Hyvinkää (Hyvinge in Swedish) is a small town in the province of Uusimaa, approximately 50 km north of the capital Helsinki. The town was chartered in 1960. Hyvinkää belongs to the Province of Southern Finland. The population was 43,169 (in 2004). Uusimaa (Nyland) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Uusimaa - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland) Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni - a former County of Sweden (Counties in Finland) Uudenmaan lääni - a former Province of Finland Uudenmaan maakunta - a current Region of... Helsinki (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable in Finnish: ), or Helsingfors in Swedish  listen?, is the capital of Finland. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ...

Highways and rail connections make it one of the suburban commuter centers of Greater Helsinki. The city planning has had an emphasis on recreational facilities, acknowleding the fact that the modest city center cannot compete with the shops and boutiques of the capital. Mitchell Freeway in Perth, Western Australia For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ... Rail can mean: Rail tracks Rail transport For the group of birds called rails, see Rallidae For the Mayfair Games board games, see Crayon Rails For rail in electronics, see . ... Central Helsinki, the focal point of the Capital Region, from the sky Greater Helsinki (Finnish: Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: Storhelsingfors), Capital Region (Pääkaupunkiseutu, Huvudstadsregionen), Helsinki Metropolitan Area, and Helsinki Region (Helsingin seutu, Helsingforsregionen) all refer to the conurbation surrounding the Finnish capital, Helsinki. ...

Some of the more well-known buildings in Hyvinkää are, among others, the Church (1961) of Hyvinkää and the manor house of Kytäjä. The Finnish Railway Museum is located in Hyvinkää.

History

Since the 1500's there has been a tavern in the area now known as Hyvinkäänkylä, which lies approximately half-way between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna. The first tax catalogs also marked the existence of some houses in the area around the same time.

Hyvinkää village was gradually formed in the latter half of the 19th century. The construction of railways through Finland, beginning in 1861, marked the starting point for the rapid growth. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

The location of Hyvinkää's present centre was indeed determined by the construction of Finland's first stretch of railroad, the the Helsinki-Hämeenlinna line. Hyvinkää's railway station is one of the few original stations still in use. From Hyvinkää the railroad also branches off to the port of Hanko. The Hanko-Hyvinkää RR was the first private railroad in Finland, founded in 1872, and acquired by the Finnish State RR Co. in 1875. In the early 1900's the station village in Hyvinkää was an intermediate stopping point for many emigrants leaving by ship from Hanko for a new life in North America. Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus in Swedish) is a municipality and city of about 47,000 inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland. ... The word Hanko may refer to Hanko, Finland, town and municipality Hanko Peninsula Hanko, a Japanese signature stamp Hanko is sometimes a misspelling of Hankou (汉口), China This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... History of The Hanko-Hyvinkää Railroad, 1872-1875 (Hangö-Hyvinge in Swedish) Hanko is the southernmost town in Finland. ... For other uses of the word VR, see VR (disambiguation). ... Emigration is the action and the phenomenon of leaving ones native country to settle abroad. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ...

The air quality of Hyvinkää was considered healthy due to dense pine forests, and in the 1880s a group of physicians from Helsinki opened a sanatorium for patients seeking rest and recuperation. Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Sanatório Heliantia A sanatorium refers to a medical facility for long-term illness, typically cholera or tuberculosis. ...

The industrialization brought a wool factory, the Donner family's Hyvinge Yllespinneri, to Hyvinkää in 1892. The factory ceased its operation in the 1990s, but the red-brick halls still remain. The building has found several new uses, including an exhibition centre. The Donner family is one of the renowned and wealthy Finland-Swedish families that grew in importance during the times of the Grand Duchy of Finland. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...

Hyvinkää airfield served as the country's main airport for a short time after the second world war while the airport at Malmi in Helsinki was under the control of the Allied Powers. There is now a motorsports centre near the airfield.

Famous People from Hyvinkää

• Tauno Kirves, mayor of Hyvinkää
• Esa Saarinen, philosopher
• Helene Schjerfbeck, painter

Esa Saarinen (born July 27, 1953 in Hyvinkää, Finland) is a Finnish philosopher who is currently on a five-year appointment as acting professor of systems sciences at the Helsinki University of Technology, teaching applied philosophy and creative problem solving. ... Helene Schjerfbeck (10 July 1862 - 28 January 1946) was a famous Finnish painter. ...

External links:

• Hyvinkää (http://www.hyvinkaa.fi) - Official site