national park
Nuuksio National Park
A pristine forest and lake wilderness just 30 minutes from Helsinki, offering easy access to quintessential Finnish nature.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Nurmijärvi
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About Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Röykkä, 23km from Nuuksio National Park.
Nurmijärvi is in Finland. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Röykkä, about 9 km away.
Nurmijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnurmiˌjærʋi]) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Nurmijärvi is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Nurmijärvi is approximately 45,000. It is the 26th most populous municipality in Finland and the most populous municipalityRead more
without city status (Finnish: kaupunki). Nurmijärvi is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately 1.62 million inhabitants.
Nurmijärvi is located 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of the capital, Helsinki. Nurmijärvi's neighbouring municipalities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tuusula, Hyvinkää and Vihti. In recent decades, Nurmijärvi has been one of the fastest growing municipalities in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and in Finland as a whole because of its proximity to Helsinki. The municipality does not have a single clear residential settlement, but is divided into mainly four areas: the largest urban area in the southern part of the municipality, Klaukkala (over 20,000 inhabitants); the administrative centre of the municipality, Nurmijärvi (almost 8,000 inhabitants); the northern settlement of Rajamäki (over 7,000 inhabitants); and the small settlement of Röykkä (over 1,500 inhabitants) in the northwestern part.
Nurmijärvi literally means "lawn lake" although the lake that gave the municipality its name was drained in the early 20th century and is now nothing more than some flat fields near the village centre. Nurmijärvi is one of three municipalities in the Uusimaa region that does not have a Swedish name, the others being Askola and Mäntsälä.
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What is there to see near Nurmijärvi?
Within an hour or so of Nurmijärvi: Nuuksio National Park (23 km), Linnanmäki (32 km), Café Regatta (32 km), Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church) (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Nurmijärvi?
The nearest famous roads are Hanko.
Where is Nurmijärvi?
Nurmijärvi is in Finland, about 9 km from Röykkä.
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- Population
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- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Finland
- Timezone
- Coordinates
- 60.4641, 24.8073
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Worth the detour from Nurmijärvi
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Linnanmäki
Helsinki's beloved amusement park operating since 1950 with all profits going to Finnish child welfare organizations.
32 km · about 35 min drive
cafe
Café Regatta
Tiny red 1887 fisherman's hut on the Töölö shoreline, now Helsinki's best-loved café: cinnamon buns and coffee by the water, sausages grilled over an open fire, kayaks and SUPs for rent off the jetty.
32 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church)
A remarkable Lutheran church in Helsinki excavated directly into solid rock, topped with a copper dome that floods the interior with natural light.
33 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral
A striking neoclassical Lutheran cathedral overlooking Senate Square in the heart of Helsinki.
34 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Suomenlinna
A sea fortress built on a group of islands off the coast of Helsinki, one of the largest maritime fortresses in the world.
37 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Porvoo Old Town
A riverside town of cobbled lanes and ochre-red shore warehouses, a favourite day-drive east of Helsinki.
48 km · about 55 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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