Ypäjä is a municipality located in the countryside of South-Western Finland. It belongs to the province of Southern Finland and the region of Tavastia Proper. The municipality has a population of 2,679 (2004) and covers an area of 183.05 km² of which 0.51 km² is water. The population density is 14.7 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish. 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. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... Tavastia Proper is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The main population centre of Ypäjä is a small village situated on the river Loimijoki, between the towns of Forssa (23 km to the east from Ypäjä) and Loimaa (15 km to the west). Although officially part of the Forssa region, Ypäjä is often also considered to belong to the Loimaa region as it has traditionally been influenced by both towns. Besides Loimaa, its direct neighbours are Jokioinen, Humppila, Somero, Koski, and Mellilä. Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Loimaa is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Jokioinen (Jockis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Humppila is a municipality of Finland. ... Somero is a municipality of Finland. ... Koski Tl is a municipality of Finland. ...

The distances from Ypäjä to the three major cities in southern Finland are relatively short: 74 km to Turku, 96 km to Tampere, and 132 km to the capital Helsinki. Location within Finland Turku (Swedish: Åbo  listen, Latin: Aboa) is a city in Finland, founded in the 13th century. ... Location within Finland Tampere (Swedish name Tammerfors) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes: Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. ... Location within Finland Helsinki (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable in Finnish: ), or Helsingfors in Swedish  listen, is the capital of Finland. ...

Ypäjä is probably best known for horses; the municipality e.g. has an Equine College and hosts an annual international riding competition called Finn Derby. Binomial name Equus caballus The Horse (Equus caballus) is a large ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ... Equestrianism relates to the riding of horses. ...

External links

• Ypäjä (http://www.ypaja.fi/) - Official site
• Equine College Ypäjä (http://www.hevosopisto.fi/)