Hyvinkää
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Hyvinkää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhyʋiŋkæː]; Swadish: Hyvinge) is a toun an municipality o Finland. It is locatit in Uusimaa region, approximately 50 kilometre (30 mi) north o the caipital Helsinki. The toun wis chairtered in 1960. The population o Hyvinkää is 46,871 (28 Februar 2023).[2]
Hyvinkää | |
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Municipality an toun | |
Hyvinkään kaupunki | |
Ahjo biggin frae 1935 in central Hyvinkää. The church of Hyvinkää in the background. | |
Location o Hyvinkää in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°38′N 024°51′E | |
Kintra | Finland |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
Chairter | 1917 |
Ceety richts | 1960 |
Govrenment | |
• Toun manager | Raimo Lahti |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 336.77 km2 (130.03 sq mi) |
• Laund | 322.62 km2 (124.56 sq mi) |
• Water | 14.14 km2 (5.46 sq mi) |
Area rank | 229t lairgest in Finland |
Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
• Total | 46,871 |
• Rank | 23rd lairgest in Finland |
• Density | 145.28/km2 (376.3/sq mi) |
Population bi native leid | |
• Finnish | 7,001,959,000,000,000,000♠95.9% (offeecial) |
• Swadish | 6,999,800,000,000,000,000♠0.8% |
• Ithers | 7,000,340,000,000,000,000♠3.4% |
Population by age | |
• 0 tae 14 | 7,001,178,000,000,000,000♠17.8% |
• 15 tae 64 | 7,001,669,000,000,000,000♠66.9% |
• 65 or aulder | 7,001,153,000,000,000,000♠15.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | www.hyvinkaa.fi |
Heich-gates an rail connections mak it ane o the suburban commuter centres o Greater Helsinki. The ceety plannin haes haed an emphasis on recreational facilities, acknowledgin the fact that the modest ceety centre canna compete wi the shops an boutiques o the caipital.
Some o the mair well-kent biggins in Hyvinkää are, amang ithers, the Kirk (1961, Aarno Ruusuvuori) o Hyvinkää an the manor hoose o Kytäjä. The Finnish Railway Museum is locatit in Hyvinkää.
Hyvinkää is an aw hame tae Konecranes, which specializes in the manufactur an service o cranes an KONE Elevators, the warld's third-lairgest elevator company who manufactur, instaw an service elevators an escalators.
The wirkshop o Ruokangas Guitars, the leadin Finnish electric guitar maker, is locatit at Wanha Villatehdas, Hyvinkää.
Hyvinkää is kent amang Scandinavie gowf enthusiasts due tae Kytäjä gowf, locatit at the kintraside o Hyvinkää. It affers twa courses designed bi Tom McBroom: Sooth East Course opened in the August 2003, an North Wast Course in August 2004.