Järvenpää (ˈjærʋemˌpæː; ) is a
town and
municipality of
FinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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History
Järvenpää was separated from its parent community
TuusulaTuusula is a municipality of Finland. It belongs to the Helsinki sub-region of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of .-Geography:...
in 1951. Järvenpää was granted the status of a market town (kauppala) after the separation. Neighbouring districts Kellokoski and Nummenkylä were not added to the municipality of Järvenpää and the controversy over the issue still raises blood pressure fifty years later. In the event, Kellokoski remained part of the municipality of Tuusula.
Järvenpää was granted full legal town (kaupunki) status in 1967.
Geography
Järvenpää is located on the
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
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RiihimäkiRiihimäki is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about north of Helsinki and southeast of Tampere. It is somewhat of a railway junction, since the railway tracks going from different parts of the nation to Helsinki merge there. Sako, Ltd...
railway track, some 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Helsinki. Neighbouring cities are
TuusulaTuusula is a municipality of Finland. It belongs to the Helsinki sub-region of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of .-Geography:...
,
SipooSipoo is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Nikkilä/Nickby.It is the eastern neighbour of Helsinki and is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
and
MäntsäläMäntsälä is a municipality in the province of Southern Finland, and is part of the Uusimaa region. It has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
. People also refer to
KeravaKerava is a town and municipality in Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
as Järvenpää's neighbour, even though they do not technically share a border, thanks to the one kilometre-wide land area that belongs to Tuusula.
Traffic
The railroad goes through the city centre. In addition to the main
railway stationJärvenpää railway station is a railway station in Järvenpää about north from Helsinki Central station. It is situated northeast of the city centre on a small hill. It was one of the first railway stations in Finland...
, there are Kyrölä, Saunakallio, Haarajoki and Purola railway stations.
The trip to
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
takes about half an hour, whether by rail or road, and to the airport of Helsinki-Vantaa about 20 minutes. Train connections to the capital are good. Uusimaa's trains leave the main station twice an hour (xx:14 and xx:41), and from other stations once an hour.
Culture
Järvenpää is widely known as the location of
AinolaAinola, meaning "Aino's land", was the home of Jean Sibelius, his wife Aino and their family from the fall of 1904 until 1972. It stands on the scenic shores of Lake Tuusula in Järvenpää, 38 kilometers north of Helsinki, the Finnish capital. It was designed by the famous Finnish architect Lars Sonck...
, the home of the composer
Jean SibeliusJean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...
. It is sited about two kilometers south of the city centre. The composer moved with his family to the cottage designed by
Lars SonckLars Eliel Sonck was a Finnish architect. He graduated from Helsinki Polytechnic Institute in 1894 and immediately won a major design competition for a church in Turku, ahead of many established architects.Sonck ignored the growing trend toward architectural rationalism...
on September 24, 1904, and he lived there until his death in 1957. Ainola is open for visitors in the summer months as the "museum of Sibelius".
Juhani AhoJuhani Aho, originally Johannes Brofeldt, was a Finnish author and journalist.Aho's literary output is wide-ranging since he pursued different styles as time passed....
moved with his wife Venny Soldan-Brofeldt to Järvenpää in 1897. They lived for fourteen years in a villa, called
, next to the shore of Lake Tuusula. The villa was later called
.
Events
Events are held in the
Järvenpää-talo (lit. Järvenpää-house) throughout the year: concerts, theatre and art-shows. The favorite-place of children is Pikku-Aino's home, where children can play, make shows and so on.
There is a musical event, which is arranged every year, called
Puistoblues (lit. Park Blues). "Blues-week" starts from the "Blues street" of the city centre, and concerts and informal sessions are arranged in bars and restaurants. The main concert is at the end of Blues-week, and is arranged in Vanhankylänniemi on the Saturday.
Neighbourhoods
Järvenpää is divided into 25
neighbourhoodA neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition...
s. The locations of individual neighbourhoods are shown below.
