[Tampere]]
| E = [[Kangasala]]
| SE = [[Valkeakoski]]
| S = [[Akaa]]
| W = [[Vesilahti]]
}}
{{Pirkanmaa}}
{{50 most populous Finnish municipalities}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lempaala}}
[[Category:Lempäälä| ]]
[[Category:Tampere metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1866]]
[[Category:1860s establishments in Finland]]

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