Riihimäki (literally "Drying barn hill" in English) is a town and
municipality||-|The municipalities represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental, self-governing administrative units of the country. The entire country is incorporated into municipalities and legally, all municipalities are equal, although certain municipalities are called...
in the south of
FinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland
, is a Nordic country and democracy situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland...
, about north of
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
and southeast of
TampereTampere is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. Since the two lakes differ in level by , the rapids linking them, Tammerkoski, have been an important power source throughout history, most recently for generating electricity...
. It is somewhat of a railway junction, since the railway tracks going from different parts of the nation to Helsinki merge there.
Sako, Ltd.SAKO, Limited is a Finnish firearm manufacturer located in Riihimäki....
has a major factory in Riihimäki.
The town is located in the
provinceThe state of Finland consists of 6 provinces . The provincial authority is part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces was reduced from 12 to 6...
of
Southern FinlandThe Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Finland and Russia.- Former provinces :...
and is part of the
Tavastia ProperTavastia Proper is a region of Finland located in Southern Finland province. It borders to the regions Finland Proper, Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia, and Uusimaa.Hämeenlinna is the largest urban area in the region...
regionFinland is divided into 20 regions . The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition, the public health services are...
. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water.
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Riihimäki (literally "Drying barn hill" in English) is a town and
municipality||-|The municipalities represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental, self-governing administrative units of the country. The entire country is incorporated into municipalities and legally, all municipalities are equal, although certain municipalities are called...
in the south of
FinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland
, is a Nordic country and democracy situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland...
, about north of
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
and southeast of
TampereTampere is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. Since the two lakes differ in level by , the rapids linking them, Tammerkoski, have been an important power source throughout history, most recently for generating electricity...
. It is somewhat of a railway junction, since the railway tracks going from different parts of the nation to Helsinki merge there.
Sako, Ltd.SAKO, Limited is a Finnish firearm manufacturer located in Riihimäki....
has a major factory in Riihimäki.
The town is located in the
provinceThe state of Finland consists of 6 provinces . The provincial authority is part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces was reduced from 12 to 6...
of
Southern FinlandThe Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Finland and Russia.- Former provinces :...
and is part of the
Tavastia ProperTavastia Proper is a region of Finland located in Southern Finland province. It borders to the regions Finland Proper, Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia, and Uusimaa.Hämeenlinna is the largest urban area in the region...
regionFinland is divided into 20 regions . The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition, the public health services are...
. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
is . The municipality is unilingually
FinnishFinnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a Finnish dialect, are spoken...
.
Sports
- Peltosaaren Nikkarit & Kiekko-Nikkarit (Ice hockey
Ice Hockey is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a puck into the opposing team's goal. It is a fast-paced and physical sport...
)
- Kolmoskori (Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
)
- Riihimäen Ilves, formerly RIPS (Soccer)
- SC Top (Floorball
Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s. It is a fast paced sport, with limited physical contact allowed. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, and Switzerland...
)
- Cocks
Riihimäki Cocks is a Finnish handball club from Riihimäki.-History:Riihimäki Cocks were founded in 1973 when the club decided to separate from RiPS...
(HandballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass and bounce a ball to throw it into the goal of the opposing team...
)
- Riihi-Pesis, formerly RPL (Pesäpallo
Pesäpallo is a fast-moving ball sport that's quite often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other countries, such as Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, and Northern Ontario in Canada...
)
- Riihimäen Kisko (Athletics
Track and field athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking. Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC, and most modern events are conducted by the member clubs of the International Association of Athletics...
)
Born in Riihimäki
- Renny Harlin
Renny Harlin is a Finnish American film director and producer, mostly known for action movies.-Early life:Renny Harlin was born in Riihimäki, Finland to a nurse mother and a physician father...
, filmdirector
- Jukka Jalonen
Jukka Jalonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Finnish national men's ice hockey team....
, national ice hockey coach
- Janne Lahti, SM-Liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland, and generally regarded as one of the top leagues in Europe. It was constituted in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga has an agreement of cooperation with the Finnish ice hockey...
player
- Sami Lähteenmäki, SM-Liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland, and generally regarded as one of the top leagues in Europe. It was constituted in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga has an agreement of cooperation with the Finnish ice hockey...
player
- Janne Kataja, tv-personality
- Olli Korkeavuori, SM-Liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland, and generally regarded as one of the top leagues in Europe. It was constituted in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga has an agreement of cooperation with the Finnish ice hockey...
player
- Sinikka Laine
Sinikka Laine-Törmänen is a Finnish author primarily of Young-adult fiction. Her first novel Ohari was published in 1982....
, writer
- Kari Tiainen
Kari "Mr. Enduro" Tiainen is a Finnish enduro rider. He is a seven-time World Enduro Champion and held the record for most wins in the world championship , until the record was broken by compatriot Juha Salminen during the 2008 season...
, motorcycle enduro world champion
- Pekka Vasala
Pekka Antero Vasala was a middle-distance athlete who won an Olympic gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich....
, Olympic champion (1972) in the 1,500 metres
- Jussi Veikkanen
Jussi Veikkanen is a Finnish road racing cyclist. He started his career with team Mälarenergi and he became a professional cyclist in 2005 with Française des Jeux. After a long breakaway on stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France he donned the Polka Dot Jersey for king of the mountains...
, professional road racing cyclist.
- Jukka Vanninen
Jukka Vanninen is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti.-References:*...
, VeikkausliigaVeikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 14 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...
player FC LahtiFC Lahti is a Finnish football club, based in the town of Lahti. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division . The homeground of FC Lahti is Lahden Stadion.-History:...
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