Järvenpää
Järvenpää [ ˌ jærʋem PAE ː ] ( swedish Träskända ) [ ˌ trɛsk ɛnda ] is a city in southern Finland Uusimaa landscape.
With 39 647 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) and an area of almost 40 km ² Järvenpää is one of the most densely populated cities in Finland. Järvenpää is monolingual Finnish speakers.
Geography
Both the Finnish and the Swedish form of the name literally means "See- end " and refers to the situation Järvenpääs at the end of the elongated Lake Tuusula. The city is part of the Helsinki region and located 37 km north of the Finnish capital.
History
By 1951 Järvenpää belonged to the neighboring Tuusula at the other end of the Tuusulanjärvi. Since 1967, Järvenpää is a city.
Demographics
The development of the population of Järvenpää:
Culture and sights
In 1900, Järvenpää attracted many artists. The composer Jean Sibelius lived from 1904 until his death in 1957 at the Villa Ainola two kilometers south of the city center and there composed five of his seven symphonies. Today it is named after Sibelius ' wife Aino house a museum.
The writer Juhani Aho lived just like the painter Eero Järnefelt on the banks of Tuusulanjärvi.
On the opposite side of the lake is built by Alvar Aalto Villa Joonas Kokkonen of the composer. The work of the artists' colony in Järvenpää is dedicated to the art museum opened in 1992.
Traffic
The more times an hour with suburban train Helsinki Helsinki Central Station in half an hour can be achieved. In addition to Järvenpää Train Station are the city's railway stations Purola, sauna Kallio, Kyrölä and Haarajoki ( in the north - east of the city, served by line Z ). The highway from Helsinki to Lahti, a part of the state road 4 ( E75 ) leads east past Järvenpää. Because of the favorable traffic connections attract many people who work in Helsinki, according to Järvenpää. Thus, the population of the city is growing steadily.
Twinning
Järvenpää is twinned with Buchholz in der Heide Nord in Germany, Lørenskog in Norway, Täby in Sweden, Rødovre in Denmark, Hungary Vac, Volkhov in Russia, Pasadena in the U.S. and the county Jõgeva in Estonia.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Paavo Heininen ( b. 1938 ), composer
- Samuli Aro (* 1975 ), motorcycle athletes and four-time World Enduro Champion
- Eero Somervuori ( born 1979 ), ice hockey player
- Hannu cartridges ( born 1984 ), football player
- Tomi Nybäck (* 1985), chess player