Kerava
Kerava (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkerɑʋɑ]; Swedish: Kervo) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kerava is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Kerava is approximately 38,000. It is the 30th most populous municipality in Finland. Kerava is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.58 million inhabitants.
Kerava
Kervo | |
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Town | |
| Keravan kaupunki Kervo stad | |
Kerava town centre | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kerava in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°24′N 025°06′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
| Metropolitan area | Helsinki metropolitan area |
| Township | 1924–1970 |
| City | 1970– |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kirsi Rontu |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 30.79 km2 (11.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 30.63 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.17 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 309th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 38,227 |
| • Rank | 30th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1,248.02/km2 (3,232.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 84.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.2% |
| • Others | 14.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.8% |
| • 65 or older | 19.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Kerava's neighbouring municipalities are Vantaa, Sipoo and Tuusula.
Kerava covers an area of 30.79 square kilometres (11.89 sq mi) of which 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1,248.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,232.4/sq mi). In terms of area, Kerava is the fifth smallest in Finland and the second smallest in the Uusimaa region after Kauniainen. However, it is also the third most densely populated area in the sub-region after Helsinki and Kauniainen. The municipality is monolingual Finnish.
The Sinebrychoff brewery operations are based in Kerava. There is also a well-known prison in the town (Keravan vankila), which includes 94 places in the open prison ward.