Riihimäki
Riihimäki (literally "Dryin barn hill" in Scots) is a toun an municipality in the sooth o Finland, aboot 69 kilometre (43 mi) north o Helsinki an 109 km (68 mi) sootheast o Tampere. It is somewha o a railwey junction, syne the railway tracks goin frae different pairts o the naition tae Helsinki merge thare. Sako, Ltd. haes a major factory in Riihimäki.
Riihimäki | |
|---|---|
Toun | |
| Riihimäen kaupunki | |
 Riihimäki railway station | |
 Coat airms | |
 Location o Riihimäki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°44′N 024°46′E / 60.733°N 24.767°ECoordinates: 60°44′N 024°46′E / 60.733°N 24.767°E | |
| Kintra |  Finland |
| Region | Tavastie Proper |
| Sub-region | Riihimäki sub-region |
| Chairter | 1922 |
| Ceety richts | 1960 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Ceety manager | Seppo Keskiruokanen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 125.56 km2 (48.48 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 121.02 km2 (46.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 290t lairgest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 28,731 |
| • Rank | 37t lairgest in Finland |
| • Density | 237.41/km2 (614.9/sq mi) |
| Population bi native leid | |
| • Finnish | 97% (offeecial) |
| • Swadish | 0.4% |
| • Ithers | 2.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 tae 14 | 17.2% |
| • 15 tae 64 | 66.8% |
| • 65 or aulder | 16% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
| Website | www.riihimaki.fi |
The toun is locatit in the Tavastie Proper region. The toun haes a population o 28,731 (31 Januar 2019)[2] an covers an area o 125.56 square kilometre (48.48 sq mi) o which 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 237.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (614.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
HistoryEedit
Riihimäki wis established aroond the Riihimäki railway station, ane o the oreeginal stations on the Helsinki–Hämeenlinna track (main track o Finland). It became the first junction in Finland when the Riihimäki – Saint Petersburg track's first section frae Riihimäki tae Lahti wis opened in 1869. Gradually, mair settlements stairtit tae be biggit aroond the station.
In 1922, Riihimäki separatit frae Hausjärvi an became an independent mercat toun. Riihimäki got its ceety richts in 1960. It wis hame tae the reputit Riihimäki Glass company that remained in business frae 1910 throu 1990.
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SportsEedit
- Peltosaaren Nikkarit & Kiekko-Nikkarit (Ice hockey)
- Kolmoskori (Basketbaw)
- Riihimäen Ilves, umwhile RIPS (Fitbaa)
- SC Top (Floorbaw)
- Cocks (Handbaw)
- Riihi-Pesis, formerly RPL (Pesäpallo)
- Riihimäen Kisko (Athletics)
Twin touns — Sister ceetiesEedit
Riihimäki is twinned wi:
Szolnok, Hungary
Skedsmo, Norawa
Husavik, Iceland
Gus-Khrustalny, Roushie
Karlskoga, Swaden
Aalborg, Denmark
Bad Segeberg, Germany
ReferencesEedit
- Notes
- ↑ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
- ↑ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 Mairch 2019.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 Mairch 2011.
Freemit airtinsEedit
Media relatit tae Riihimäki at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Riihimäki – Offeecial wabsteid
- Hyrinet – Hyvinkää–Riihimäki area portal Archived 1998-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Finnish Glass Museum - Riihimäki Archived 2005-03-05 at the Wayback Machine