Riihimäki
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| Riihimäen kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°44′N 024°46′E / 60.733°N 24.767°ECoordinates: 60°44′N 024°46′E / 60.733°N 24.767°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Tavastia Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Riihimäki sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1922 | ||
| City rights | 1960 | ||
| Government | |||
| • City manager | Seppo Keskiruokanen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 125.56 km2 (48.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 121.02 km2 (46.7 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 4.54 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 325th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 28,818 | ||
| • Rank | 37th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 238.13/km2 (616.8/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 97% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.4% | ||
| • Others | 2.6% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.2% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 66.8% | ||
| • 65 or older | 16% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.riihimaki.fi | ||
Riihimäki (literally "Drying barn hill" in English) is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about 69 kilometres (43 mi) north of Helsinki and 109 km (68 mi) southeast of Tampere. It is somewhat of a railway junction, since the railway tracks going from different parts of the nation to Helsinki merge there. Sako, Ltd. has a major factory in Riihimäki.
The town is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The town has a population of 28,818 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 125.56 square kilometres (48.48 sq mi) of which 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 238.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (616.8 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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[edit] History
Riihimäki was established around the Riihimäki railway station, one of the original stations on the Helsinki–Hämeenlinna track (main track of Finland). It became the first junction in Finland when the Riihimäki – Saint Petersburg track's first section from Riihimäki to Lahti was opened in 1869. Gradually, more settlements started to be built around the station.
In 1922, Riihimäki separated from Hausjärvi and became an independent market-town. Riihimäki got its city rights in 1960. It was home to the reputed Riihimäki Glass company that remained in business from 1910 through 1990.
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[edit] Sports
- Peltosaaren Nikkarit & Kiekko-Nikkarit (Ice hockey)
- Kolmoskori (Basketball)
- Riihimäen Ilves, formerly RIPS (Soccer)
- SC Top (Floorball)
- Cocks (Handball)
- Riihi-Pesis, formerly RPL (Pesäpallo)
- Riihimäen Kisko (Athletics)
[edit] Famous people
- Renny Harlin, film director
- Jukka Jalonen, national ice hockey coach
- Janne Lahti, SM-Liiga player
- Sami Lähteenmäki, SM-Liiga player
- Janne Kataja, TV-personality
- Olli Korkeavuori, SM-Liiga player
- Sinikka Laine, writer
- Kari Tiainen, motorcycle enduro world champion
- Pekka Vasala, Olympic champion (1972) in the 1,500 metres
- Jussi Veikkanen, professional road racing cyclist.
- Jukka Vanninen, Veikkausliiga player FC Lahti
- Jann Wilde, musician, songwriter
- Sesilja Ruotsalainen, fashion stylist
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Riihimäki is twinned with:
Szolnok, Hungary
Skedsmo, Norway
Husavik, Iceland
Gus-Khrustalny, Russia
Karlskoga, Sweden
Aalborg, Denmark
Bad Segeberg, Germany
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Riihimäki at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Riihimäki – Official website
- Hyrinet – Hyvinkää–Riihimäki area portal
- Finnish Glass Museum - Riihimäki
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