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
Municipality and town
Järvenpään kaupunki
Träskända stad
Sibeliuksenkatu (Sibelius' street)
Location of Järvenpää in Finland
Coordinates: 60°28.5′N 025°05.5′E
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionHelsinki sub-region
Metropolitan areaHelsinki metropolitan area
Charter1951
City rights1967
Government
  Town managerIiris Laukkanen
Area
 (2018-01-01)
  Total39.93 km2 (15.42 sq mi)
  Land37.54 km2 (14.49 sq mi)
  Water2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
  Rank307th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total46,475
  Rank24th largest in Finland
  Density1,238.01/km2 (3,206.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish91.7% (official)
  Swedish1%
  Others7.2%
Population by age
  0 to 1416.8%
  15 to 6464.3%
  65 or older18.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.jarvenpaa.fi/en

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.

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