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Kankaanpää

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Town in Satakunta, Finland

Kankaanpää (Finnish pronunciation: ) is a town and municipality of Finland. Kankaanpää was founded in 1865, became a township in 1967 and finally a town in 1972. It is located in the crossroads of Hämeenkangas and Pohjankangas ridges.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersKankaanpää, Finland1
  • Websitewww.kankaanpaa.fi
  • Legal formKunta3
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI7437002ZIYX218RATW493
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKuninkaanlähteenkatu 12, FI-38700 Kankaanpää, Finland3
  • Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0133596-13

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Kankaanpää Centre
Photo: Veeti Davidsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Kankaanpää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑŋkɑːmˌpæː]) is a town and municipality of Finland. Kankaanpää was founded in 1865, became a township in 1967 and finally a town in 1972. It is located in the crossroads of Hämeenkangas and Pohjankangas ridges. It belongs to the region of Satakunta. Kankaanpää has a population of about 12,500 inhabitants, which makes it the third largest municipality in the Satakunta region in terms of population, after the city of Pori and the town of Rauma. Pori is located 53 kilometres (33 mi) southwest of Kankaanpää.2

Corporate structure

Kankaanpää sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Kankaanpää Kankaanpää, Finland
    • Kankaanpään Asunnonhankinta Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Kankaanpää, Finland
    • Kankaanpään Yrityspalvelu Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Kankaanpää, Finland
    • Vatajankoski Oy Subsidiary · 0% · Kankaanpää, Finland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

First signs of humanity in the area are from the Stone Age and during the 16th century people started to settle in Kankaanpää area. Oldest houses that area found from the documents of Swedish Finland are from the 1560 decade. There were three houses in Kankaanpää then: Honko, Oukari and Päivike.

The oldest passage in the province was from Hämeenkyrö through the ridges to Kauhajoki. In the 17th century it was the most important road between southern Finland and Ostrobothnia. The king of Sweden visited Kankaanpää twice. Gustavus Adolphus travelled from Ilmajoki to Hämeenlinna through Kankaanpää in 1614 and Adolf Fredrik had a rest in Kuninkaanlähde spring to water his horses and to eat in 1752. The spring was named after this event.

The church of Kankaanpää has been built in 1839. Architect of the church was C. L. Engel.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kankaanpää, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. Mar 15, 1978Founded Kankaanpää is founded3

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