FORSSA A thriving regional city A LITTLE BIG CITY

pproximately 17 000 people live in the status o f a National Urban P ark. This the r egional c ity of Forssa i n recognition reflects the city’s respect towards southern F inland, a n hour away its cultural scener y, rich nature and the valua - from the cities of Helsinki, Turku ble urban landscape. and Tampere. Forssa and its f our Forssa has a ll the s ervices o f a large city. neighbouringA municipalities form a v ibrant Anything you may need can b e found i n the economic area of 35 000 people. town ’s shopping centres and stores. Forssa is Forssa is an attractive and densely built-up also well known for its extensive selection of city with lots of parks, and it has been granted health and well-being services.

There are over The city of Forssa 100 parks was built around in Forssa textile industry with a total area activities of 386 hectares

The market city of Forssa was established in 1923 and Forssa was awarded city privileges in 1964 LOCAL AND TOGETHER

he bright green city of Forssa has engage i n a wide variety o f activities in everything you need within the Forssa. For example, you can visit a cinema, distance o f a short bike trip. The theatre o r various events and concerts. The city is densely built up, but there Wahren Centre provides an extensive selec - is still room for high-quality tion o f cultural services and local sports living.T Forssa consists of an urban city centre teams arrange a variety o f opportunities to as well as quiet and verdant sub-urban engage i n sports activities. The city ’s parks neighbourhoods. and recreational areas are equipped with The residents o f Forssa are enthusiastic exercise equipment. about sports and culturally active. You can

A colourful and unique dialect is spoken in Forssa

The river Loimijoki Forssa’s busy flows through Forssa from the Pyhäjärvi delta market square in Tammela to the is open for business river Kokemäenjoki three days a week GREEN VITALITY

orssa has a long industrial tradition. The HAMK Forssa campus provides education in Current significant e mployers i n the bioeconomy , nursing, sustainable development area i nclude companies in the food and, a s the latest addition t o the selection, and environment sectors and the equine industries. Some modules are also technological and construction pro- arranged in English. HAMK has formed a strate - Fduct industr y. Environmental safety and sustai - gic partnership w ith Aalto U niversit y. T he nable development are key areas of the city’s Forssa Vocational Institute (FAI) arranges voca- strategy and economic development. Opera- tional upper secondary education for students tors and experts receive their education at the in the logistics, m achinery and m etal, Häme U niversity o f Applied Sciences ( HAMK) construction, business and IT and communica- and the Forssa V ocational Institute. tions industries, among many others.

A substantial proportion of Finnish Forssa is recyclable glass a pioneer of processing electrical is recycled and electronic waste in the Forssa region

The history of Forssa stems from the cotton mill established in 1847 The area of the Forssa National Urban Park is 849 hectares

1.6 million Distances: Finns live Helsinki 110 km within a radius Tampere 87 km of 120 km Turku 88 km from Forssa Pori 125 km

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