Hartola (Gustav Adolfs in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ...
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastiaregion. The municipality has a population of 3,740 and covers an area of 675.53 km² of which 131.66 km² is water. The population density is 5.54 inhabitants per km². Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Päijänne Tavastia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ...
The municipality is unilingually Finnish, and is home to the Itä-Hämeen Museo, the regional museum for seven municipalities.
Since 1987, the town has billed itself as a sovereign royal parish based upon a 1784 proclamation by King Gustav III of Sweden creating a new parish on the eastern border of his kingdom in honor of his son, Gustav Adolf. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Gustav III (13 January 1746 (O.S.) (24 January 1746 (N.S.))âMarch 29, 1792) was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. ... Places where monarchies maintain rule appear in blue. ... Gustaf VI Adolf (Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf) (November 11, 1882 â September 15, 1973) was King of Sweden from 1950 until his death. ...