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Riihimäki
—  Town  —
Riihimäen kaupunki
Riihimäki railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Riihimäki in Finland
Coordinates: 60°44′N 024°46′E / 60.733°N 24.767°E / 60.733; 24.767Coordinates: 60°44′N 024°46′E / 60.733°N 24.767°E / 60.733; 24.767
Country	Finland
Region	Tavastia Proper
Sub-region	Riihimäki sub-region
Charter	1922
City rights	1960
Government
- City manager	Seppo Keskiruokanen
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
- Total	125.57 km2 (48.5 sq mi)
- Land	121.03 km2 (46.7 sq mi)
- Water	4.54 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Area rank	334th largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
- Total	28,621
- Density	236.48/km2 (612.5/sq mi)
Population rank	37th largest in Finland
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%
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 28,621 (30 June 2009)^[2] and covers an area of 125.57 square kilometres (48.48 sq mi) of which 4.54 km² (1.75 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 236.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (612.5 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Contents 1 Sports 1.1 Born in Riihimäki 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Sports

• Peltosaaren Nikkarit & Kiekko-Nikkarit (Ice hockey)
• Kolmoskori (Basketball)
• Riihimäen Ilves, formerly RIPS (Soccer)
• SC Top (Floorball)
• Cocks (Handball)
• Riihi-Pesis, formerly RPL (Pesäpallo)
• Riihimäen Kisko (Athletics)

[edit] Born in Riihimäki

• Renny Harlin, film director
• Jukka Jalonen, national ice hockey coach
• Janne Lahti, SM-Liiga player
• Sami Lähteenmäki, SM-Liiga player
• Janne Kataja, tv-personality
• Olli Korkeavuori, SM-Liiga player
• Sinikka Laine, writer
• Kari Tiainen, motorcycle enduro world champion
• Pekka Vasala, Olympic champion (1972) in the 1,500 metres
• Jussi Veikkanen, professional road racing cyclist.
• Jukka Vanninen, Veikkausliiga player FC Lahti

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Media related to Riihimäki at Wikimedia Commons
• Town of Riihimäki – Official website
• Hyrinet – Hyvinkää–Riihimäki area portal
• Finnish Glass Museum - Riihimäki

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