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Hämeenlinna
Coat of Arms of Hämeenlinna
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
185. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 1 km²
166 km²
19. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 km²
Population
 - Total (2007-02-28)
 - Density		 Ranked 15th
47,936
281/km²
View of Lake Vanajavesi, next to Hämeenlinna. You can see the castle on the right
View of Lake Vanajavesi, next to Hämeenlinna. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume You can see the castle on the right

Hämeenlinna, or Tavastehus in Swedish, is a municipality and city of about 48,000 inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland. Finland Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of Dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by Swedish-speaking Finns as their ||-||}The municipalities ( kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and Coat of arms of historical province of Tavastia in Finlandpng|right|150px]] Tavastia, Tavastland or Häme, is a historical province in the south of Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Today, it belongs to the region of Tavastia Proper, and is the residence city for the Governor of the province of Southern Finland. Tavastia Proper is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. The Governor, Maaherra, or Landshövding, of a province of Finland heads the activities of the State Provincial Office, The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. Nearby cities include the capital Helsinki (100 km), Tampere (73 km) and Lahti (72 km). Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Tampere ( ˈtɑmpɛrɛ Swedish: Tammerfors or) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi Lahti ( Swedish: Lahtis) is a city and Municipality in Finland.

The medieval Häme Castle (Hämeen linna) is located in the city. Häme Castle ( Hämeen linna in Finnish, Tavastehus slott in Swedish) is a medieval castle in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

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History

There has been a settlement called Vanaja in where the city now stands since the Viking Age. Vanaja is an old name of a late municipality in central Tavastia, Finland, about 100 kilometers north of Helsinki. Viking Age is the term denoting the years from about 700 to 1066 in European history. The castle was built in the late 13th century to secure the Swedish power in central Finland. A village was born near to the Häme Castle to provide services and goods to inhabitants. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Häme Castle ( Hämeen linna in Finnish, Tavastehus slott in Swedish) is a medieval castle in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

The village was granted city rights in 1639 and soon after that the King of Sweden moved it one kilometre south on the hill where it now stands. The monarch is the Head of state of the Kingdom of Sweden. Sweden being a Constitutional monarchy with a Representative democracy based on a The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand

The city is known for its schools and academies where many famous Finns have studied. The terms Finns and Finnish people ( Finnish: suomalaiset, Swedish: finländare) are used in English to Schools, government and the military have characterized Hämeenlinna's life all through history.

Finland's first railway line opened between Hämeenlinna and Helsinki in 1862. The current Hämeenlinna railway station (Rautatieasema in Finnish) was built in 1921. Hämeenlinna railway station ( Finnish Hämeenlinnan rautatieasema; Swedish Tavastehus järnvägsstation) is located in the town of Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside

Notable persons

The composer Jean Sibelius was born and raised in Hämeenlinna. He graduated from Hämeenlinna Lyseo in 1885.

Poet Eino Leino graduated from high school in Hämeenlinna. Eino Leino ( July 6, 1878, Paltamo, Finland - January 10, 1926, Tuusula, Finland) was a Finnish (Hämeenlinnan lyseon lukio is Hämeenlinna Lyseo Upper secondary school, roughly the equivalent of a US highschool).

The folk/viking metal band Turisas is from Hämeenlinna. Turisas are a Finnish Viking metal band from Hämeenlinna. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström

Antony Hämäläinen (Vocalist for the Greek/Swedish Melodic Death Metal band Nightrage) was born in Hämeenlinna. Antony Hämäläinen (born August 28, 1980) from Hämeenlinna, Finland, is an active musician and composer living now in the United Nightrage is a Greek / Swedish Melodic death metal band formed by guitarist Marios Iliopoulos (ex-Exhumation and his close friend Gus G

Kimi Räikkönen (Formula 1 driver) and Jenni Dahlman were married in 2004 in Hämeenlinna. Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (ˈkimi ˈmɑtiɑs ˈræikkønen born October 17, 1979 in Espoo) is a Finnish Formula One race car driver currently Jenni Maria Dahlman-Räikkönen (born 27 October, 1981 in Piikkiö) is a Finnish model and former Miss Scandinavia 2001

Economy

Largest employers (by number of employees) [1]

Twin towns

See also: Town twinning

[2]

Sport

References

  1. ^ [1] Taskutietoa Hämeenlinnasta, a factbook published by the city of Hämeenlinna (pdf download, in Finnish)
  2. ^ Hämeenlinna's official website: twin towns

External links


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