Leppälampi (; literally translated the "

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in Nurmijärvi municipality in

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. It is located in the northwest corner of the municipality, near Haimoo and

Vihtijärvi Vihtijärvi () is a village in the northeast part of Vihti municipality, between the borders of Nurmijärvi, Hyvinkää, Loppi and Karkkila. The population is about 500. The regional road 132 (Mt 132) between Loppi and Klaukkala runs through the ...

, the villages of

Vihti Vihti (; sv, Vichtis) is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately northwest of the capital city Helsinki. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water ...

. The village is located along the Korventie road, which goes west from

Röykkä Röykkä () is a village located in the Nurmijärvi municipality of Finland, near the border of Vihti municipality. It is fourth largest village in the municipality after Klaukkala, Rajamäki and Nurmijärvi's church village. The population is ...

, and along Highway 25 between

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and

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. ...

, and it has partly formed into its current form with the village of Korpi. In the south is the village of Nummenpää. The population of Leppälampi was 272 at the end of 2020.Taajama- ja haja-asutusalueväestö iän ja sukupuolen mukaan kunnittain, 2020
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(in Finnish) Leppälampi is especially known for its Nurmijärvi Golf center. In the village, there is a building of the Röykkä-Leppälampi Youth Association, which can be rented for various events. The village also formerly housed the old Korpi-Leppälampi School, which was sold by the municipality in 2007.Nurmijärvi myy vanhan koulun
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Leppälampi, Nurmijärvi
– Fonecta Nurmijärvi Villages in Finland {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub

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