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Hyvinkää Bruins
Hyvinkää (; , ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Hyvinkää is situated in the northern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Hyvinkää is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Hyvinkää is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Hyvinkää is located approximately north of the capital Helsinki. The city was granted its charter in 1960. The municipality shares borders with Riihimäki and Hausjärvi to the north, Mäntsälä to the east, Tuusula and Nurmijärvi to the south, and Vihti and Loppi to the west. Highways, such as the Tampere Highway ( E12) and Hanko Highway, as well as rail connections, make it one of the suburban commuter centres of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The city planning has placed emphasis on recreational facilities. Hyvinkää is home to several well-known buildings, including the 1961 church and the Kytäjä manor house. Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Helsinki metropolitan area (, ) or Greater Helsinki (, ) is the metropolitan area around Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It also includes the smaller Helsinki capital region, capital region. The terms Helsinki metropolitan area, Greater Helsinki, Capital region and the other terms used are not fixed and may vary in different contexts. The metropolitan region is the largest Urbanization, urbanised area in the country with a population of approximately million () and is by far the most important economic, cultural, and scientific region of Finland. Five of Finland's 14 List of universities in Finland, universities,These are Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, the University of the Arts Helsinki, the Hanken School of Economics, and the National Defence University (Finland), National Defence University. and six University of applied sciences (Finland), universities of applied sciences are located in the metropolitan area, as are most of the headquarters of major com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki Commuter Rail
Helsinki commuter rail (, ) is a commuter rail system serving the Helsinki metropolitan area. The system is managed by the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) and operations are contracted out to VR Group, VR at least until 2031. The system operates on four railway lines and comprises 13 services, all of which terminate at Helsinki Central Station. Within the HSL region, tickets and timetables are fully integrated with other modes of public transport. Some VR commuter rail services extend into the HSL region, and HSL tickets are used instead of VR ones when travelling entirely within the HSL region. Both parties discontinued onboard ticket sales in 2017. Commuter rail is a backbone of public transport in Helsinki and is by far the lengthiest Rapid transit, rapid transit system in Finland, carrying a total of around 70 million passengers in 2018 and operating around a thousand departures each weekday (2023). History Late 1800s The history of local trains in and around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanko Highway
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] |
European Route E12
European route E12 is a road that is part of the International E-road network. It begins in Mo i Rana, Norway, transverses Sweden and ends in Helsinki, Finland, with a ferry line between Sweden and Finland. The part within Finland is Finnish national highway 3. The road is about 910 km (570 mi) in length. The road follows the route: Mo i Rana – Storuman, Sweden – Lycksele, Sweden – Umeå, Sweden – Holmsund, Sweden – ''(ferry)'' – Vaasa, Finland – Tampere, Finland – Hämeenlinna, Finland – Helsinki. The ferry service between Holmsund and Vaasa is operated by Wasa Line using the M/S '' Aurora Botnia'', with up to two daily departures in each direction taking about three and a half hours. A road bridge, known as the Kvarken Bridge has been proposed by parties on both sides of the Gulf, along which the E12 could continue without ferry connections. No commitment has been made to build such a fixed link. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere Highway
Finnish national road 3 ( or '; ) is a Highways in Finland, highway in Finland between Helsinki and Vaasa via Hämeenlinna and Tampere. The road is long and it is part of the European route E12. of the highway is motorway, connecting Helsinki to Tampere. North of Tampere, the road is mostly two-lane road, with a share of 2+1 road. The busiest point on Highway 3 is in Helsinki, north of the Ring I junction, where the average traffic volume is about 90,000 vehicles per day. Back in the late 1950s before the current freeway, the Finnish regional road 132 (Mt 132) was the former main road to Hämeenlinna and Tampere via Loppi and Janakkala. Route The route of the road is: Helsinki – Vantaa – Nurmijärvi – Hyvinkää – Riihimäki – Janakkala – Hämeenlinna – Hattula – Kalvola – Valkeakoski – Akaa – Valkeakoski (again) – Lempäälä – Tampere – Pirkkala – Nokia, Finland, Nokia – Tampere (again) – Ylöjärvi – Hämeenkyrö – Ikaalinen – Parka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highways In Finland
Highways in Finland, or Main roads, comprise the highest categories of roads in Finland: * Main roads Class I – ; – numbered 1–39, between major cities * Main roads Class II – ; – numbered 40–99, between regional centers Network map Overview Highways numbered from 1 to 7 radiate from the capital Helsinki (Highways 2, 5 and 6 diverge from 1, 4 and 7, respectively), while highways 8 to 10 radiate from Turku on the south-western coast of Finland. Highways 11 and 12 originate in Tampere. The rest of the highways start from other major cities. Sections of highways between major cities have often been upgraded to ''motorways'', for example between Helsinki and Tampere. Since Finland is a large and sparsely populated country, there is no reason to upgrade all highways to motorways. The motorway network totals . In addition to that, there are of ''motortrafficways'', which are reserved only for motor traffic. List of current highways * Valtatie 1 He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loppi
Loppi (; , also ) is a municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kanta-Häme regions of Finland, region, located about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) south of the city of Hämeenlinna. Loppi was founded in 1632. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. Neighbour municipalities are Hyvinkää, Hämeenlinna, Janakkala, Karkkila, Riihimäki, Tammela, Finland, Tammela and Vihti. The most significant main road connection to get from Loppi to Riihimäki is the Finnish national road 54, national road 54, which runs between Tammela and Hollola, and which is connected to the Finnish national road 3, Highway 3 (European route E12, E12) between Helsinki and Tampere. Another significant road connection in the direction of Helsinki is the Finnish regional road 132, r ... [...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] |
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] |
Tuusula
Tuusula (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Tuusula is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Tuusula is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland and the second most populous municipality without city status () after Nurmijärvi. Tuusula is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately million inhabitants. A Laurus nobilis, laurel branch in the coat of arms of Tuusula refers to the local artist community and a wheellock was borrowed from the coat of arms of the Stålhane noble family, which has long been influential in Tuusula. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson in 1953. Geography Tuusula, lying on the shores of Tuusulanjärvi lake, is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa (region), Uusimaa regions of Finland, region. It covers an area of of which is water. The po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Finnish. Mäntsälä is one of three municipalities in the Uusimaa region that do not have a Swedish name; the others are Nurmijärvi and Askola. Mäntsälä lies about north of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. During the last few years, the population of Mäntsälä has been one of the most rapidly increasing in Finland. A new railway, the Kerava–Lahti railway line, was built between Kerava and Lahti with passenger traffic starting on 4 September 2006 from Mäntsälä railway station. Helsinki is about 40 minutes away, and Lahti even closer. Highway 4 ( E75) connecting both cities passes through Mäntsälä. The coat of arms of Mäntsälä has its theme in the region's traditional livelihoods; the head of the moose refers to the hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
