| Riihimäki | |||
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| — Town — | |||
| Riihimäen kaupunki | |||
| Riihimäki railway station | |||
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| Location of Riihimäki in Finland | |||
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Tavastia Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Riihimäki sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1922 | ||
| City rights | 1960 | ||
| Government | |||
| • City manager | Seppo Keskiruokanen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 125.56 km2 (48.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 121.02 km2 (46.7 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 4.54 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 325th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 28,818 | ||
| • Rank | 37th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 238.13/km2 (616.8/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 97% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.4% | ||
| • Others | 2.6% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.2% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 66.8% | ||
| • 65 or older | 16% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.riihimaki.fi | ||
Riihimäki (literally "Drying barn hill" in English) is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about 69 kilometres (43 mi) north of Helsinki and 109 km (68 mi) 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. has a major factory in Riihimäki.
The town is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The town has a population of 28,818 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 125.56 square kilometres (48.48 sq mi) of which 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 238.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (616.8 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Riihimäki was established around the Riihimäki railway station, one of the original stations on the Helsinki–Hämeenlinna track (main track of Finland). It became the first junction in Finland when the Riihimäki – Saint Petersburg track's first section from Riihimäki to Lahti was opened in 1869. Gradually, more settlements started to be built around the station.
In 1922, Riihimäki separated from Hausjärvi and became an independent market-town. Riihimäki got its city rights in 1960. It was home to the reputed Riihimäki Glass company that remained in business from 1910 through 1990.
Riihimäki is twinned with:
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Riihim%C3%A4ki Riihimäki] at Wikimedia Commons
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