Järvenpää

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Järvenpää (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:LiteralTemplate:Efn) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Järvenpää is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region in the immediate vicinity of Lake Tuusula. The population of Järvenpää is approximately 47,000. It is the Script error: No such module "Ordinal". most populous municipality in Finland. Järvenpää is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.61 million inhabitants.

Järvenpää is located on the Helsinki-Riihimäki railway line in the Uusimaa region, about Script error: No such module "convert". north of Helsinki. Neighbouring municipalities are Tuusula, Sipoo and Mäntsälä. People also refer to Kerava as Järvenpää's neighbour, although technically they do not share a border due to the one kilometre-wide strip of land that belongs to Tuusula.

History

The first documented mention of the village of Järvenpää is found in a tax list from 1540, where it is named in Swedish as Script error: No such module "Lang".; starting from the next decade, its Finnish name was used in parallel, in forms such as Jerffuepä or Järuenpää. Around this time, the village was documented to consist of eight estates. Prior to being transferred to the newly formed chapel of Tuusula in 1643, Järvenpää was part of the parish of Sipoo; Tuusula, in turn, became an independent pastorate (Script error: No such module "Lang".) in 1654.[1]

While the population in Järvenpää had long been stagnant, it had started expanding again by the late 1700s, thanks to the evolution of agriculture at the time. In the middle of the 1800s, Järvenpää together with Nummenkylä formed the most populous village of Tuusula with around 450 inhabitants. Thanks to its location on the road between Helsinki and Mäntsälä, the village had grown into a minor concentration of commerce, with the presence of a Script error: No such module "Lang". - a type of tavern - and several craftsmen. Thanks to these factors, one of the original intermediate stations of the Helsinki–Riihimäki railway was placed in Järvenpää.[1]

Järvenpää was separated from its parent community Tuusula 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 controversy over this decision exists to this day. In the event, Kellokoski remained part of the municipality of Tuusula. Bjarne Westermarck developed Järvenpää and is considered to be the founder of the town and was honored at its centennial celebrations by the release of a book about Järvenpää. Järvenpää was granted full legal town (kaupunki) status in 1967.

Geography

The neighbourhoods of Järvenpää
The neighbourhoods of Järvenpää

Järvenpää is divided into 25 neighbourhoods. The locations of individual neighbourhoods are shown on the map on the left.

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Demographics

Population

The city of Järvenpää has 46,933 inhabitants, making it the Script error: No such module "Ordinal". most populous municipality in Finland. The city of Järvenpää is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which is the largest urban area in Finland with 1,610,144 inhabitants.

In 2020, 16.8% of the population of Järvenpää was under the age of 15, 64.3% were aged 15 to 64, and 18.9% were over the age of 65. [2] In 2019, out of the total population of 43,711, the entire urban population of Järvenpää was localized in a single urban area.[3] Only 42 people lived in sparsely populated areas, while the coordinates of 729 people were unknown. This made Järvenpää's degree of urbanization 99.9%.[4]

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Languages

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At least 30 different languages are spoken in Järvenpää. The most common foreign languages are Russian (1.5%), Estonian (1.3%), Ukrainian (1.3%) and Arabic (0.5%).[5]

Immigration

Population by country of birth (2024)[5]
Nationality Population %
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 42,596 90.9
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 730 1.6
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 587 1.3
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 326 0.7
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 179 0.4
File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 129 0.3
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 114 0.2
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 105 0.2
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 103 0.2
File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 102 0.2
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 91 0.2
Other 1,809 3.9

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The relative share of immigrants in Järvenpää's population is below the national average.

Religion

In 2023, the Evangelical Lutheran Church was the largest religious group with 59.7% of the population of Järvenpää. Other religious groups accounted for 3.1% of the population. 37.2% of the population had no religious affiliation.[6]

Culture

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Ainola

In the early 20th century Järvenpää had a large artist community, including Jean Sibelius, Juhani Aho and Eero Järnefelt. This was partly because of a railway connection to Helsinki.

Järvenpää is widely known as the location of Ainola, the home of the composer Jean Sibelius and his wife Aino (née Järnefelt). It is situated about two kilometers south of the city centre. The composer moved with his family to the cottage designed by Lars Sonck 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".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Juhani Aho moved with his wife Venny Soldan-Brofeldt to Järvenpää in 1897. They lived there for fourteen years in a villa, called Script error: No such module "Lang"., next to the shore of Lake Tuusula. The villa was later called Script error: No such module "Lang"..Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The K-Citymarket of Järvenpää was awarded the Grocery Store of the Year title in 2019 by the IGD of the United Kingdom.[7][8]

Events

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ZZ Top performing at Puistoblues in 2010

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 Template:Interlanguage link multi (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.

Järvenpää celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2021.

Transportation

The railroad goes through the city centre. In addition to the main railway station, there are the stations of Ainola, Saunakallio and Haarajoki.

The trip to Helsinki 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, and from other stations once an hour.[9]

Politics

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Järvenpää railway station
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Helsingintie

Results of the 2021 Finnish municipal elections in Järvenpää:

Management

Järvenpää belongs to Uudenmaan vaalipiiri (electoral district of Uusimaa) and its town council has 51 councillors. The town council's political groups (2004–2008) were :

The president of the council was Ari Åberg (Kokoomus).[11]

International relations

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Twin towns — Sister cities

Järvenpää is twinned with:[12]

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See also

Notes

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References

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  6. ↑ Key figures on population by region, 1990-2023 Statistics Finland
  7. ↑ K-Citymarket Järvenpää Wins IGD 'Store Of The Year' Award – European Supermarket Magazine
  8. ↑ Pictures: Inside the Finnish supermarket labelled the best grocery store in the world – Helsinki Times
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External links

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