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- Wärtsilä
- Nummenkylä
- Pietilä
- Haarajoki
- Jamppa
- Peltola
- Isokytö
- Mylly
- Saunakallio
- Sorto
- Pajala
- Loutti
- Pöytäalho
- Terhola
- Satumetsä
- Mikonkorpi
- Kaakkola
- Keskus
KesKus is a newspaper published in Estonia. The newspaper has been produced since 1999. The editor in chief is Juku-Kalle Raid....
- Kinnari (Järvenpää)
- Satukallio
- Vanhakylä
- Lepola
- Kyrölä
- Terioja
- Ristinummi
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Politics
Results of the
Finnish parliamentary election, 2011An election to the Eduskunta was held on 17 April 2011 after the termination of the previous parliamentary term. Advance voting, which included voting by Finnish expatriates, was held between 6 and 12 April with a turnout of 31.2%....
in Järvenpää:
- National Coalition Party 27.1%
- Social Democratic Party 21.7%
- True Finns
True Finns or The Finns is a populist and nationalist political party in Finland, founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party. The head of the movement is Timo Soini. In the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election, The party won 19.1% of votes, becoming the third largest party...
21.5%
- Green League
The Green League is a centrist green liberal political party in Finland. It has ten seats in the Finnish Parliament and two in the European Parliament. The current chairperson is Ville Niinistö....
10.3%
- Centre Party
The Centre Party is a centrist and Nordic agrarian political party in Finland. It is one of the four largest political parties in the country, along with the Social Democratic Party , the National Coalition Party and the True Finns , and currently has 35 seats in the Finnish Parliament...
6.7%
- Left Alliance
The Left Alliance is a left-wing political party in Finland. It was founded on the basis of the Finnish People's Democratic League and the Communist Party of Finland in 1990....
6.2%
- Christian Democrats
The Christian Democrats is a Christian democratic political party in Finland. Formerly known as the Finnish Christian League , the Christian Democrats have six seats in the Finnish Parliament and one in the European Parliament.The party was founded in 1958, chiefly from the Christian faction of...
3,6%
- Swedish People's Party 0.7%
Management
Järvenpää belongs to Uudenmaan vaalipiiri (
electoral district of Uusimaa) and its town council has 51 councillors. The town council's political groups are
Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen PuolueThe Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...
(The Social Democratic Party of Finland) (14 councils),
KokoomusThe National Coalition Party is a liberal conservative political party in Finland founded in 1918.The National Coalition Party is one of the four largest parties in Finland, along with the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party and the True Finns...
(The National Coalition Party) (13),
Järvenpää 2000 PlusJärvenpää 2000 Plus is a local political party in the municipality of Järvenpää, Finland. In the 2004 municipal elections the party got 2186 votes . It won seven seats in the municipal council. Its most popular candidate was Rauha-Maria Mertjärvi, who got 520 personal preference votes.-External...
(7),
KeskustaThe Centre Party is a centrist and Nordic agrarian political party in Finland. It is one of the four largest political parties in the country, along with the Social Democratic Party , the National Coalition Party and the True Finns , and currently has 35 seats in the Finnish Parliament...
(The Centre Party) (7), Vihreä liitto (The Green League)
http://www.jarvenpaanvihreat.fi(4),
VasemmistoliittoThe Left Alliance is a left-wing political party in Finland. It was founded on the basis of the Finnish People's Democratic League and the Communist Party of Finland in 1990....
(The Left Alliance) (3),
KristillisdemokraatitThe Christian Democrats is a Christian democratic political party in Finland. Formerly known as the Finnish Christian League , the Christian Democrats have six seats in the Finnish Parliament and one in the European Parliament.The party was founded in 1958, chiefly from the Christian faction of...
(Christian Democrats) (1),
Suomen kommunistinen puolueThe Communist Party of Finland was a communist political party in Finland. The SKP was a section of Comintern and illegal in Finland until 1944.SKP did not participate in any elections with its own name. Instead, front organisations were used...
(Communist Party of Finland) (1) ja
LiberaalitLiberals is a free market liberal party in Finland. Founded in 1965 as a reunification of the People's Party of Finland and Liberal League. Originally named Liberal People's Party , it restyled its name as Liberals in 2000....
(Liberals) (1). The president of the council is
Ari Åberg (Kokoomus).
Twin towns — Sister cities
Järvenpää is
twinnedTwin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with:
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