Rajamäki

Rajamäki is a village in the municipality of Nurmijärvi in southern Finland.[1] Rajamäki is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the capital Helsinki and has a population of around 7,000 inhabitants.[2] Rajamäki is best known for its alcohol distillery which was established in 1888 because of the fresh and pure water found in the area.[3] The distillery was a part of the old Finnish alcohol monopoly Alko and is now part of the Altia corporation.[4] Dilution and bottling of Koskenkorva Viina, distilled in the distillery in Koskenkorva, Ilmajoki, is done in Rajamäki.

Rajamäki has an elementary school and a high school, which is focused on the sport of floorball due to the fact that a lot of Finland's top young players live in the area.

Rajamäki church, Erkki Huttunen 1938
Anti-aircraft artillery tower in Rajamäki built during the Winter War (1939-1940).

References

  1. ↑ "Rajamäki". Nurmijärvi Municipal website (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Nurmijärvi in Figures - 2009". Nurmijärvi Municipal website. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Finlandia Vodka Celebrates 40th Anniversary". PR Newswire Association LLC. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Finnish Whisky". Whisky Science Blog. Retrieved 13 September 2013.

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Coordinates: 60°31′30″N 024°45′41″E / 60.52500°N 24.76139°E