Järvenpää
Järvenpää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjærʋemˌpæː]; Swedish: Träskända) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Järvenpää is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Järvenpää is approximately 46,000. It is the 24th most populous municipality in Finland. Järvenpää is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.58 million inhabitants.
Järvenpää
Träskända | |
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Municipality and town | |
| Järvenpään kaupunki Träskända stad | |
Sibeliuksenkatu (Sibelius' street) | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Järvenpää in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°28.5′N 025°05.5′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
| Metropolitan area | Helsinki metropolitan area |
| Charter | 1951 |
| City rights | 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Iiris Laukkanen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 39.93 km2 (15.42 sq mi) |
| • Land | 37.54 km2 (14.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 307th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 46,475 |
| • Rank | 24th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1,238.01/km2 (3,206.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 91.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1% |
| • Others | 7.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.3% |
| • 65 or older | 18.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Järvenpää is located on the Helsinki-Riihimäki railway line in the Uusimaa region, about 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Helsinki. Neighbouring municipalities are Tuusula, Sipoo and Mäntsälä. People also refer to Kerava as Järvenpää's neighbour, although technically they do not share a border due to the one kilometre-wide strip of land that belongs to Tuusula.