Janakkala, Turenki, railway station south end, June 2014

Turenki is a population center in the Municipality of

Janakkala Janakkala () is a municipality of Finland. Its administrative centre is in Turenki, which is often erroneously shown on maps as being "Janakkala". Janakkala is located along the Highway 3 ( E12) in the province of Southern Finland and is part of th ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, with a population of some 7500 people. It has been said that Turenki is translated from ''Turinge'', ''Thuring'' or ''Turängi''. It is among the largest population centers of Janakkala, along with

Tervakoski Tervakoski is a town in Janakkala, Finland. In 2004, there were 4750 inhabitants. A well-known and popular amusement park ''Puuhamaa Puuhamaa () is an amusement park opened in 1984 in the village of Tervakoski, in the municipality of Janakkala, ...

. Turenki is located about 13 kilometers southeast of the city of

Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna (; sv, Tavastehus; krl, Hämienlinna; la, Tavastum or ''Croneburgum'') is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and the modern province of Kanta-Häme in the south of F ...

Locations

Turenki contains the oldest railway station in Finland, built in the year 1862 as part of the Helsinki-Hämeenlinna -route. It is also home to a factory owned by Valio Ltd., which produces mostly dairy products.

Notable individuals

* Marko Nousiainen, fulltime twitch streamer * Anssi Pesonen, ice hockey player *

Eino Kalpala Eino Kalpala (5 August 1926 – 12 August 2022) was a Finnish alpine skier who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics. Kalpala has also been a world champion veteran alpine skier. Eino Kalpala also participated in the rally of a thousand lakes wit ...

, alpine skier * Ellen Jokikunnas, model and television host * Esko Helle, politician *

Janne Virtanen Janne Virtanen (born 16 November 1969) is a Finnish former strongman who won the World's Strongest Man championship in 2000. He was runner-up in 1999 and finished third in 2001. His other championships include four-time Finland's Strongest Man ( ...

, athlete *

Jaryd Nousiainen Jared is a given name of Biblical derivation. Origin In the Book of Genesis, the biblical patriarch Jared (יֶרֶד) was the sixth in the ten pre-flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Eno ...

Jarkko Kortesoja Jarkko is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Jarkko Ahola (born 1977), Finnish performing artist, composer and singer * Jarkko Ala-Huikku (born 1980), Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler * Jarkko Hattunen (born 1987), Finnish ice h ...

Kustaa Paturi Kustaa is a Finnish masculine name derived from Gustav Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' ...

, poet * Laiska Leppone, rap musician *

Lyyli Aalto 2204 Lyyli ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a dark asteroid and very eccentric Mars-crosser from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 3 March 1943 by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku O ...

, Member of Parliament *

Tauno Marttinen Tauno Olavi Marttinen (27 September 1912 – 18 July 2008) was a Finnish composer of contemporary classical music. Born in Helsinki, Marttinen studied in Viipuri and Helsinki. His earliest works are mainly late romantic. His output includes ...

, composer *

Veikko Lahti Veikko Lahti (7 December 1926 – 28 July 2014) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of t ...

, athlete *

Tomi Hiukkamäki Tomi may refer to: * Constanța, a city in Romania, also known as Tomis or Tomi * Tomi, Okayama, a village in Japan * Tōmi, Nagano, a city in Japan * Tomi (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Tomi Village, a fictiona ...

, musician * Elektrus Erektus, performance artist

References

Janakkala Villages in Finland {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub