The Mäntsälä church village (also known as Mäntsälä; fi, Mäntsälän kirkonkylä) is the

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of the municipality by the same name in

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, ...

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, with about 11,000 inhabitants. It is located from

Järvenpää Järvenpää (; sv, Träskända) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located on the Helsinki–Riihimäki railway track in Uusimaa region, some north of Helsinki. Neighbouring municipalities are Tuusula, Sipoo and Mäntsälä. People ...

, from

Hyvinkää Hyvinkää (; sv, Hyvinge, ) is a city and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region, approximately north of the capital Helsinki. The city was chartered in 1960. The population of Hyvinkää is (). Its neighboring municipal ...

, from

Porvoo Porvoo (; sv, Borgå ; la, Borgoa) is a city and a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland, situated on the southern coast about east of the city border of Helsinki and about from the city centre. Porvoo was one of the six medieval to ...

and from

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

. The Mäntsälänjoki River flows through the church village, which joins the Mustijoki River further south, which runs all the way to the Gulf of Finland.

Etymology

Mäntsälä's central villageappears in early written material in the form ''Mensela'', ''Menselä'', ''Mensilä'' (1458), ''Mensse'' (1516), ''Mentzeby'' (1540). The village name has evolved from the house name, which probably includes the early host's first name Mäntsä (or Mänssä). It has been interpreted as an abbreviation of the given name

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. According to Viljo Nissilä, a possible starting point may have been the male name Menze (or Mensse), found in the

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area.Sirkka Paikkala:
Mäntsälä
. ''Suomalainen paikannimikirja'', p. 281. Kotimaisten kielten keskus. (in Finnish)

Services

The church village houses the Mäntsälä town hall, the Mäntsälä church completed in 1865, the Mäntsälä health center, several educational institutions, the Mäntsälä multipurpose house and the

Mäntsälä railway station Mäntsälä railway station ( fi, Mäntsälän rautatieasema, sv, Mäntsälä järnvägsstation) is located in the town of Mäntsälä, Finland, approximately from Helsinki Central railway station. The station was opened on 3 September 2006 as ...

. Mäntsälä bus station is one of the busiest stations in rural Finland. Many Mäntsälä residents work in other locations, and bus traffic has long played a significant role in Mäntsälä. The current bus station was completed in 1962. There are three grocery stores in the church village:

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and

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.Lidl Mäntsälä
(in Finnish)

Transport

The church village is located in the middle of the municipality at the intersection of major roads, Highways 4 and Highway 25, and Main Road 55 in the direction of Porvoo. The current Highway 4 runs as a

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past the church village, but the old road between

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

and Lahti, the current regional road 140, runs directly through it and serves as the main street in the urban area. Next to the motorway is the

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line, which was opened in 2006, along which is the Mäntsälä railway station near the church village.Mäntsälän kirkonkylän kartta
- Mäntsälän kunta ja Karttatiimi (in Finnish)

References

Mäntsälä Villages in Finland {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub

Etymology

Services

Transport

See also

References