Kärkölä

Kärkölä is a town in southern Finland. It lies about 90 kilometers northeast of the capital, Helsinki, in the countryside Päijät -Häme.

Kärkölä counted until 1867 Parish Hollola and became independent in the course of administrative reform as a political community this year. The municipality covers next to the Kirchdorf Kärkölä the places Järvelä, Hevonoja, Hongisto, Hähkäniemi, iso- Sattiala, Karvala, Lappila, Maavehmaa, Marttila, Uusikylä and Vähä - Sattiala. Through the municipal area the railway line leading from Lahti by Riihimäki; Trains stop in Järvelä and Lappila.

The largest employers are the community itself, the brickyard Wienerberger as well as the work of Koskisen Oy, the House members from wood manufactures. Other smaller companies have settled in the industrial areas of places Sampola, Kivisoja and Järvelä. Unemployment stands at around 8 percent.

Sons and daughters

  • Olli Pekkala (* 1987), Finnish ski jumper
  • Eemeli Väre (1885-1974), Finnish Ringer
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