Humppila

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Humppila

| official_name = {{lang|fi|Humppilan kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Humppila kommun}}

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Humppilan kirkko2.JPG

| image_caption = The Humppila church

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| image_shield = Humppilan vaakuna.svg

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| image_map = Humppila sijainti Suomi.svg

| map_caption = Location of Humppila in Finland

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Tavastia Proper

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Forssa

| leader_title = Municipal manager

| leader_name = Minna Ylikännö

| established_title = Charter

| established_date = 1873

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| utc_offset = +02:00

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Image:En skogstrakt i Humppila kapell - Adolf Lindeström - Finland framställdt i teckningar - 96.jpg edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.]]

Humppila is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Tavastia Proper region. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Humppila}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }}), which make it the smallest municipality in Tavastia Proper in terms of population. It covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Humppila}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Humppila}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Humppila|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

The municipality owes the essence of its development to the arrival of the Turku–Toijala railway in 1876. Today, Humppila remains a stop for trains using this line and the once closed railway station has been reopened for passengers. From 1898 until 1974, Humppila was the starting point of the narrow gauge Jokioinen Railway, a {{convert|22|km|mi|adj=on}} line to the town of Forssa. Today the remaining {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} of this line make the Jokioinen Museum Railway. There are two significant traffic highways through Humppila municipality: Highway 2 (between Vihti and Pori) and Highway 9 (between Turku and Tampere).

Neighbouring municipalities are Forssa, Jokioinen, Ypäjä, Loimaa, Punkalaidun, and Urjala. The municipality of Humppila is unilingually Finnish.

Villages

Vitikka, Huhtaa, Humppila, Koivisto, Murto, Taipale, Venäjä, and Myllynkulma

Economy

Major employers in Humppila are the Humppila municipality, Kenkämaailma (shoe retail), Humppilan Osuuspankki (banking), Iittala Group Humppila Glassworks, and Maviteknik Oy (engineering). Employment structure by trade at the end of 2004 was following: Agriculture and forestry economics 16.3%, industry 22.0%, services 58.5%, unknown 3.2%.

Transport

Humppila is served by Onnibus route Helsinki—Pori.

Notable individuals

  • Risto Jalo, ice hockey player{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
  • Waldemar Bergroth, politician{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
  • Heljä Liukko-Sundström, ceramicist kept her studio, Ateljé Heljä in Humppila{{Cite web |title=Ateljee Heljä |url=https://peda.net/humppila/perusopetus/humppilan-yl%C3%A4aste/humppila-150v.-monialainen/helja |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Peda.net |language=fi}}{{Cite web |last=Salonen |first=Kiti |date=2024-10-08 |title=Heljä Liukko-Sundströmiltä jäi näyttävä ateljee Humppilaan – Tytär kertoo, millaisia suunnitelmia sille on |url=https://www.hameensanomat.fi/paikalliset/7957754 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Hämeen Sanomat |language=fi}}

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