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Municipality

Järvenpää

Located in Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa Coordinates: 60°28′41″ N 25°06′09″ E

Map showing the location of Järvenpää Järvenpää
Location in Finland
Population
45,237
45.2K
Elevation
55 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
2
listed under Järvenpää
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport19 km
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport120 km

About Järvenpää

Järvenpää is a municipality. Location: Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa. Population: 45,237. Elevation: 55 m.

From Wikipedia

Järvenpää (Finnish: [ˈjærʋemˌpæː]; Swedish: Träskända, Finland Swedish: [ˈtreskenˌda]; lit. 'lake's end') is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Järvenpää is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region in the immediate vicinity of Lake Tuusula. The population of Järvenpää is approximately 47,000. It is the 24th most populous municipality in Finland. Järvenpää is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.62 million inhabitants.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1951
Area
37.5 km²
Official website
jarvenpaa.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Järvenpää

From Wikivoyage

Järvenpää (Swedish: Träskända) is a city in Uusimaa. The main attraction is the lake, at the shores of which much of independent Finland's identity was formed, by writers, artists and musicians.

Understand+

Järvenpää is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants (2021) that is 40 km north of Helsinki. It is at the northern end of Lake Tuusula (Tusby träsk), and its name translates to "Lake's end."

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By train:

Järvenpää is on the main Finnish railway between Helsinki and Tampere, and on the fork towards Lahti. There are local trains from Helsinki via Vantaa and Kerava (where the railway forks). If you come from Helsinki, you can use the HSL ticket on regional trains: zone E (zone D tickets are valid for Järvenpää until 2 August 2026).

The R-train stops approximately every 30 min (for same way)

If you are interested to know where your train is, you can visit the VR website.

By bus:

By car:

You can drive from Helsinki to Järvenpää in about half an hour by Highway 4. Highway 45 to Tuusula and then Järvenpääntie may be a nicer drive.

Coming along Highway 3 from Tampere you may want to fork off in or after Hämeenlinna.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Järvenpää

  • Sipoo
  • Tuusula

Twin towns and sister cities of Järvenpää

  • Vác· Hungary
  • Pasadena· United States
  • Jõgevamaa· Estonia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Järvenpää over time

Population of Järvenpää over time
2008 38,288
2009 38,708
2010 38,680
2011 38,966
2012 39,646
2013 39,953
2014 40,390
2015 40,900
2016 41,529
2017 42,572
2023 46,490
2025 46,944

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Järvenpää

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
August (80 mm)
Driest month
May (35 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Järvenpää
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°1°7°16°20°22°20°14°8°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-10°-6°-1°4°9°12°10°6°2°-3°-7°
Precipitation (mm)513640383550718068737358

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Järvenpää

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 19 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 118 km to the south.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 19 kmsouthwest
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 120 kmsouth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 132 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 118 kmsouth
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 398 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Järvenpää

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 17 natural sites, 64 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Taaborinvuori Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Vantaa River 23 kmS
  • Luhtajoki River 22 kmW
  • Tuusulanjärvi Lake 5 kmSW

25–60 km62 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 35 kmS
  • Kråkö Island 34 kmSE
  • Vartiosaari Island 33 kmS
  • Fölisholmen Island 40 kmSW

60–100 km36 places

  • Prangli Saar Island 95 kmS
  • Mohni Island 97 kmSE
  • Mäkiluoto Island 75 kmSW
  • Kaunissaari Island 93 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Järvenpää

2 places
  1. 1 Jarvenpaa 46.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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