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'''Nurmijärvi''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈnurmiˌjærʋi}}) is the most populated [[rural]] [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]], located {{convert|37|km}} north of the [[Capital (political)|capital]] [[Helsinki]]. The neighboring municipalities of Nurmijärvi are [[Espoo]], [[Vantaa]], [[Tuusula]], [[Hyvinkää]] and [[Vihti]], and it is part of the [[Greater Helsinki]]. The population of the municipality is {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|{{PAGENAME}}}} }} inhabitants |
'''Nurmijärvi''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈnurmiˌjærʋi}}) is the most populated [[rural]] [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]], located {{convert|37|km}} north of the [[Capital (political)|capital]] [[Helsinki]]. The neighboring municipalities of Nurmijärvi are [[Espoo]], [[Vantaa]], [[Tuusula]], [[Hyvinkää]] and [[Vihti]], and it is part of the [[Greater Helsinki]]. The population of the municipality is {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|{{PAGENAME}}}} }} inhabitants.<ref>[http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vamuu/statfin_vamuu_pxt_11lj.px/table/tableViewLayout1/ 11lj -- Väestörakenteen ennakkotiedot alueittain, 2019M01*-2019M11*] (in Finnish)</ref> |
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The close proximity to Helsinki has led to a considerable growth of the major villages such as [[Klaukkala]], [[Rajamäki]] and [[Röykkä]]. |
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. |
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Nurmijärvi literally means "lawn lake" although the [[Nurmijärvi (lake)|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 literally means "lawn lake" although the [[Nurmijärvi (lake)|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]]. |
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The area of what is now Nurmijärvi was inhabited in prehistoric times, which refers to archaeological finds dating back to [[5th millennium BC|4500]]-[[4th millennium BC|3500 BC]]. At the time of the [[Middle Age]]s there was no permanent settlement in the area, but later the settlement spread from both [[Tavastia (historical province)|Tavastia]] and the coast to 15 villages in 1540 with 115 houses.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=https://www.nurmijarvi.fi/kuntalaisen-palvelut/kulttuuri-ja-vapaa-aika/museo/nurmijarven-historiaa/nurmijarven-historiaa-lyhyesti/|title=Nurmijärven historiaa lyhyesti|website=Nurmijarvi.fi|accessdate=February 22, 2020|language=fi}}</ref> |
The area of what is now Nurmijärvi was inhabited in prehistoric times, which refers to archaeological finds dating back to [[5th millennium BC|4500]]-[[4th millennium BC|3500 BC]]. At the time of the [[Middle Age]]s there was no permanent settlement in the area, but later the settlement spread from both [[Tavastia (historical province)|Tavastia]] and the coast to 15 villages in 1540 with 115 houses.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=https://www.nurmijarvi.fi/kuntalaisen-palvelut/kulttuuri-ja-vapaa-aika/museo/nurmijarven-historiaa/nurmijarven-historiaa-lyhyesti/|title=Nurmijärven historiaa lyhyesti|website=Nurmijarvi.fi|accessdate=February 22, 2020|language=fi}}</ref> |
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Administratively, Lake Nurmijärvi has been formed by combining the districts of [[Loppi]], [[Vihti]] and [[Vantaa|Helsinki parish]]. The earliest documentary mention of Nurmijärvi dates back to 1488, when the village of [[Uotila, Nurmijärvi|Uotila]] was mentioned. According to the land register of 1539, Nurmijärvi had 15 villages with a total of 113 houses. An independent congregation had already been formed in 1605 and the administrator of Nurmijärvi was born in 1775, when the area had a population of 1471. |
Administratively, Lake Nurmijärvi has been formed by combining the districts of [[Loppi]], [[Vihti]] and [[Vantaa|Helsinki parish]]. The earliest documentary mention of Nurmijärvi dates back to 1488, when the village of [[Uotila, Nurmijärvi|Uotila]] was mentioned. According to the land register of 1539, Nurmijärvi had 15 villages with a total of 113 houses. An independent congregation had already been formed in 1605 and the administrator of Nurmijärvi was born in 1775, when the area had a population of 1471.<ref name="history"/> |
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The first church in Lake Nurmijärvi, which must have been St. Martin's Church in 1565, was built at the end of the Middle Ages. It was demolished on the way to a new church, completed in 1692, and the [[Nurmijärvi church|present church]], completed in 1793 and designed by master builder [[Matti Åkerblom]], is the third in order.<ref name="tarmio">Hannu Tarmio, Pentti Papunen & Kalevi Korpela: ''Suomenmaa 5: maantieteellis-yhteiskunnallinen tieto- ja hakuteos'', p. 405–406. Porvoo-Helsinki: WSOY, 1973.</ref> |
