Sälinkää (; , ) is a village in the
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 ...
municipality in
Uusimaa
Uusimaa (; , ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, Helsinki, alo ...
,
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, ...
, with over 200 inhabitants.
It is located northwest of the
Mäntsälä's municipal centre and southeast of
Oitti
Oitti is a village in the municipality of Hausjärvi in Finland with approximately 1,963 residents as of December 31, 2017. Along with Hikiä and Ryttylä, it is one of the population centers of Hausjärvi. As the municipality’s administrative c ...
, the municipal centre of
Hausjärvi
Hausjärvi is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Oitti.
It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper regions of Finland, region. The municipality has ...
. The north-south road 1471 from Hausjärvi to Mäntsälä passes through the village. Lake Kilpijärvi is located near Sälinkää.
The Sälinkää village has largely been built in the immediate vicinity of the historic Sälinkää
Manor (). Today, the manor operates as a reservation restaurant, where various events are organized. Other village services include two schools, Sälinkää School and Lukko School, one kindergarten, and a volunteer fire department. There was also a general store in the village before, which stopped operating in June 2022.

The provincial government of Uusimaa named Sälinkää the Uusimaa village of the year in 2008.
See also
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Mäntsälä (village)
Mäntsälän kirkonkylä () is the largest urban area and the municipal center of Mäntsälä in Uusimaa, Finland, with about 11,000 inhabitants. It is located from Järvenpää, from Hyvinkää, from Porvoo and from Lahti. The Mäntsälänjok ...
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Oitti
Oitti is a village in the municipality of Hausjärvi in Finland with approximately 1,963 residents as of December 31, 2017. Along with Hikiä and Ryttylä, it is one of the population centers of Hausjärvi. As the municipality’s administrative c ...
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Hyvinkää
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 ...
Sources
Further reading
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References
External links
Sälinkää's locationat Fonecta
Mäntsälä
Villages in Uusimaa
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