Hämeenkyrö (Finnish: [ˈhæmeːnˌkyrø]; Swedish: Tavastkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, and is located 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Tampere. The municipality has a population of 10,362 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 505.10 square kilometres (195.02 sq mi) of which 41.34 km (15.96 sq mi) is water. The population density is 22.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (57.8/sq mi).

The neighboring municipalities of Hämeenkyrö are Ikaalinen, Nokia, Sastamala and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The drinking horn depicting coat of arms of Hämeenkyrö was designed by Gustaf von Numers and it was confirmed in 1954. After the wars, the evacuated Karelian population from Otradnoye (Pyhäjärvi) was mostly settled in Hämeenkyrö.

Results of the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, resulted in the True Finns being the largest group on the Hämeenkyrö council, in Hämeenkyrö.

The name Hämeenkyrö comes from Finnish words "Häme" and "kyrö", which together mean a craggy and thicketed area located in the Tavastia region.

The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Hämeenkyrö.

• Helsinki 220 km
• Nokia 30 km
• Pori 95 km
• Tampere 40 km
• Lahti 150 km
• Turku 155 km
• Vaasa 200 km
• Oulu 390 km
• Rovaniemi 555 km
• Stockholm 375 km
• Tallinn 260 km
• St. Petersburg 430 km

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• Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888–1964), Finnish writer, Nobel Laureate in Literature
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Media related to Hämeenkyrö at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Hämeenkyrö – Official website
• Arteles International Artist in Residency Program