Aitoo is a

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of the Pälkäne municipality in

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. At the end of 2020, the village had 2,569 inhabitants. Aitoo is located east of Onkkaala, the municipal center of Pälkäne, along the regional road 322. There is one

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and two

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s in Aitoo. The village is known for its

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called ''Aitoon Kirkastusjuhlat'', which takes place during the summer.

History

Aitoo has existed at least since 1890. Originally Aitoo was not an official village or farm name, but a term referring to the larger community formed by the villages of Kajantila, Miemala and Kouvala. It was originally a part of the Luopioinen municipality, which was consolidated with Pälkäne in 2007.

Name

According to Martti Rapola, the name of the village is related to the word ''aita'', "fence". One of his theories is that ''Aitoo'' means "villages by the same fence", with the villages in question being Kajantila, Miemala and Kouvala. According to his other theory, the name is derived from the dialectal word ''aitoo'', a Tavastian term meaning "area enclosed with a fence" (standard Finnish ''aitaus'').

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Aitoo's location
at Fonecta Pälkäne Villages in Pirkanmaa {{WesternFinland-geo-stub