Kerava

Kerava ( ; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kerava is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Kerava is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Kerava is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Kerava's neighbouring municipalities are Vantaa, Sipoo and Tuusula. Kerava covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . In terms of area, Kerava is the fifth smallest in Finland and the second smallest in the Uusimaa region after Kauniainen. However, it is also the third most densely populated area in the sub-region after Helsinki and Kauniainen. The municipality is monolingual Finnish. The Sinebrychoff brewery operations are based in Kerava. There is also a well-known prison in the town (Keravan vankila), which includes 94 places in the open prison ward.

Kerava ( ; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kerava is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Kerava is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Kerava is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately  million inhabitants. Kerava's neighbouring municipalities are Vantaa, Sipoo and Tuusula. Kerava covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . In terms of area, Kerava is the fifth smallest in Finland and the second smallest in the Uusimaa region after Kauniainen. However, it is also the third most densely populated area in the sub-region after Helsinki and Kauniainen. The municipality is monolingual Finnish. The Sinebrychoff brewery operations are based in Kerava. There is also a well-known prison in the town (Keravan vankila), which includes 94 places in the open prison ward.

History

Until the Middle Ages, Kerava was a wilderness, until two villages, Ylikerava ("Upper Kerava") and Alikerava ("Lower Kerava"), were created along the Kerava River (Keravanjoki). The first signs of established village settlement date back to the 1440s. Kerava was annexed to Tuusula when the Tuusula parish was founded in 1643¹. In 1862, the railway between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna was opened, which quickly brought industry to agricultural Kerava; the carpentry factory in Kerava was established in 1908¹, and the wood industry became an important factor in the development of the town. The coat of arms designed by Ahti Hammar features a woodworking joints made by a carpenter. In 1924, Kerava was separated from Tuusula as its own township. At that time, it had a population of about 3,000. Originally, it also included part of the Korso area, and Korso railway station was also located in the township area. However, from 1954 onwards, the entire Korso was annexed to the then Helsinki Rural Municipality. During the peak periods of the late 1960s and 1970s, the population almost doubled due to immigration and good transport connections, and new suburbs were created in Kurkela, Kilta and Untola. Kerava was officially granted town rights in 1970.

Demographics

The city of Kerava has inhabitants, making it the most populous municipality in Finland. The city of Kerava is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which is the largest urban area in Finland with inhabitants.

Transport

Kerava has two railway stations, Kerava Central Railway Station and Savio station. The Kerava Central Railway Station is an interchange station, with connections from the main track from Helsinki to Riihimäki to the tracks to Lahti and Porvoo. The Helsinki Airport (HEL) is located about 15 kilometers to the southwest of the city by car. It is along Highway 4 (E75) from Kerava to the city center of Helsinki. The city of Kerava joined Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) in 2010.

Culture

Dialect

The spoken language in the Kerava area is based on the South Tavastian dialect of Tuusula, which belongs to the Nurmijärvi subgroup.

Events

Every June, the town hosts the annual Kerava Day event open to all free of charge. Another significant annual event is the music festival, held every September.

Food

Many garlic dishes were named as traditional foods of the Kerava parish in the 1980s: Yrjö's lamb (à la Jorgos), garlic potatoes and crushed garlic in oil, and, as a dessert, a gooseberry pie with vanilla sauce.

Politics

Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Kerava: Social Democratic Party 19,8% National Coalition Party 19,3% Finns Party 19,0% Green League 12,9% Left Alliance 8,6% Centre Party 6,8% Movement Now (common list of Uusimaa) 4,4% Christian Democrats 3,2% Blue Reform 1,9%

Notable people from Kerava

President J. K. Paasikivi (1870–1956), lived in Kerava from 1917 to the 1940s Hanna-Maria Seppälä (b. 1984), Finnish freestyle swimmer Volmari Iso-Hollo (1907–1969), Olympic medalist Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Finnish composer Väinö Bremer (1899-1964), Finnish Olympic medalist biathlete and pilot who died here in a plane crash

See also

Järvenpää Kerava River Nikkilä Sinebrychoff

References

External links

Town of Kerava – Official website Satellite photo of Kerava

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