- Population
- 8,717
- 8.7K
- Elevation
- 127 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Karkkila
- Airports
- HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport48 km
- TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport102 km
About Karkkila
Karkkila is a municipality. Location: Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa. Population: 8,717. Elevation: 127 m.
Karkkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrkːilɑ]; Swedish: Högfors) is a town and a municipality of Finland. Neighboring municipalities are Lohja, Loppi, Tammela and Vihti. Karkkila is an old working-class town with a focus on the metal industry, a fact reflected in the hammers and the rayonné line featured on town's coat of arms. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson and officially adopted on September 21, 1956.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel notes for Karkkila
From Wikivoyage
Karkkila (Swedish: Högfors) is a town in Uusimaa.
Understand+
Karkkila was a quiet rural village until 1820, when the Högfors Ironworks (Högforsin ruukki), one of the first in Finland, opened up to exploit nearby iron ore deposits. Housing for workers soon sprung up and so did a strong Communist movement, making the town reliably the "reddest" in Finland at election time.
Steel production is long gone, but Karkkila's economy to this day is dominated by machinery manufacturers. Visitors are more likely to be drawn in by the numerous lakes and the countless summer cottages by their shores.
Get in+
Highway 2 leads to Karkkila from Helsinki (1 hr) and Pori (2 hrs).
Karkkila is no longer served by train, since the Karkkila railway ceased operations in 1967.
By bus:
1 Karkkila Bus Station (Karkkilan linja-autoasema), Huhdintie 10-12 B. (updated Mar 2023)
There are roughly hourly buses from Helsinki's Kamppi bus station (€9.80). For timetables, see Matkahuolto.
By taxi:
Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 Taksi
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Karkkila
- Loppi
- Tammela
- Vihti
Twin towns and sister cities of Karkkila
- Bundoran· Ireland
- Altea· Spain
- Holstebro· Denmark
- Houffalize· Belgium
- Sigulda· Latvia
- Türi vald· Estonia
- Zvolen· Slovakia
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Karkkila over time
| 2009 | 9,109 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,209 | |
| 2011 | 9,190 | |
| 2012 | 9,119 | |
| 2013 | 9,074 | |
| 2014 | 8,977 | |
| 2015 | 8,969 | |
| 2016 | 8,911 | |
| 2017 | 8,900 | |
| 2022 | 8,603 | |
| 2023 | 8,581 | |
| 2025 | 8,274 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Karkkila
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- August (81 mm)
- Driest month
- May (33 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -3° | 1° | 7° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 2° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -10° | -6° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 5° | 2° | -3° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 49 | 35 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 53 | 78 | 81 | 62 | 68 | 65 | 55 |
How to get to Karkkila
The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 127 km to the south.
Airports
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 48 kmsoutheast
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 102 kmnorth
- Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 108 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 127 kmsouth
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 370 kmwest
- Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 372 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Karkkila
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 17 natural sites, 65 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Hiidenvesi Lake 20 kmS
- Liesjärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 23 kmNW
- Enäjärvi Lake 23 kmSE
- Loppijärvi Lake 19 kmNE
25–60 km54 places
- Kuusisaari Island 53 kmSE
- Torronsuon Kansallispuisto Natural site 39 kmNW
- Kernaalanjärvi Lake 41 kmNE
- Krejansberget Mountain 41 kmS
60–100 km44 places
- Kråkö Island 82 kmE
- Aurajoki River 98 kmW
- Roine Lake 95 kmN
- Pälkänevesi Lake 92 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Karkkila
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages1
- Haavisto · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hiidenvesi Lake, Central Finland Region20 km S
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Loppijärvi Lake, Kanta-Häme19 km NE
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Enäjärvi Lake, Uusimaa23 km SE
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Liesjärven Kansallispuisto Natural site, Kanta-Häme23 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources