Järvenpää, Cultural municipality in Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland
Järvenpää extends along Lake Tuusula, 35 kilometers north of Helsinki, with a population of 46,000 residents in the Uusimaa region.
The settlement, first mentioned in tax records from 1540 as Treskendaby, gained municipality status in 1951 and received full town recognition in 1967.
The city houses Ainola, the former residence of composer Jean Sibelius, and maintains several artist homes from Finland's golden age of classical arts.
The central railway station provides direct connections to Helsinki every 30 minutes, while Helsinki-Vantaa airport lies just 15 minutes south by car.
Lake Tuusula offers a 26-kilometer circular route connecting multiple historical artist residences, museums, and recreational areas throughout all seasons.
Location: Uusimaa
Inception: 1951
Website: https://www.jarvenpaa.fi/
Part of: Helsinki metropolitan area
Shares border with: Mäntsälä, Sipoo, Tuusula
Website: https://jarvenpaa.fi
GPS coordinates: 60.47222,25.08889
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:51
Ainola
2 km
Aleksis Kivi Memorial Cottage
5.9 km
Halosenniemi
4.5 km
Järvenpää Church
519 m
Järvenpää Mosque
670 m
Lotta Museum
5.5 km
Kellokoski Hospital Museum
6.8 km
Villa Kokkonen
2.4 km
Kellokoski old factory buildings
6.6 km
Ahola
1.9 km
Järvenpää Orthodox Church
935 m
Erkkola
5.9 km
ST1-areena
1.1 km
Kytömaa railway crossing bridge
4.2 km
Järvenpää Art Museum
350 m
Kerava City Library
7.5 km
Järvenpää City Library
340 m
Kerava Hall
7.5 km
Kellokoski water tower
7.4 km
Home of late poet J. H. Erkko
5.8 km
Aleksis Kivi Memorial Cottage
5.9 km
Northern Paippinen Village Church
6.3 km
Kerava Stone Bridge
7.3 km
Kerava Manor
7.1 km
Kerava Museum
7.5 km
Stable and shed 2 in Ainola
2.1 km
Sauna in Ainola
2.1 km
Wood shed in Ainola
2.1 kmReviews
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