Parkano

Country Finland

Charter1867

Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)

Websitewww.parkano.fi

Parkano
City
Parkanon kaupunki Parkano stad
Coat of arms
Location of Parkano in Finland
Interactive map of Parkano
Coordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E / 62.0083°N 23.0250°E / 62.0083; 23.0250
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	North Western Pirkanmaa
Charter	1867
Government
• City manager	Jari Heiniluoma
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	909.67 km2 (351.23 sq mi)
• Land	853.19 km2 (329.42 sq mi)
• Water	57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
• Rank	90th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,015
• Rank	154th largest in Finland
• Density	7.05/km2 (18.3/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	96.4% (official)
• Others	3.6%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	13.7%
• 15 to 64	53%
• 65 or older	33.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.parkano.fi

Parkano is a town and municipality in Finland.

It is located 84 kilometres (52 mi) north of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region. The population of Parkano is 6,015 (December 31, 2025)^[2] and the municipality covers an area of 853.19 km² (329.42 sq mi) of which 57.50 km² (22.20 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018).^[1] The population density is 7.05/km² (18.3/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.