Kausala is a village and

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Iitti Iitti (; sv, Itis) 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 d ...

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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 ( fi, Valtatie 12; sv, Riksväg 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 rout ...

(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

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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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. In the western part of the village, along the highway, there is also a

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Matkakeidas Kausala.Matkakeidas Kausala
(in Finnish)

References

Iitti Villages in Finland {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub