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Karkkila

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Also known as Högfors

Karkkila (; ) is a town and a municipality of Finland.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Karkkila
Settlement.other_name
Högfors
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Karkkila - Helsingintie C IMG 4276.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Road Helsingintie in town centre
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_shield
Karkkila.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.image_map
Karkkila sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Karkkila in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Uusimaa
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region)
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Tuija Telén
Settlement.established_title
Charter
Settlement.established_date
1932

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Etusivu - Karkkilan kaupunki

karkkila.fi

Link to the official site · 20,429 chars · not written by Vinony

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • Personalities
  • International relations
  • Twin towns - Sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Karkkila (; ) is a town and a municipality of Finland.

Neighboring municipalities are Lohja, Loppi, Tammela and Vihti.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karkkila” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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On the map

3 mapped locations