The first church in Lake Nurmijärvi, which must have been St. Martin's Church in 1565, was built at the end of the Middle Ages. It was demolished on the way to a new church, completed in 1692, and the [[Nurmijärvi church|present church]], completed in 1793 and designed by master builder [[Matti Åkerblom]], is the third in order.<ref name="tarmio">Hannu Tarmio, Pentti Papunen & Kalevi Korpela: ''Suomenmaa 5: maantieteellis-yhteiskunnallinen tieto- ja hakuteos'', p. 405–406. Porvoo-Helsinki: WSOY, 1973.</ref> |
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The first industrial plants were born in the late 19th century, including Finland's first [[Pharmaceutical industry|pharmaceutical factory]] founded by [[pharmacist]] [[Albin Koponen (pharmacist)|Albin Koponen]] in Nurmijärvi in 1899.<ref name="history"/> The main products of the drug plant were filizine extracted from [[Dryopteris filix-mas|male fern]] root rhizomes, which were sold as ''[[Diphyllobothrium latum]]'' and [[cestoda]] medicines called Filisin and Filicon. The factory-produced filicin was sold encapsulated all the way to [[China]] and [[America]]. Today, trade, transport and other services account for two thirds, industry and construction for less than one third and agriculture for over 3% of the population. The largest individual employers are [[Altia|Altia Oyj]]<ref name="history"/> and [[Teknos|Teknos Oy]] in Rajamäki, [[Polimoon|Polimoon Oy]] in Klaukkala and [[Korsisaari|Korsisaari Oy]]. |
The first industrial plants were born in the late 19th century, including Finland's first [[Pharmaceutical industry|pharmaceutical factory]] founded by [[pharmacist]] [[Albin Koponen (pharmacist)|Albin Koponen]] in Nurmijärvi in 1899.<ref name="history"/> The main products of the drug plant were filizine extracted from [[Dryopteris filix-mas|male fern]] root rhizomes, which were sold as ''[[Diphyllobothrium latum]]'' and [[cestoda]] medicines called Filisin and Filicon. The factory-produced filicin was sold encapsulated all the way to [[China]] and [[America]]. Today, trade, transport and other services account for two thirds, industry and construction for less than one third and agriculture for over 3% of the population. The largest individual employers are [[Altia|Altia Oyj]]<ref name="history"/> and [[Teknos|Teknos Oy]] in Rajamäki, [[Polimoon|Polimoon Oy]] in Klaukkala and [[Korsisaari|Korsisaari Oy]]. |
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In the early 1960s, the settlement of Nurmijärvi was evenly distributed in different parts of the municipality. However, [[Human migration|migration]] to Nurmijärvi began to accelerate around the middle of the decade and the focus of settlement shifted to the southern parts of the municipality. Already in 1970 the majority (65%) of the inhabitants of Nurmijärvi lived in [[urban settlement]]s. The largest [[Urban agglomeration|agglomeration]]s at that time were [[Klaukkala]] (3,500 inhabitants), [[Rajamäki]] (3,400 inhabitants) and church village (2,800 inhabitants). Of these, the growth of Klaukkala and church village, in particular, has been based almost exclusively on the vicinity of the [[Greater Helsinki|Helsinki metropolitan area]].<ref name="history"/><ref name="tarmio"/> The most prominent farms on Lake Nurmijärvi have been the manors of [[Numlahti Manor|Numlahti]] and [[Raala Manor|Raala]]. Before the departure of [[Hyvinkää]] in 1917, |
In the early 1960s, the settlement of Nurmijärvi was evenly distributed in different parts of the municipality. However, [[Human migration|migration]] to Nurmijärvi began to accelerate around the middle of the decade and the focus of settlement shifted to the southern parts of the municipality. Already in 1970 the majority (65%) of the inhabitants of Nurmijärvi lived in [[urban settlement]]s. The largest [[Urban agglomeration|agglomeration]]s at that time were [[Klaukkala]] (3,500 inhabitants), [[Rajamäki]] (3,400 inhabitants) and church village (2,800 inhabitants). Of these, the growth of Klaukkala and church village, in particular, has been based almost exclusively on the vicinity of the [[Greater Helsinki|Helsinki metropolitan area]].<ref name="history"/><ref name="tarmio"/> The most prominent farms on Lake Nurmijärvi have been the manors of [[Numlahti Manor|Numlahti]] and [[Raala Manor|Raala]]. Before the departure of [[Hyvinkää]] in 1917, the [[Kytäjä Manor]] as well as the whole of the [[Kytäjä]] village, were part of the Nurmijärvi parish.<ref name="history"/> |
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== Politics == |
== Politics == |
Revision as of 18:53, 13 March 2020
Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality
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. The population of the municipality is 44,785 inhabitants.[1]
