Nurmijärvi is a village and a rural municipality north of Finland's capital Helsinki. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ... The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Helsinki (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable in Finnish — think Helsin Ki), or Helsingfors in Swedish, is the capital of Finland. ...

The proximity to Helsinki, 37 kilometers, has led to a considerable growth of the major villages such as Rajamäki, which nowadays rather are to be considered suburbs of Helsinki. A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburban redirects here. ...

Nurmijärvi is best known as the birthplace of Finland's national author, Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872). His play "Nummisuutarit" (The Cobblers of the Heath) - with colorful scenes of rural life in 19th century Nurmijärvi parish - are performed in summers at a outdoor theatre in Palojoki, the village were Alex Kivi was born. Aleksis Kivi (October 10, 1834 - December 31, 1872), born Alexis Stenvall, was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, Seven Brothers. ... Events January 1 - Abolition of customs charges at borders within Germany. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... A parish is a subdivision of a diocese or bishopric within the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Church of Sweden, and of some other churches. ...

Statistics

• Population: 36,068 (February 2004)
• Area: 367.32 km²
  • of which is water: 4.83 km²
• Population density: 99.1 inhabitants/km²

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External links

• Nurmijärvi (http://www.nurmijarvi.fi/) - Official site