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Hangonväylä
The Finnish national road 25 (, ''Hangonväylä''; , ''Hangöleden'') is the main route between the major cities of Hanko and Hyvinkää in southern Finland. It runs from Tulliniemi in Hanko to the Maisala in Mäntsälä, where it continues to Porvoo as the 2nd class main road 55. Together with the aforementioned road, it forms the Helsinki Metropolitan Circuit and is often referred to as the outer beltway of the Greater Helsinki or also known as the ''Ring V''. Route The road passes through the following municipalities, localities in brackets: * Hanko *Raseborg ( Ekenäs and Karis) *Lohja (Virkkala, Lohja and Muijala) *Vihti ( Nummela, Ojakkala and Otalampi) *Nurmijärvi (Röykkä, Rajamäki and Herunen) *Hyvinkää (Hyvinkää, Ridasjärvi) *Mäntsälä Mäntsälä () is a municipality in the province of Southern Finland, and is part of the Uusimaa region. It has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lohja
Lohja (; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Lohja is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Lohja is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Lohja is part of the Helsinki sub-region, but not directly part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. Lohja covers an area of of which , or 8.3 percent, is water. The population density of Lohja is . Lohja has the fourth most Summer house, summer cottages of any municipality in Finland, with 8,468 in the city as of June 2018. Lohja is close to the Helsinki metropolitan area and benefits from a good road network. It takes less than an hour to drive from Helsinki to Lohja on the European route E18, E18 motorway, which, along with Hangonväylä, is one of Lohja's main road connections. Lohja is a bilingual municipality with Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish as its official languages. The population co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Transport Agency
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (, ), shortened to FTIA, is a Finnish government agency responsible for the maintenance of Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...'s road, rail, and waterway systems. The agency's annual budget is 2.1 billion euros. The parent organization is the Ministry of Transport and Communications. History Until 1 January 2019 the name of the agency was Finnish Transport Agency (, ). Finnish Transport Agency was founded in January 2010. The agency took over the operations of three separate transportation agencies; the Finnish Rail Administration (RHK, , ), the Finnish Maritime Administration, (, ) and the Finnish Road Administration (, ). In January 2019 due to changes in the organizations, the traffic control tasks for road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virkkala
Virkkala (; ) is a district of Lohja, Finland, located about 8 kilometers southwest of the center of Lohja along Hanko Highway (Vt 25). Lake Lohja (Finland), Lake Lohja is located right next to Virkkala on its western side. The urban center of Virkkala has businesses as well as a library, pharmacy, and parish center. Most of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Swedish-speaking settlement in Lohja was concentrated in the Virkkala area. Petter Forsström (1877–1967), ''vuorineuvos'' known as Kalkki-Petteri, gave the initial impetus to Virkkala's development. During the Early 1990s depression in Finland, recession of the 1990s, was merged with Wärtsilä into Metra, which sold the plant to the Swedish Euroc Group. Euroc closed the plant in 1994. Today, the plant area is known as the Kalkkipetteri area, and there are dozens of small businesses. The Rauhala and Risti primary schools are located in Virkkala, the Swedish-language Virkby School. Secondary schools include Järne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridasjärvi
Ridasjärvi () is a village in the Hyvinkää municipality in Uusimaa, Finland, with about 400 inhabitants. It is located east of the Hyvinkää's town centre near the . The village operates a primary school, a drug rehabilitation center, a shooting range, and the summer café called Kylis. See also * Finnish national road 25 * Hausjärvi * Keravanjoki – a river starting from Lake Ridasjärvi * Mäntsälä Mäntsälä () is a municipality in the province of Southern Finland, and is part of the Uusimaa region. It has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finni ... References External links Ridasjärvi– Hyvinkää (in Finnish) Ridasjärvi's locationat Fonecta Hyvinkää Villages in Uusimaa {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herunen
Herunen is a village in the northern part of the Nurmijärvi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. At the end of 2011, there were 535 inhabitants in this small urban area, which crossed the municipal border between Nurmijärvi and Hyvinkää, of which 531 lived in Nurmijärvi and 4 in Hyvinkää. Herunen is located on Lohjanharju (part of the Salpausselkä), about 50 meters above sea level. From Herunen to the northeast towards Hyvinkää, the old Helsinki–Hämeenlinna highway and the current regional road 130, will meet. By the south, towards neighbouring village Rajamäki, you will meet Highway 25, along which you can get to Hanko and Hyvinkää. The village does not have its own school and kindergarten, but the children attend school in Rajamäki. The Nurmijärvi parish rents the former Herunen's kiosk from the sports club, and organizes club activities at the kiosk. The hiking trails of the Kiljavannummi sports area leave next to the kiosk. It is about seven kilometers from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajamäki (village)
Rajamäki (; literally translated "border hill") is a village in the municipality of Nurmijärvi in southern Finland. Rajamäki is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the capital Helsinki and has a population of around 7,500 inhabitants. Formerly, Rajamäki was the largest of Nurmijärvi's villages, until in the 1970s Klaukkala grew larger than Rajamäki. It is from Rajamäki to the center of Nurmijärvi. Rajamäki is best known for its alcohol distillery which was established in 1888 because of the fresh and pure water found in the area. The distillery was a part of the old Finnish alcohol monopoly Alko and is now part of the Altia corporation. Dilution and bottling of Koskenkorva Viina, distilled in the distillery in Koskenkorva, Ilmajoki, is done in Rajamäki. During World War II, the factory produced around 500,000 Molotov cocktails with the word "Rajamäki" inscribed on the bottle cap. Rajamäki has an elementary school and a high school which is focused on the spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Röykkä
