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Coordinates: 60°23′N 24°45′E / 60.383°N 24.750°E / 60.383; 24.750
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Klaukkala
Klövskog
Village
Klaukkala church
Klaukkala church
Klaukkala is located in Finland
Klaukkala
Klaukkala
Location in Finland
Coordinates: 60°23′N 24°45′E / 60.383°N 24.750°E / 60.383; 24.750
CountryFinland
RegionUusimaa
MunicipalityNurmijärvi
Area
 • Total43 km2 (17 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-12-31)
 • Total17,340[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Klaukkala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈklɑwkˈkɑlɑ]; Swedish: Klövskog, Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkløʋsˈkuːɡ]) is a village in the southern part of the Nurmijärvi municipality of Uusimaa, Finland, near Lake Valkjärvi. It is the largest of the villages in Nurmijärvi and often mistakenly thought to be a separate city.

Klaukkala has a population of almost 18,000[1] and is the fastest-growing area of Nurmijärvi. Its population began to rise in the 1960s,[2] when it surpassed the church village of Nurmijärvi. In the 1970s, Klaukkala also grew larger than Rajamäki, which until then was the largest of Nurmijärvi's villages.[3] Nowadays, the population of the Klaukkala is even larger than the three towns in Uusimaa: Hanko (8,300), Karkkila (8,800) and Loviisa (14,800). Klaukkala has significant migration mainly from the Helsinki conurbation; being a rural village a half hour's drive away from the Helsinki centre, it especially attracts families with children.

In the 2010s, Klaukkala's urban area (Finnish: taajama) has grown to be part of the Helsinki urban area.

Etymology

The name of Klaukkala in Finnish is based on the name of the house, which in turn includes the name of the early host of the house, a variant of the name of Nikolaus, as well as Klaus, Klavus and Klåvus in swedish.[4] The name of the house is originally Finnish and its host is called "Klaukka".[5][6] The names of the village used in history include Klöckeskoogh in 1527, Klockskoby in 1540, Klöckeskoby in 1544, Klauko in 1710 and Klaukala Hemmi in 1835. The name Klaukkala was officially established in 1866. In the present-day Swedish name, Klövskog, the prefix klöv means hoof and the suffix skog means forest.

History

The earliest references to Klaukkala date back to the 16th century, at which time the village was part of the Helsinki parish (Finnish: Helsingin pitäjä).[7] The earliest inhabitants were mainly tavastians. In the 1540s there were as many as 11 houses in Klaukkala, which together constituted five full taxes: Viiri, Tilkka, Gunnari, Olli, Huitti, Seppälä and Klaukka, which was the oldest house in the village. In 1592, a part of Klaukka's estate was created by dividing the Mylläri house according to its host, miller Erkki Niilonpoika. Thus, in 1600 there were 10 farms in Klaukkala and one desert farm (one of the houses in Viiri). Klaukkala is mentioned in the 1500s as the prosperous village of the parish.[5]

The population of Klaukkala remained unstable between the mid-16th century and the 18th century. In the 16th century, the population remained fairly constant through the early 17th century, but then began to decline due to superpower wars, until the Great Famine years of the 1690s reduced the population by about 20%. The population grew momentarily before the Great Northern War, which again caused the population to decline. By the mid-18th century, however, the population had grown considerably. The fluctuations in house numbers in the villages followed the boom and bust until the late 17th century, after which the number of deserts remained the same. The reason for this was that the rapid population growth was mainly due to the stateless population, while the old farm numbers remained the same and more resources were needed to maintain them. In the latter part of the 18th century, the homeless population created a need for colonization and the establishment of farmhouses.[7]

In the late 19th century, Klaukkala became infamous for the massacre that took place on May 10, 1899 in Simola's croft, which is part of Klaukkala's Ali-Seppälä. At that time Karl Emil Malmelin, the croft's farmworker, killed the entire seven-member household with an ax.[8] All in all, the incident was so terrible that it resulted in one of the greatest human yachts of all time, folk tales, and at least two well-known and surviving broadside ballads. The incident caused the Nurmijärvi parish a bad reputation for using the name Murhajärvi (literally means "murder lake") for the most malicious.[9]

During the Finnish Civil War, German troops who cooperated with the Whites in the fight against the Red Guards, conquered Klaukkala in April 19, 1918 from the Reds with the aim of getting the troops from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna.[10]

Geography

Location

The distance from Klaukkala to the border of Espoo and also the border of Vantaa is about 5 km, which is why Klaukkala is very close to the capital region of Greater Helsinki. The distance to the capital center is less than 30 km and the distance to Loppi is over 40 km. The church village of Nurmijärvi is about 16 km from Klaukkala.

