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Häme Castle
Red-brick medieval castle in Hämeenlinna beside the Helsinki-Tampere corridor, an easy motorway detour with on-site parking.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Finland · Europe
Riihimäki sits on the route: 20 minutes from Hausjärvi, 49km from Nuuksio National Park.
Riihimäki is a town located in Finland. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Riihimäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈriːhiˌmæki]; lit. 'grain drying cabin hill') is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about 69 kilometres (43 mi) north of Helsinki and 109 kilometres (68 miles) southeast of Tampere. An important railway junction is located in Riihimäki, since railway tracks fromRead more
Riihimäki lead to Helsinki, Tampere and Lahti.
The town is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kanta-Häme region. Its neighboring municipalities are Janakkala in the north, Hausjärvi in the east, Hyvinkää in the south and Loppi in the west. The town has a population of 28,555 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 125.56 square kilometres (48.48 sq mi) of which 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) is water. The population density is 235.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (611.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Riihimäki is home to the Riihimäki Prison, which is, alongside Turku Prison, one of the prisons in the country with the highest security rating (A+), and is home to the country's most dangerous prisoners. Several businesses also operate in Riihimäki. Notably, Würth Oy has its Finnish headquarters and logistics center in Riihimäki. Valio has a major dairy in the Herajoki part of Riihimäki. The famous Sako rifles are also produced in Riihimäki.
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Riihimäki is located in Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 60.7377 latitude, 24.7773 longitude.
Riihimäki has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Finland.
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castle
Red-brick medieval castle in Hämeenlinna beside the Helsinki-Tampere corridor, an easy motorway detour with on-site parking.
34 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
A narrow, undulating 2.9km circuit threading through a forested esker ridge in southern Finland, with no run-off and a genuinely old-school character. Also a public recreation area.
35 km · about 40 min drive
national park
A pristine forest and lake wilderness just 30 minutes from Helsinki, offering easy access to quintessential Finnish nature.
49 km · about 55 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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