Kerava

Kerava
Town
Keravan kaupunki
Kerava town centre Kerava town centre
Coat of arms
Location of Kerava in Finland Location of Kerava in Finland
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Helsinki sub-region
Charter	1970
Government
• Town manager	Petri Härkönen
Area (2011-01-01)
• Total	30.79 km2 (11.89 sq mi)
• Land	30.62 km2 (11.82 sq mi)
• Water	0.17 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
Area rank	334th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
• Total	35,251
• Rank	31st largest in Finland
• Density	1,151.24/km2 (2,981.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	94.8% (official)
• Swedish	1.1%
• Others	4.1%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	17.7%
• 15 to 64	70.3%
• 65 or older	12%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate	18.75%
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.kerava.fi

Kerava (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkerɑʋɑ]; Swedish: Kervo) is a town and municipality in 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 30.79 square kilometres (11.89 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%

Gallery

Kerava
Locomotive Hv3 number 781 at the Kerava railway station

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.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Town of Kerava – Official website
• Satellite photo of Kerava