Pälkäne is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 6,337 and covers an area of 738.15 square kilometres (285.00 sq mi) of which 177.65 km2 (68.59 sq mi). The population density is 11.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (29/sq mi). Onkkaala is the administrative center of the municipality. Tampere is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) northwest of the center of Pälkäne.

Onkkaala is a village and the administrative center of the Pälkäne municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. At the end of 2020, the village had 2,569 inhabitants. Onkkaala is located on the isthmus between Lake Pälkänevesi and Lake Mallasvesi, through which the Kostianvirta River, which connects the lakes, flows. Highway 12 between cities of Tampere and Lahti passes through Onkkaala.