Nukari (; sv, Nuckars) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

located in the northeast part of

Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi () is the most populated rural municipality of Finland, located north of the capital Helsinki. The neighboring municipalities of Nurmijärvi are Espoo, Vantaa, Tuusula, Hyvinkää and Vihti, and it is part of the Greater Helsinki. Th ...

municipality of

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, near the border of

Tuusula Tuusula (; sv, Tusby ) is a municipality of Finland. It belongs to the Helsinki sub-region of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of () and is by far the third largest municipality in Finland after Nurmijärvi and Kirkkonummi ...

municipality. The nearest neighboring village is

Jokela Jokela () is one of the three administrative centers in the Finnish municipality Tuusula. It has a population of around 6,000 residents. The Jokela School Centre and the Jokela railway station serve the community. Many residents commute to the c ...

, about 4 kilometers. Next to Nukari is the national road 45, which runs between

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, Tuusula and

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. The population of village is about 350 inhabitants. The

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, which flows through Nukari, has probably brought settlement to Nukari already during the

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. Indeed, three artifacts from the Stone Age have been found on Nukari; flat chisel, hammer ax and polished stone. During the

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the settlement disappeared, whereas in the

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the whole

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was mainly hunting ground for

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and later for

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. With the Crusades in Sweden, Nukari was once again populated. Nukari rapids (03-2007) - panoramio - pan-opticon (1)

The bridge over the

rapids Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. Rapids are hydrological features between a ''run'' (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a ''cascade' ...

called ''Nukarinkoski'' (or ''Pengerkoski'') in River Vantaa and the road from Helsinki to Hyvinkää (current MT 45), required constant caretakers in the 1650s. Burgess Erkki Nukari declared himself a keen bridge guard if he could get space in the nearby forest area. In 1662,

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Ernst Johan Creutz granted Erkki Nukar the rights to the wilderness of East Vantaa, the area of the present Nukari village. Nukari founded a permanent

tavern A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern t ...

and can be considered the first real farmer in

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. Nukarinkoski has also played an important role in the industrialization of Nukari village. As early as the end of the 16th century, a

watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production ...

was built on the rapids and by the 1660s there were already two mills. In addition,

sawmill A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logging, logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes ...

s were built along the rapids, and in the 20th century, a lumber factory operated alongside another mill. The Nurmijärvi Municipal

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planned to build a power plant in Nukarinkoski at the turn of the 1920s, but it had to be abandoned due to high costs. Nukarinkoski was used for

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in the 1920s and 1950s. The first

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in Nurmijärvi (now the Nukari School Museum) started its operations in 1873. The school was founded by Matilda Adlercreutz, the lady of Raala Manor. The lady found it important that the manor's workers, laborers, and crofters, and above all their children, received instruction and education. In the first fall, 41 students enrolled in the school. In 1900 the school was donated to the municipality. Nukari has also a

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and a

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, and in the 1980s there were 2 village shops, a

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, a

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and a hairdressing salon. Nukari no longer has any

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s or

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s, only one

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. The nearest shops can be found in the neighboring village, Jokela. Buddharama Nukari

In 2009, the Finnish-Thai Buddhist Association bought a house in Nukari where a Thai Buddhist temple was established. Nähtävyydet: Kirkot ja temppelit - Nurmijärvi
(in Finnish) In 2020, a new fine ceremony house was completed, which can accommodate 250 people,Pieni keltainen talo toi Phramaha Nuanin Nukarille – nyt Buddharama-temppeli valmistautuu uudisrakennuksen avajaisiin - Nurmijärven Uutiset
(in Finnish) and in 2021, two ''

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s'' (monks) and one novice will live in the Buddharama temple.Wat Buddharama Nukari - Wat Europe
/ref> The opening and inauguration of the new ceremonial house will not be held until 2022 due to the

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. At present, Nukari Temple is the largest of Finland's three Thai Buddhist temples.

Distances from other cities

45 km *

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 ...

15 km *

14 km *

11 km

Sources

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Lastuja Vantaanjoen historiasta - Louis Belanger Vantaan- ja Tuusulanjoella vuonna 1798
(in Finnish)

References

External links

Nukari
- Official Web Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Nukari Villages in Finland Nurmijärvi

Distances from other cities

See also

Sources

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