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Lempäälä

Lempäälä is a municipality in southern Finland with around 17,000 inhabitants. The municipality is located south of city of Tampere. The first written account of parish of Lempäälä is from 1430. The church of Lempäälä is named after Saint Birgitta, and is from the end of 15th century.

Finnish novelist Yrjö Kokko lived in Lempäälä, and is buried in the grave-yard.