Riihimäki

Riihimäki (literally "Drying barn hill") is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about 69 kilometres (43 mi) north of Helsinki and 109 kilometres (68 miles) southeast of Tampere. An important railway junction is located in Riihimäki, railway tracks go to Helsinki, Tampere and Lahti from there. Würth Oy has its Finnish Headquarters and logistics center in Riihimäki. Valio has a major dairy in Herajoki part of Riihimäki. The famous Sako rifles are produced in Riihimäki.

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Riihimäki
Town
Riihimäen kaupunki
Riihimäki stad
Riihimäki railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Riihimäki in Finland
Coordinates: 60°44′N 024°46′E
Country Finland
RegionTavastia Proper
Sub-regionRiihimäki sub-region
Charter1922
City rights1960
Government
 • City managerSeppo Keskiruokanen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total125.56 km2 (48.48 sq mi)
 • Land121.02 km2 (46.73 sq mi)
 • Water4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Area rank290th largest in Finland
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total28,731
 • Rank37th largest in Finland
 • Density237.41/km2 (614.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97% (official)
 • Swedish0.4%
 • Others2.6%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1417.2%
 • 15 to 6466.8%
 • 65 or older16%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.75%
Websitewww.riihimaki.fi

Finland's 2nd highest flagpole is located 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 28,731 (31 January 2019)[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 237.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (614.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

Riihimäki was established around the Riihimäki railway station by the Helsinki–Riihimäki railway, and is one of the original stations on Finland's first railway between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, which opened in 1862. It became the first railway junction in Finland when the Riihimäki – Saint Petersburg track's first section from Riihimäki to Lahti was opened in 1869. In 1907-1952 a narrow-gauge railway also operated between Riihimäki and Loppi. Today, the quickest way to travel between Riihimäki and Loppi is by car along the national road 54, which runs between Tammela and Hollola.

In 1910, a cavalry regiment was also established in the city.

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.

The Finnish Glass Museum with its permanent display created by famous designer Tapio Wirkkala was opened in 1981.

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

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Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Riihimäki is twinned with:

References
Notes
  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. "Aalborg Twin Towns". Europeprize.net. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

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