A former town in Finland, established in 1946 from Akaa and merged on 1 January 2007 with Viiala , the new town being named also as Akaa .Between 1946 and 1997 Toijala was part of the Province of Häme ( Hämeen lääni in Finnish, Tavastehus län in Swedish), and between 1997 and 2007 part of the Province of Western Finland ( Länsi-Suomen lääni in Finnish, Västra Finlands län in Swedish).*