Riihimäki

The Riihimäki [ ri ː himæki ] is a city in southern Finland Tavastia Proper landscape, not far from the central cities of Helsinki and Tampere.

Geography

Riihimäki is part of the landscape Kanta -Häme.

The communities Riihimäki, Loppi and Hausjärvi and the southern parts of Janakkala together form the economic center of Riihimäki with 57,000 inhabitants. On 31 December 2005, the population was 27 055 in Riihimäki.

The total area of ​​125.4 km ² is Riihimäki, which are

  • Land area - 120.8 km ²
  • Water area - 4.6 km ²

The city area measures 1,962 hectares, of which 1806 ha of the city include. The population density is 217 inh. / Km ².

History

Archeological excavations show that the area was first settled after the ice age, already 9,000 years ago. Prehistoric findings also show that since the settlement was hardly interrupted. The village foundation, which was based mainly on agriculture, dating from the Middle Ages, where you could not find all the advent of agriculture in the area. The construction of the railway from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna by the Finnish Railways VR - Yhtymä and especially after the inauguration of the line Helsinki - Saint Petersburg in 1870, the name of the city of Riihimäki became more widely known.

In order to secure the railway line as part of the defensive line through southern Finland, the Russian government built in 1910 a garrison in Riihimäki. In 1919, Riihimäki was to appoint a densely populated municipality with its own administration and local autonomy that had the right officials and Komiteen.

In 1922, Riihimäki was appointed to the village and on 1 January 1960, got city rights. Development of the population (as of December 31):

  • 2000-26173
  • 2002-26341
  • 2003-26654

The coat of arms of Riihimäki

The coat of arms is divided by a golden belt in half. The silver upper half shows seven red flames rising upward, the lower half is a golden sheaf of corn. The crest is the origin of the city name again; riihi - mäki = ( threshing - Hill). Mayor in 2004 is Seppo Keskiruokanen.

Attractions

Besides serving as a railroad junction with marshalling yard, the city is known for its traditional glassmaking. The tradition of the former glass works, which is today operated as clever Crafting, ie the glass is blown by hand in small workshops and studios. The Finnish Glass Museum documents and preserves the 4,000 year old history of glass blowing. In the 19th century, the cityscape was dominated by large industrial buildings such as of Paloheimo Saha sawmill, the Riihimäen Lasi glass factory and Sako weapons factory. The Hunt Museum, Riihimäki has exhibits on hunting themes and a collection of weapons.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Maija Isola (1927-2001), fabric designer
  • Renny Harlin ( born 1959 ), film director and producer
  • Jukka Jalonen (born 1962 ), ice hockey player and coach
  • Kari Tiainen (born 1966 ), motorcycle athletes, seven-time World Enduro Champion
  • Marko Suvelo ( born 1975 ), ice hockey player
  • Jussi Veikkanen ( b. 1981 ), cyclist
  • Janne Lahti ( b. 1982 ), ice hockey player
  • Tommi Pärmäkoski (* 1983), Physiotherapist

Died in Riihimäki

Partnership

  • Bad Segeberg since 1954
  • Karlskoga since 1940
  • Aalborg since 1949
  • Skedsmo since 1958
  • Gus Chrustalny since 1960
  • Husavik since 1966
  • Szolnok since 1969
  • Olaine since 1997
  • Jonava since 1999
  • La Granja de San Ildefonso in 2001
  • Suzhou since 2004
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