Jokioinen
Jokioinen
Jockis | |
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Municipality | |
| Jokioisten kunta Jockis kommun | |
The grain storehouse with bell tower of Jokioinen Estates | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Jokioinen in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°48′N 023°29′E / 60.800°N 23.483°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Kanta-Häme |
| Sub-region | Forssa |
| Charter | 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jukka Matilainen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 181.94 km2 (70.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 180.42 km2 (69.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 270th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 4,828 |
| • Rank | 169th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 26.76/km2 (69.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 3.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.2% |
| • 65 or older | 27.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www |
Jokioinen (Finnish: [ˈjokioi̯nen]; Swedish: Jockis) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Kanta-Häme region. The municipality has a population of 4,828 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 181.94 square kilometres (70.25 sq mi) of which 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) is water. The population density is 26.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (69.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A notable tourist attraction in the region is the Jokioinen Museum Railway. Jokioinen is also home to a Tibetan Buddhist stupa, which is the largest Buddhist shrine in the country.
The ear of wheat in the coat of arms refers to the importance that Jokioinen Manor has had in the development of Finnish agriculture, and the anvil refers to the local ironworks. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers, and the Jokioinen Municipal Council approved it at its meeting on 30 July 1951. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the coat of arms for use on 21 September of the same year.