Kausala is a village and

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

Iitti Iitti (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density ...

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in Päijänne Tavastia,

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. Kausala has a population of 3,775, which makes it the largest village of the municipality in terms of population. The significance of Kausala for the municipality is largely due to its central location along the

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Finnish national road 12 Finnish national road 12 (; ) is a highway in Finland between Rauma and Kouvola via Huittinen, Tampere and Lahti. The road is long. It is known as Teiskontie to the east of the Tampere urban area. Route The route of the road is: Rauma � ...

(Vt12), and the Lahti–Kouvola railway passing through the village. The nearest lakes are Lake Leininselkä and Lake Urajärvi in the northern part of the village. There are several shops in Kausala, such as S-market and

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s, and Iitin Maatilatori, the municipality's own village store. The village also has three schools and three

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s, a

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, an

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and a

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. KymiRing motor racing circuit is located in the vicinity of the village. In the western part of the village, along the highway, there is also a resting place Matkakeidas Kausala.Matkakeidas Kausala
(in Finnish)

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Iitti Villages in Päijät-Häme {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub

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