Orimattila

Orimattila [ ori ˌ mɑttilɑ ] is a city in southern Finland. It is located around 20 kilometers south of the city of Lahti and about 93 km northeast of the Finnish capital Helsinki in the landscape Päijät -Häme.

Boroughs

In addition to the main town Orimattila the town includes the villages Heinämaa, Henna, Karkkula, Keituri, Kuivanto, Leitsamaa, Luhtikylä, Mallusjoki, Niinikoski, Pakaa, Pennala, Tietävälä, Tönnö, Virenoja and Viljamaa. With the merger with community Artjärvi in January 2011 still Artjärvi, Hietana, Kinttula, Ratula, Salmela, Villikkala and a few other scattered small settlements were added.

History

In Orimattila the oldest traces of human settlement were found on Finnish soil on the upper reaches of the river Porvoonjoki; Remains of a hearth was dated to 8700 BC. Orimattila is an administrative entity since 1636, when it was dissolved by a decree of the Swedish Queen Christina as an independent parish of the municipality Hollola. 1865 Orimattila was established as a municipality in its present form since 1992, the city rights. The rural community grew especially rapidly after 1945, when many refugees from Karelia ceded to the Soviet Union were settled here. On 1 January 2011 merged with the neighboring community Orimattila Artjärvi.

Attractions

  • Built of granite stone cruciform church, built between 1862-66.
  • Heritage Museum - opened in 1952

Twinning

  • Sweden Östhammar - since 1948
  • White Castle in Bavaria Germany - since 1962
  • Estonia Jõgeva

Sons and daughters of the town

Writers and poets

  • Selma Anttila ( writer )
  • Juhana Heikki Erkko ( poet )

Musician

  • Kaj Chydenius (Composer)
  • Eki Jantunen (musician )
  • Paavo Melander ( composer & lyricist )
  • Annika Siltaniemi ( Tenavatähti winner )
  • Martti Talvela ( singer)

Artists

  • Jukka Lehtinen (sculptor )
  • Pentti Papinaho (sculptor )

Directors and actors

  • Aki and Mika Kaurismäki ( directors )

Athlete

  • Taito Haara ( weightlifting )
  • Satu Mäkelä - Nummela ( Olympic gold medalist in women's trapshooting )
  • Sami Perälä ( Finnish Judo Champion)

Other famous people

  • Yvonne de Bruyn (Miss Finland)
  • Riitta Väisänen ( model, presenter & Miss Europe)
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