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Kerava

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Country
  
Charter
  
1970

Municipal tax rate
  
18.75%

Region
  
Sub-region
  
Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Area
  
30.86 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 2:04 PM

Kerava

Area rank
  
309th largest in Finland

Weather
  
4°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 67% Humidity

Clubs and Teams
  
Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa, HC Keski-Uusimaa, Keravan Shakers

Kerava ([ˈkerɑʋɑ]; Swedish: Kervo) is a town and municipality in Finland.

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Map of 04200 Kerava, Finland

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of 35,251 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 30.63 square kilometres (11.83 sq mi) of which 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1,151.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,981.7/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Transport

Kerava railway station is an interchange (transfer) station, with connections from the main track from Helsinki to Riihimäki to the tracks to Lahti and Sköldvik/Porvoo. Helsinki Airport is located about 12 km to the southwest of the city.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kerava:

  • National Coalition Party 25.1%
  • Social Democratic Party 23.4%
  • Finns Party 22.1%
  • Green League 9.7%
  • Left Alliance 6.9%
  • Centre Party 6.4%
  • Christian Democrats 3.8%
  • Swedish People's Party 0.8%
  • Notable people from Kerava

  • William Freyermuth, drummer of Finnish punk bands Masquerade, Virgin in Veil and Secular Plague.
  • Stone (band) Finnish heavy metal band
  • Hanna-Maria Seppälä (b. 1984), Finnish freestyle swimmer
  • Eero Hämeenniemi (b. 1951), Finnish composer
  • Marco Hietala was born in Tervo, Finland, but currently lives in Kerava.
  • Teppo Felin, Professor at the University of Oxford
  • Emppu Vuorinen was born in Kitee, Finland, but currently resides in Kerava.
  • Pekka Ansio Heino, singer of Leverage and Brother Firetribe
  • Tero Kinnunen currently resides in Kerava.
  • Joona Puhakka
  • President Juho Kusti Paasikivi
  • Olympic medal winner Volmari Iso-Hollo
  • Sasha Mäkilä, Finnish orchestra conductor
  • Renny Harlin, film director.
  • References

    Kerava Wikipedia