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Tuusula
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Tuusula (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Tuusula is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Tuusula is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland and the second most populous municipality without city status () after Nurmijärvi. Tuusula is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately million inhabitants.
Key facts
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- EEST
- Settlement.name
- Tuusula
- Settlement.other_name
- Tusby
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tuusulan church in winter IM4097 C.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- The wooden church of Tuusula
- Settlement.image_shield
- Tuusula.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Tuusula sijainti Suomi.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Tuusula in Finland
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- yes
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- city
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uusimaa
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Helsinki sub-region
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- Metropolitan area
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Tusby kommun
- Population
- 41338
- Area
- 5.92
- Elevation
- 63
- Official website
- www.tuusula.fi
- Image
- Powerful current in Kellokosken Ruukki canal in Kellokoski, Tuusula, Finland, 2022 April.jpg
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- Commons category
- Tuusula
- Commons gallery
- Tuusula
- postal code
- 04380
- inception
- 1643-00-00
- native label
- Tusby
- citizens' initiative URL
- www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=858
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- Villages
- History
- Notable people
- Demographics
- Politics
- Parliamentary elections
- Municipal Council
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- Economy and Infrastructure
- Economy
- Transportation
- Education
- See also
- References
- External links
Tuusula (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Tuusula is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Tuusula is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland and the second most populous municipality without city status () after Nurmijärvi. Tuusula is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately million inhabitants.
A laurel branch in the coat of arms of Tuusula refers to the local artist community and a wheellock was borrowed from the coat of arms of the Stålhane noble family, which has long been influential in Tuusula. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson in 1953.
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