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Helsinki Sub-region
Helsinki sub-region is a subdivision of Uusimaa in Finland. It is the most populous Sub-regions of Finland, sub-region in Finland with about million inhabitants. The sub-regions are used for statistical purposes. Statistics Finland uses the term Helsinki sub-region as ''SK011 Helsinki''. The Lohja sub-region was merged with the Helsinki sub-region in 2009. The Helsinki sub-region differs from the Helsinki metropolitan area (Greater Helsinki), which does not include the municipalities of Karkkila, Lohja and Siuntio. The metropolitan area has a population of about million. The smaller Helsinki capital region is the area comprising Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen and Vantaa. It has a population of about million. Municipalities See also * Tampere sub-region * Turku sub-region References {{coord missing, Finland Sub-regions of Finland Geography of Uusimaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sub-regions Of Finland
Sub-regions (, ) are divisions used for Statistics, statistical purposes in Finland. The country is divided into 69 sub-regions, which are formed by groups of Municipalities of Finland, municipalities within the 19 regions of Finland. These sub-regions represent a Local administrative unit, LAU 1 level of division used in conjunction with the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. Each municipality is a member of a sub-region based on cooperation between municipalities and the Commuting, commuter area. The member municipalities must be from the same region. Sub-regions were introduced as administrative divisions in 1994. Sub-region are no longer an official regional administrative divisions since 2014, but it is still valid for statistical purposes. Sub-regions grouped by regions Lapland, Finland, Lapland (1) *Eastern Lapland *Kemi-Tornio sub-region *Northern Lapland *Rovaniemi sub-region *Torne Valley Sub-region, Torne Valley *Tunturi Lapland, i.e. Fell Lapland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vantaa
Vantaa (; , ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the north of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population of Vantaa is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Vantaa is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants. The administrative centre of Vantaa is located in the Tikkurila district. Vantaa lies in Southern Finland and shares borders with Helsinki, the Finnish capital, to the south, Espoo to the southwest, Nurmijärvi to the northwest, Kerava and Tuusula to the north, and Sipoo to the east. The city covers a total area of , of which is water. Vantaa's significant attractions include Vantaa River (''Vantaanjoki''), which runs through the city before flowing into the Gulf of Finland. The Helsinki Airport, situated in Vantaa, serves as the largest airport in Finland and the primary airline hub for the Helsinki metropolitan area. Companies headquartered in Vantaa comprise Finnair, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vihti
Vihti (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Vihti is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Vihti is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Vihti is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Vihti is located approximately northwest of the capital city of Helsinki. Vihti has an area of of which is water. The population density is . Its seat is Nummela (Vihti), Nummela, which is the most populated urban area in the municipality. Vihti's neighbouring municipalities are, clockwise from the north, Karkkila, Loppi, Hyvinkää, Nurmijärvi, Espoo, Kirkkonummi, Siuntio and Lohja. There are several important road connections through Vihti, the most notable being the Pori Highway between Pori and Helsinki, the Hanko Highway between Hanko, Finland, Hanko and Hyvinkää, and the Vihti Road between Vihti and Helsinki. The largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuusula
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 Municipalities of Finland, 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 Laurus nobilis, 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. Geography Tuusula, lying on the shores of Tuusulanjärvi lake, is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa (region), Uusimaa regions of Finland, region. It covers an area of of which is water. The po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sipoo
Sipoo (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The administrative center of the municipality is Nikkilä (),Uusi Nikkilä – Uusi Kaupunki (in Finnish) which is located northeast of the center of Helsinki. Another significant urban area is Söderkulla, located in the southern part of the municipality. Sipoo is a municipality with Finnish and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pornainen
Pornainen (; ) is a small municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa regions of Finland, region. The neighboring municipalities are Askola in the east, Mäntsälä in the north, Porvoo in the southeast and Sipoo in the southwest. It is located east of the town of Järvenpää. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The administrative centre of municipality is Kirveskoski (about 2,000 residents), also known as ''Pornainen's church village'', and second largest village is Halkia, Pornainen, Halkia (about 500 residents). The population density is . Movies and scenes for TV productions and short films have been filmed in Pornainen from the 1930s to the present day. In the publications of film industry, Pornainen was once named the most photographed locality in Finland, that is why the municipality has marketed itself under the nickn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi () is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Nurmijärvi is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Nurmijärvi is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland and the most populous municipality without city status (). Nurmijärvi is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Nurmijärvi is located north of the capital, Helsinki. Nurmijärvi's neighbouring municipalities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tuusula, Hyvinkää and Vihti. In recent decades, Nurmijärvi has been one of the fastest growing municipalities in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and in Finland as a whole because of its proximity to Helsinki. The municipality does not have a single clear residential settlement, but is divided into mainly four areas: the largest urban area in the southern part of the municipality, Klaukkala (over 20,000 inhabitants); the administrative cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mäntsälä
Mäntsälä () is a municipality in the province of Southern Finland, and is part of the Uusimaa region. It has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Mäntsälä is one of three municipalities in the Uusimaa region that do not have a Swedish name; the others are Nurmijärvi and Askola. Mäntsälä lies about north of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. During the last few years, the population of Mäntsälä has been one of the most rapidly increasing in Finland. A new railway, the Kerava–Lahti railway line, was built between Kerava and Lahti with passenger traffic starting on 4 September 2006 from Mäntsälä railway station. Helsinki is about 40 minutes away, and Lahti even closer. Highway 4 ( E75) connecting both cities passes through Mäntsälä. The coat of arms of Mäntsälä has its theme in the region's traditional livelihoods; the head of the moose refers to the hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi (; , , Sweden ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Kirkkonummi is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Kirkkonummi is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Kirkkonummi is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Kirkkonummi is situated on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland and borders Espoo, Vihti, Siuntio and Ingå. The literal translation of the Finnish name "''Kirkkonummi''" into English is “church heath”; the Swedish name "''Kyrkslätt''" translates to “church plain". Kirkkonummi is a bilingual municipality with Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages. Geography The municipality is located just outside the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerava
Kerava (; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kerava is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Kerava is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Kerava is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Kerava's neighbouring municipalities are Vantaa, Sipoo and Tuusula. Kerava covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . In terms of area, Kerava is the fifth smallest in Finland and the second smallest in the Uusimaa region after Kauniainen. However, it is also the third most densely populated area in the sub-region after Helsinki and Kauniainen. The municipality is monolingual Finnish language, Finnish. The Sinebrychoff brewery operations are based in Kerava. There is also a well-known prison in the town (''Keravan vankila''), which includes 94 places in the open prison ward. History Until the Middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Järvenpää
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 Municipalities of Finland, 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. History The first documented mention of the village of Järvenpää is found in a tax list from 1540, where it is named in Swedish as ; starting from the next decade, its Finnish name was used in parallel, in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
