Riihimäki

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Riihimäki
Toun
Riihimäen kaupunki
Riihimäki railway station
Riihimäki railway station
Coat of airms o Riihimäki
Coat airms
Location o Riihimäki in Finland
Location o Riihimäki in Finland
Coordinates: 60°44′N 024°46′E / 60.733°N 24.767°E / 60.733; 24.767Coordinates: 60°44′N 024°46′E / 60.733°N 24.767°E / 60.733; 24.767
Kintra Finland
RegionTavastie Proper
Sub-regionRiihimäki sub-region
Chairter1922
Ceety richts1960
Govrenment
 • Ceety managerSeppo Keskiruokanen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total125.56 km2 (48.48 sq mi)
 • Laund121.02 km2 (46.73 sq mi)
 • Water4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Area rank290t lairgest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total28,350
 • Rank38t lairgest in Finland
 • Density234.26/km2 (606.7/sq mi)
Population bi native leid
 • Finnish97% (offeecial)
 • Swadish0.4%
 • Ithers2.6%
Population by age
 • 0 tae 1417.2%
 • 15 tae 6466.8%
 • 65 or aulder16%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.riihimaki.fi

Riihimäki (literally "Dryin barn hill" in Scots) is a toun an municipality in the sooth o Finland, aboot 69 kilometre (43 mi) north o Helsinki an 109 km (68 mi) sootheast o Tampere. It is somewha o a railwey junction, syne the railway tracks goin frae different pairts o the naition tae Helsinki merge thare. Sako, Ltd. haes a major factory in Riihimäki.

The toun is locatit in the Tavastie Proper region. The toun haes a population o 28,350 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an covers an area o 125.56 square kilometre (48.48 sq mi) o which 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 234.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (606.7/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History[eedit | eedit soorce]

Riihimäki wis established aroond the Riihimäki railway station, ane o the oreeginal stations on the Helsinki–Hämeenlinna track (main track o Finland). It became the first junction in Finland when the Riihimäki – Saint Petersburg track's first section frae Riihimäki tae Lahti wis opened in 1869. Gradually, mair settlements stairtit tae be biggit aroond the station.

In 1922, Riihimäki separatit frae Hausjärvi an became an independent mercat toun. Riihimäki got its ceety richts in 1960. It wis hame tae the reputit Riihimäki Glass company that remained in business frae 1910 throu 1990.

A VR Cless Hv1 steam locomotive #554 'Heikki' near Riihimäki Railway Station in Riihimäki

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Riihimäki is twinned wi:

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Notes
  1. a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
  2. a b "Preliminar population structur bi aurie, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2023.
  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 Mairch 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 Apryle 2009.
  5. a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Admeenistration o Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 Mey 2023.

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Media relatit tae Riihimäki at Wikimedia Commons

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