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. The coat of arms of municipality refers to his most famous literal work, Seitsemän veljestä (literally translated "the seven brothers") from 1870. On January 29, 2020, Nurmijärvi declared itself officially the Capital of Aleksis Kivi.[2]
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
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Herunen, Järventausta, Kiljava, Klaukkala, Leppälampi, Lepsämä, Luhtajoki, Metsäkylä, Nukari, Numlahti, Nummenpää, Nurmijärvi (Kirkonkylä), Palojoki, Perttula, Raala, Rajamäki, Röykkä, Suomies, Uotila, Valkjärvi
History
The area of what is now Nurmijärvi was inhabited in prehistoric times, which refers to archaeological finds dating back to 4500-3500 BC. At the time of the Middle Ages there was no permanent settlement in the area, but later the settlement spread from both Tavastia and the coast to 15 villages in 1540 with 115 houses.[3]
Administratively, Lake Nurmijärvi has been formed by combining the districts of Loppi, Vihti and Helsinki parish. The earliest documentary mention of Nurmijärvi dates back to 1488, when the village of Uotila was mentioned. According to the land register of 1539, Nurmijärvi had 15 villages with a total of 113 houses. An independent congregation had already been formed in 1605 and the administrator of Nurmijärvi was born in 1775, when the area had a population of 1471.[3]
The first church in Lake Nurmijärvi, which must have been St. Martin's Church in 1565, was built at the end of the Middle Ages. It was demolished on the way to a new church, completed in 1692, and the present church, completed in 1793 and designed by master builder Matti Åkerblom, is the third in order.[4]
Lake Nurmijärvi has long been a strong farmer, and the share of fields in the total municipal area is almost one third, which is more than in many other municipalities in Finland. Horticultural crops have also been heavily cultivated and, for example, almost half of the wild cabbage harvest in Finland is produced in Nurmijärvi. Nevertheless, the municipality has not carried out further processing of agricultural products; for example, there has been no dairy.[4]
The first industrial plants were born in the late 19th century, including Finland's first pharmaceutical factory founded by pharmacist Albin Koponen in Nurmijärvi in 1899.[3] The main products of the drug plant were filizine extracted from male fern root rhizomes, which were sold as Diphyllobothrium latum and cestoda medicines called Filisin and Filicon. The factory-produced filicin was sold encapsulated all the way to China and America. Today, trade, transport and other services account for two thirds, industry and construction for less than one third and agriculture for over 3% of the population. The largest individual employers are Altia Oyj[3] and Teknos Oy in Rajamäki, Polimoon Oy in Klaukkala and Korsisaari Oy.
In the early 1960s, the settlement of Nurmijärvi was evenly distributed in different parts of the municipality. However, migration to Nurmijärvi began to accelerate around the middle of the decade and the focus of settlement shifted to the southern parts of the municipality. Already in 1970 the majority (65%) of the inhabitants of Nurmijärvi lived in urban settlements. The largest agglomerations at that time were Klaukkala (3,500 inhabitants), Rajamäki (3,400 inhabitants) and church village (2,800 inhabitants). Of these, the growth of Klaukkala and church village, in particular, has been based almost exclusively on the vicinity of the Helsinki metropolitan area.[3][4] The most prominent farms on Lake Nurmijärvi have been the manors of Numlahti and Raala. Before the departure of Hyvinkää in 1917, the Kytäjä Manor as well as the whole of the Kytäjä village, were part of the Nurmijärvi parish.[3]
Politics
Results[5] of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Nurmijärvi:
- Finns Party 20.1%
- National Coalition Party 19.4%
- Social Democratic Party 15.3%
- Centre Party 14.6%
- Green League 11.3%
- Movement Now 5.9%
- Left Alliance 4%
- Blue Reform 3.2%
- Christian Democrats 2.7%
- Other parties 3.5%
Friendship cities
Lilla Edet, Sweden
Rapla, Estonia
References
- ^ 11lj -- Väestörakenteen ennakkotiedot alueittain, 2019M01*-2019M11* (in Finnish)
- ^ Laine, Riikka (January 29, 2020). "Nurmijärvi on nyt virallisesti Aleksis Kivi pääkaupunki" (in Finnish). Nurmijärven Uutiset. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Nurmijärven historiaa lyhyesti". Nurmijarvi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c Hannu Tarmio, Pentti Papunen & Kalevi Korpela: Suomenmaa 5: maantieteellis-yhteiskunnallinen tieto- ja hakuteos, p. 405–406. Porvoo-Helsinki: WSOY, 1973.
- ^ "Tulospalvelu: Eduskuntavaalit 2019 - Nurmijärvi". Nurmijärven uutiset. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
External links
Media related to Nurmijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Nurmijärvi – Official site