The ' ( sv, Kervo å; the Kerava River) is a river in Finland. The 65-kilometer-long river starts from Lake Ridasjärvi in
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 ...
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[Karttapaikka: Ridasjärvi, Hyvinkää – Maanmittauslaitos](_blank)
(in Finnish) and it is a tributary of the
Vantaa River that flows into the
Gulf of Finland at
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 ...
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Virkisty Keravanjoella – Vantaanjoen ja Helsingin seudun vesiensuojeluyhdistys
(in Finnish) As the name implies, the river runs through the town of Kerava.
See also
* Kaljakellunta, an annual social event on the river
*List of rivers of Finland
This is a list of rivers of Finland. Listing begins with rivers flowing into the Baltic sea, from the north, that is from the Swedish border. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction.
Water flows from Finland directly to the B ...
References
Rivers of Finland
Vantaa River basin
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