Röykkä () is a village located in the Nurmijärvi municipality of Finland, near the border of Vihti municipality. It is fourth largest village in the municipality after Klaukkala, Rajamäki (village), Rajamäki and Nurmijärvi (village), Nurmijärvi's church village. The population is about 1600. Sääksjärvi, Uusimaa, Lake Sääksi, which is Finland's largest spring water lake, is located northside to the village, and there is Kotolahti, also known as "Little-Sääski" and "Röykänranta", which is a popular beach in Röykkä. There is also smaller Lake Vaaksi near to the village. On the northern shore of Lake Sääksi is the private tomb of the daughter of Kytäjä Manor's host, known as the "Tomb of Love" (''Rakkaudenhauta''). Traditional Christmas events at the village include the Röykkä's Christmas Tree Party (''Röykän kuusijuhla''), when a light procession led by Santa Claus moves from school to the giant spruce tree on the centre of Röykkä to decorate it with Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi () is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Nurmijärvi is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Nurmijärvi is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland and the most populous municipality without city status (). Nurmijärvi is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Nurmijärvi is located north of the capital, Helsinki. Nurmijärvi's neighbouring municipalities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tuusula, Hyvinkää and Vihti. In recent decades, Nurmijärvi has been one of the fastest growing municipalities in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and in Finland as a whole because of its proximity to Helsinki. The municipality does not have a single clear residential settlement, but is divided into mainly four areas: the largest urban area in the southern part of the municipality, Klaukkala (over 20,000 inhabitants); the administrative cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otalampi
Otalampi is a village in Vihti municipality at the intersection of the Finnish national road 25 and the Vihti Road (''Vihdintie''). The population is about one thousand. Next to the village is a small lake called Otalampi, where the village got its name. In 2008, the Otalampi House (''Otalampi-talo'') was completed in the village. The building houses a comprehensive school, a kindergarten and a maternity clinic at the same time. Also, the S-Market grocery store A grocery store ( AE), grocery shop or grocer's shop ( BE) or simply grocery is a retail store that primarily retails a general range of food products, which may be fresh or packaged. In everyday US usage, however, "grocery store" is a synon ... is located near the Otalampi House along the Vihti Road. (in Finnish) Notable people ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ojakkala
Ojakkala is a village in the Vihti municipality, 45 kilometers from Helsinki, Finland. The administrative center of Vihti municipality, Nummela, is located southwest of Ojakkala. Next to village is Enäjärvi. The population of Ojakkala is about 2,500. Ojakkala's services include, among other things, a primary school (''Ojakkalan koulu'') and the K-Market grocery store. There is also a historic sports hall (''Ojakkalan urheilutalo'') in the village, which currently serves as a venue for meetings and celebrations. In Ojakkala, there is a ski resort Vihti Ski Center, a golf resort Vihti Golf Center and an amusement park PuuhaPark. See also * Veikkola Veikkola () is a village in Kirkkonummi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east ... * Tervalampi References {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub Villages in Uusimaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nummela (Vihti)
Nummela () is the largest urban agglomeration and municipality seat of Vihti municipality in Southern Finland. Nummela is located in a triangle between highways 1, 2 and 25, northwest from the capital Helsinki, northeast from the city of Lohja and southwest from Ojakkala, the third largest settlement in Vihti. Population of Nummela's urban area is around 13 500 and population within its post code is around 15 000. Nummela has an airport (ICAO: EFNU) that is suitable for gliding. One of Microsoft's data centers, the , is planned for Nummela. Famous people from Nummela * Uma Aaltonen, writer * Merikukka Forsius, politician * Ella Kanninen, television presenter * Vivi Friedman, film director * Veikko Helle, politician * Anssi Kela, singer *Jani Lakanen, orienteering competitor * Aleksi Mäkelä, film director * Markus ”Zarkus” Poussa, musician * Markus Selin, film producer *Jani Sievinen Jani Nikanor Sievinen (; born 31 March 1974) is a former medley swimmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vihti
Vihti (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Vihti is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Vihti is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Vihti is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Vihti is located approximately northwest of the capital city of Helsinki. Vihti has an area of of which is water. The population density is . Its seat is Nummela (Vihti), Nummela, which is the most populated urban area in the municipality. Vihti's neighbouring municipalities are, clockwise from the north, Karkkila, Loppi, Hyvinkää, Nurmijärvi, Espoo, Kirkkonummi, Siuntio and Lohja. There are several important road connections through Vihti, the most notable being the Pori Highway between Pori and Helsinki, the Hanko Highway between Hanko, Finland, Hanko and Hyvinkää, and the Vihti Road between Vihti and Helsinki. The largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
