Ikaalinen (Ikalis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ...
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaaregion. The municipality has a population of 7,715 and covers an area of 843.7 km² of which 91.51 km² is water. The population density is 10.1 inhabitants per km². Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. ... The Pirkanmaa (in English The Tampere Region) is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ...
The Seitseminennational park is partly located in the municipality. Seitseminen National Park (Seitsemisen kansallispuisto) is located in the municipalities of Ikaalinen and Kuru in Finland. ... There are 35 national park in Finland. ...
Ikaalinen on ollut ja on yhä koulutus-, kauppa- ja hallintopaikkakunta.
Ikaalinen sijaitsee keskellä vanhaa Ylä-Satakuntaa, ja se kuuluikin vuosisatojen ajan, aina 1990-luvulle saakka, Satakunnan maakuntaan ja Turun ja Porin lääniin.
Ikaalinen ei kehittynyt juuri lainkaan; 1920-luvulla Ikaalisten kunnan väkiluku oli noin 12 500, mutta kauppalan hädin tuskin 250.
Chaith mé féin cupla bliain i mo chónaí in Ikaalinen roimh dheireadh na ndéagaí is dhá scór agus fuair mé cineál aithne ar an áit.
Ar ndóighe, tá traigéidí teaghlaigh is tinteáin ar fáil i ngach aon bhall de dhroim an domhain, Ikaalinen san áireamh, agus na daoiní ag iarraidh iad a choinneáilt faoi cheilt taobh thiar den bhréagmhaisiú ar an bhealach chéadna.
Níor aithin aon duine an t-amhrán chlóbhuailte s'agam ansin, ar ndóighe; ach le rud éigin a bheith de bharr m'fhuadair 'na bhaile agam, chrom mé ar staidéar fánach a dhéanamh ar a rabh ansin de bhéaloideas ó cheantar Ikaalinen.