Nurmijärvi

Nurmijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnurmiˌjærʋi]) is the most populated rural municipality of Finland, located 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of the capital Helsinki. The neighboring municipalities of Nurmijärvi are Espoo, Vantaa, Tuusula, Hyvinkää and Vihti, and it is part of the Greater Helsinki.

For the former lake, see Nurmijärvi (lake).
Nurmijärvi
Municipality
Nurmijärven kunta
Nurmijärvi kommun

Coat of arms
Location of Nurmijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 60°28′N 024°48.5′E
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionHelsinki sub-region
Charter1605
Government
 • Municipal managerOuti Mäkelä
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total367.26 km2 (141.80 sq mi)
 • Land361.84 km2 (139.71 sq mi)
 • Water5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Area rank211th largest in Finland
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total42,709
 • Rank25th largest in Finland
 • Density118.03/km2 (305.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.1% (official)
 • Swedish1.2%
 • Others1.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1423.9%
 • 15 to 6465.3%
 • 65 or older10.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19%
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.nurmijarvi.fi

The close proximity to Helsinki has led to a considerable growth of the major villages such as Klaukkala, Rajamäki and Röykkä. Klaukkala is the biggest built-up area of Nurmijärvi, which nowadays is considered a dormitory town of Helsinki. The church village (Kirkonkylä) is the administrative centre of the municipality.

Nurmijärvi literally means "lawn lake" although the lake that gave the municipality its name was drained in the early 20th century and is now nothing more than some flat fields near the village centre. Nurmijärvi is one of three municipalities in the Uusimaa region that do not have a Swedish name; the others are Askola and Mäntsälä.

Nurmijärvi is best known as the birthplace of Finland's national author, Aleksis Kivi. Matti Vanhanen, former Prime Minister of Finland, lives in Lepsämä in Nurmijärvi.

Geography

Nurmijärvi is located in the central part of Uusimaa. Salpausselkä passes through the northern part of the municipality via Röykkä, Kiljava and Rajamäki, and the River Vantaa flows through the Nukari and Palojoki rivers in the eastern part of the municipality. Nurmijärvi's lowest terrain is in the Luhtajoki valley at Klaukkala and the highest in Salpausselkä near Herunen.

There are few watercourses in the Nurmijärvi area. The municipality is located along the middle course of the River Vantaa and there are two large rapids, the Nukarinkoski and the Myllykoski. The River Vantaa is joined by the Palojoki River from Hyvinkää and Tuusula, near the Palojoki village. The Lepsämä River and the Luhtajoki River flowing in the southern part of the municipality join the Vantaa town side near the Keimola village before joining the River Vantaa. The largest lake in Nurmijärvi is the Lake Sääksi, which is partly situated on the northwest side of Hyvinkää, and the other lakes are Lake Vaaksi near Röykkä and Lake Valkjärvi between Klaukkala and Perttula.

Villages

Herunen, Järventausta, Kiljava, Klaukkala, Leppälampi, Lepsämä, Luhtajoki, Metsäkylä, Nukari, Numlahti, Nummenpää, Nurmijärvi (Kirkonkylä), Palojoki, Perttula, Raala, Rajamäki, Röykkä, Suomies, Uotila, Valkjärvi

Politics

Results[6] of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Nurmijärvi:

Friendship cities

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. "Tulospalvelu: Eduskuntavaalit 2019 - Nurmijärvi". Nurmijärven uutiset. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

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