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Riihimäki

Town in Kanta-Häme, Finland

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leader_title	City manager
leader_name	Jouni Eho
established_title	Charter
established_date	1922
established_title2	City rights
established_date2	1960
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Riihimäki stad Riihimäki () is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about 69 km north of Helsinki and 109 km southeast of Tampere. An important railway junction is located in Riihimäki, since railway tracks from Riihimäki lead to Helsinki, Tampere and Lahti. 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.

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 () and covers an area of {{Data Finland municipality/total area|Riihimäki}} km2 of which {{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Riihimäki}} km2 is water. The population density is PD/km2. 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.

History

Riihimäki was established around the Riihimäki railway station by the Helsinki–Riihimäki railway and is one of the original stations on Finland's first railway between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, which opened in 1862. It became the first railway junction in Finland when the Riihimäki – Saint Petersburg track's first section from Riihimäki to Lahti was opened in 1869. In 1907-1952 a narrow-gauge railway also operated between Riihimäki and Loppi. Today, the quickest way to travel between Riihimäki and Loppi is by car along the national road 54, which runs between Tammela and Hollola.

In 1910, a cavalry regiment was also established in the city. In 1944, the Signal Regiment was moved to the Riihimäki garrison.

In 1922, Riihimäki separated from Hausjärvi and became an independent market-town. Riihimäki got its city rights in 1960. It was home to the reputed Riihimäki Glass company that remained in business from 1910 through 1990.

The Finnish Glass Museum with its permanent display created by famous designer Tapio Wirkkala was opened in 1981.

Sports

Peltosaaren Nikkarit & Kiekko-Nikkarit (Ice hockey)
Riihimäen Taitoluistelijat (Figure skating)
Riihimäen Jäätaiturit (Synchronized skating)
Kolmoskori (Basketball)
Riihimäen Ilves, formerly RIPS (Soccer)
SC Top (Floorball)
Cocks (Handball)
Riihi-Pesis, formerly Riihimäen Pallonlyöjät (Finnish baseball)
Riihimäen Kisko (Athletics)
Riihimäen Uimaseura (Swimming)

Notable individuals

Athletes

Aki Seitsonen, ice hockey player
Arri Munnukka, football player
Daniel O'Shaughnessy, football player
Janne Lahti, SM-Liiga ice hockey player
Jukka Jalonen, national ice hockey coach and ice hockey player
Jukka Vanninen, football player
Jussi Veikkanen, professional road racing cyclist
Kari Tiainen, motorcycle enduro world champion
Kasper Kenig, ice hockey player
Lauri Toivonen, basketball player
Max Kenig, ice hockey player
Olli Korkeavuori, ice hockey player
Patrick O'Shaughnessy, football player
Pekka Vasala, middle and long-distance runner; Olympic champion (1972) in the 1,500 metres
Sami Lähteenmäki, SM-Liiga ice hockey player
Tero Arkiomaa, ice hockey player
Tuomas Viertola, basketball player

Politicians

Aino-Kaisa Pekonen, Member of Parliament
Arto Lapiolahti, Member of Parliament
Efraim Kronqvist, politician and Riihimäki Red Guard leader in 1918
Helge Sirén, Member of Parliament
Iiro Viinanen, politician
Päivi Räsänen, politician

The arts

Liisa Akimof, musician
Pekka Autiovuori, actor
Torsten Brander, music contributor
Tommi Hakala, singer
Renny Harlin, film director and film producer
Aku Hirviniemi, actor
Anita Hirvonen, pop singer
Fredi (singer), musician
Maija Isola, designer
Erkki Junkkarinen, singer
Janne Kataja, actor
Jukka Koskinen, musician
Jukka Kuronen, Finnish drag artist
Niina Lahtinen, actor
Sinikka Laine, writer
Emilia Linnavuori, visual artist
Reko Lundan, author and playwright
Jarkko Martikainen, singer and songwriter
Nest, music group
Tuomari Nurmio, singer and songwriter
Lauren Okadigbo, actress
Samuli Paronen, writer
Veikko Sinisalo, actor
Skepticism, music group
Seppo Tamminen, artist
Jann Wilde, musician and songwriter
Lauri Bagge, musician and composer

Other

Arvi Paloheimo, industrialist
Olli Paloheimo, forester, minister and Jäger
Ragnar Granit, physician who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine
Veikko Löyttyniemi, journalist

Twin towns – sister cities

Riihimäki is twinned with:

HUN Szolnok, Hungary
NOR Lillestrøm, Norway
ISL Húsavík, Iceland
RUS Gus-Khrustalny, Russia
SWE Karlskoga, Sweden
DEN Aalborg, Denmark
DEU Bad Segeberg, Germany

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