Kerava

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Kerava

Kerava
—  Town  —
Keravan kaupunki
Kerava town centre

Coat of arms
Location of Kerava in Finland
Coordinates: 60°24′N 025°06′E / 60.4°N 25.1°E / 60.4; 25.1Coordinates: 60°24′N 025°06′E / 60.4°N 25.1°E / 60.4; 25.1
Country Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Helsinki sub-region
Charter 1970
Government
 - Town manager Rolf Paqvalin
Area(2011-01-01)
 - Total 30.79 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
 - Land 30.62 km2 (11.8 sq mi)
 - Water 0.17 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Area rank 334th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)
 - Total 34,333
 - Rank 31st largest in Finland
 - Density 1,121.26/km2 (2,904.1/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%
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 34,333 (31 January 2011) 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 1,121.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,904.1 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kerava:

  • National Coalition Party 25.1%
  • Social Democratic Party 23.4%
  • True Finns 22.1%
  • Green League 9.7%
  • Left Alliance 6.9%
  • Centre Party 6.4%
  • Christian Democrats 3.8%
  • Swedish People's Party 0.8%

Notable people from Kerava

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Samuel Haanpää
  • Joona Puhakka
  • President Juho Kusti Paasikivi
  • Olympic medal winner Volmari Iso-Hollo
  • Teddy and The Tigers, Finnish rockabilly band
  • Sasha Mäkilä, Finnish orchestra conductor
  • Renny Harlin, film director.

Jean Sibelius lived in Kerava for 2 years and composed etc. Finlandia in Kerava.

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  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
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