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Järvenpää
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Järvenpää (; , ; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Järvenpää is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region in the immediate vicinity of Lake Tuusula. The population of Järvenpää is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Järvenpää is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants.
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Järvenpää is a city and municipality in Finland, situated within the Uusimaa region and the Helsinki sub-region. The town, which also holds the status of a köping, was established on 1 January 1951. Its official names are Järvenpään kaupunki and Träskända stad, with Finnish serving as the official language. The local government is led by a mayor.
The municipality has a population of 46,944 and covers an area of 39.93 square kilometers. It shares borders with Mäntsälä, Sipoo, and Tuusula. Järvenpää is located in the Helsinki metropolitan area and is associated with the Uusimaa electoral district. The city maintains twinning relationships with Vác, Buchholz in der Nordheide, Pasadena, and Täby Municipality.
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Place details
- Locality
- Järvenpää
- Region
- Uusimaa
- Country
- Suomi / Finland
- Population
- 46,942
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
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- Järvenpää
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- Träskända
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- Municipality and town
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- Sibeliuksenkatu street in Järvenpää, Uusimaa, Finland, 2022 July.jpg
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- Sibeliuksenkatu (Sibelius' street)
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- Järvenpää sijainti Suomi.svg
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- Location of Järvenpää in Finland
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- yes
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- city
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uusimaa
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- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Helsinki sub-region
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- Metropolitan area
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Helsinki metropolitan area
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Understand
Järvenpää is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants (2021) that is 40 km north of Helsinki. It is at the northern end of Lake Tuusula (Tusby träsk), and its name translates to "Lake's end."
Get around
Järvenpää isn't very large so you can get around by foot. There are also a couple of local bus lines, (site in Finnish only) should you need to go to the suburbs or villages around Järvenpää. There is a route planner for local transport trips.
The service traffic is intended for everyone travelling in Järvenpää, but especially for the elderly and people with reduced mobility. The service buses are 22-seater low-floor buses that can be reached easily by wheelchair.
You can also rent bicycles from Järvenpää Art Museum – or borrow: the fee is included in the ticket price.
See
thumbnail|Järvenpää seen across the lake from Halosenniemi peninsula
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Hyvinkää Kerava Pornainen Tuusula
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Population
- Languages
- Immigration
- Religion
- Culture
- Events
- Transportation
- Politics
- Management
- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Järvenpää (; , ; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Järvenpää is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region in the immediate vicinity of Lake Tuusula. The population of Järvenpää is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Järvenpää is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants.
Järvenpää is located on the Helsinki-Riihimäki railway line in the Uusimaa region, about north of Helsinki. Neighbouring municipalities are Tuusula, Sipoo and Mäntsälä. People also refer to Kerava as Järvenpää's neighbour, although technically they do not share a border due to the one kilometre-wide strip of land that belongs to Tuusula.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Järvenpää” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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