Areas

There are several residential areas in Klaukkala, including Haikala, Harjula, Lintumetsä, Mäntysalo, Pietarinmäki, Ropakko, Syrjälä, Talvisto, Toivola, and Viirinlaakso, which is currently under construction.[11] Of the above-mentioned areas, for example, Harjula has more than 2000 inhabitants.[12] There is also one industrial area in village, Järvihaka, right by Lake Valkjärvi.[13] Later in the future, a new industrial area is planned for Mäyränkallio,[14] between Metsäkylä village and the old highway of Hämeenlinna.

Features

Klaukkala encompasses about 43 square kilometres (about 17 sq mi).[15] The village is mostly suburban and urban area with some rural landscape. Next to the village is the lushest lake of Nurmijärvi, Lake Valkjärvi,[16][17] which flows as the River Luhtajoki[18] from the north of the village to the east and southeast into the River Vantaa. In the south, there is another river called Lepsämänjoki, which also flow into the River Vantaa.[19]

In the middle of the village is the large rock called Vaskomäki, which at the highest point of village emphasizes the identity of the Klaukkala and which is popular with local climbers.[20][21] In cooperation with the municipality, HOK-Elanto is negotiating the future of the plots. As early as 1996, the Rotary Club of Klaukkala presented the municipality with a plan for an indoor swimming pool, a shelter and a multipurpose facility inside Vaskomäki.[22] Admittedly, Vaskomäki's mining has strongly divided opinions.[23]

About a kilometer from the Klaukkala central, there is a farm called Ali-Ollin Alpakkatila, which is known for alpacas.[24]

Infrastructure

A bus stop near to Viirinlaakso.

The ribbon structure of the Klaukkala has been built on along Regional road 132, which serves as a road connection from Finnish national road 3 to Loppi. Back in the late 1950s, it was the original main road before the current freeway, and in addition to passing through Loppi, it continued through the remote forest areas of Janakkala all the way to Hämeenlinna. And before the completion of the current Finnish national road 2, it also served the traffic of Forssa and Pori, which passed through Loppi and Tammela.[2]

The increased traffic, resulting from the increase in population causes problems in the Road 132. Because of this, a new road line, the so-called "Klaukkala bypass",[25][26][27] of Road 132 between freeway and Numlahti village to get around Klaukkala from the north is being planned since the 1980s,[28][29] and possibly also a rail traffic connection to Helsinki,[30][31] probably as a continuation of the Vantaankoski rail. However, the train track plan is likely to be rejected, but it has been proposed to handle traffic by super bus or tram.[30]

In 2017, the construction of the new center of the Klaukkala, Viirinlaakso, was started.[32] There will be seven new apartment buildings[11] and a transport hub with a new bus station.[33][34] There are bus connections from Klaukkala to Helsinki, Hyvinkää, Loppi and elsewhere to Nurmijärvi. Bus traffic on Nurmijärvi is operated by the bus company Korsisaari.[35]

Buildings

The Orthodox church of Saint Nectarios of Aegina.

There are several grocery stores in Klaukkala and one shopping mall called Kauppakeskus Viiri,[36] which includes K-Citymarket and 17 other stores. Also, Klaukkala's service portfolio includes a health center, a library, opticians, a pharmacy, two municipal dental clinics and a private dentist, and two hardware stores. For pets, there is a veterinary clinic in Klaukkala and two pet food stores.

Klaukkala includes many primary schools, of which the largest is Isoniittu School (Isoniitun koulu), which includes all nine grades of the Finnish primary school system. There is also a Swedish school, Vendlaskolan.[37][38] In 2017 a new multipurpose building called "Monikko" was built, to the Klaukkala sports area. Klaukkala also has one of the three gymnasiums of Nurmijärvi, Arkadian yhteislyseo. A new children's indoor playground, Play Jays, was opened in Klaukkala in August 2019, and is run by Pauline J. Ferguson, a Scottish teacher originally from Edingburgh.[39][40]

A possible tourism sight is modern-styled, copper-plated Klaukkala church, built in 2004.[41] The village also has a wooden Orthodox church of Saint Nectarios of Aegina.

Notable people

Lepsämä, a neighboring village next to Klaukkala, is the place where the former Prime Minister of Finland Matti Vanhanen currently lives. Before that, he lived in Lintumetsä on the outskirts of the village, which belongs to Klaukkala.[45][46]

See also

Sources

  • Kalliola, Matti (2011). Ison kylän tarina: Klaukkalan kyläkirja. Klaukkalan kyläkirjatoimikunta. ISBN 978-952-92-8810-6.

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