Lahnus is a

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in the city of

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and administratively belongs to the Northern Espoo area. It is located near the municipality of Nurmijärvi and its largest village,

Klaukkala Klaukkala (; , ) is the southern-most Urban areas in Finland, urban area () of the Nurmijärvi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland, located near Valkjärvi (lake), Lake Valkjärvi. It is the largest urban area in Nurmijärvi, and despite the fact th ...

. The most famous places in Lahnus are the Serena Waterpark and Hotel Korpilampi. Finnish regional road 120 (''Vihdintie'') between

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and

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, one of the most important road connections from Lahnus to the capital, passes through the district. Along the road, at the intersection near the

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, the north branch road to Klaukkala is ''Lahnuksentie'' (Mt 1324). There are also several nature reserves in Lahnus: Tremanskärr Nature Reserve and Luukki Nature Reserve, as well as part of Nuuksio National Park. Lahnus is an old village name and has been spelled, among others: Lanoxby (1540), Lanos (1541), Lanas (1547), Lora (1558), Loureby (1559), Lahcnus (1563) and Lahnås (1594). The name is probably of Finnish origin, but the meaning is unclear. The highest daily rainfall in Finland was measured in Lahnus: on July 21, 1944, it was 198 millimeters.

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