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Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Two E-line commuter trains in Kauniainen, Finland

Finnish Pendolino 127 passes Kauniainen station

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Askola
Askola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈaskola]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,919 (31 January 2012) and covers an area of 218.03 square kilometres (84.18 sq mi) of which 5.61 km² (2.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 23.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (60.0 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Askola:
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Bromarf
Bromarf (Swedish pronunciation: [Bromarv]; Finnish: Bromarv, Finnish pronunciation: [Bromarv]) was a village and municipality of Finland comprising the former municipalities Tenala together with the town of Ekenäs. It was merged with Pohja and Karis to form the new municipality of Raseborg on January 1, 2009.
Bromarf was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Uusimaa region.
The town was bilingual, with the majority being Swedish speakers (91,7%).
It is noted for its archipelago, part of which is the Raseborgs östra skärgård.
Bromarf was also the name of a sub-region of Nyland(swe) or Uusimaa(fin).
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Ekenäs, Finland
Ekenäs (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈeːkəneːs]; Finnish: Tammisaari, [ˈtɑmːisɑːri]) is a town in Finland comprising the former municipalities Snappertuna and Tenala together with the town of Ekenäs. It was merged with Pohja and Karis to form the new municipality of Raseborg on January 1, 2009.
Ekenäs is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town had a population of 14,754 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered a land area of 726.73 square kilometres (280.59 sq mi). The population density was 20.30 inhabitants per square kilometre (52.6 /sq mi).
The town is bilingual, with the majority being Swedish speakers (81%), and the minority Finnish speakers (17%).
It is noted for its archipelago, part of which is the Ekenäs Archipelago National Park.
Ekenäs was also the name of a sub-region of Uusimaa, containing the following municipalities before 2009:
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The church of Ekenäs
Ekenäs seen from south

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Espoo
Espoo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈespoː]; Swedish: Esbo, [ˈɛsbo]) is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is 252,730 (31 January 2012). It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen. Espoo is the only municipality in Finland to fully enclose another municipality. The city is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, in the region of Uusimaa.
Other bordering municipalities of Espoo are Nurmijärvi and Vihti in the north and Kirkkonummi in the west. The national park of Nuuksio is situated in northwest Espoo.
Espoo encompasses 528 square kilometres (204 sq mi), of which 312 km² (120 sq mi) is land.
Espoo has several local regional centers. Espoo is thus divided into seven major areas (Finnish: suuralueet, Swedish: storområden): Vanha-Espoo (with administrative center), Suur-Espoonlahti, Pohjois-Espoo, Suur-Kauklahti, Suur-Leppävaara, Suur-Matinkylä and Suur-Tapiola.

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Finland
Coordinates: 65°N 27°E / 65°N 027°E / 65; 027
Finland ⁱ/ˈfɪnlənd/ ( Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland (help·info)), officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.
Around 5.4 million people reside in Finland, with the majority concentrated in the southern region. It is the eighth largest country in Europe in terms of area and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. Finland is a parliamentary republic with a central government based in Helsinki and local governments in 336 municipalities, and an autonomous region of the Åland Islands. About one million residents live in the Greater Helsinki area, which consists of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa, and a third of the country's GDP is produced there. Other larger cities include Tampere, Turku, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Kuopio.

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Haaga
Haaga (Swedish: Haga) is a district and a former municipality in the Western major district of Helsinki with a population of 25,435.
Haaga is divided into four subareas, which are Pohjois-Haaga (northern Haaga), Etelä-Haaga (southern Haaga), Kivihaka and Lassila.
Haaga has two railway stations: Huopalahti railway station in south and Pohjois-Haaga railway station in north. The trains are mainly used by students attending Haaga–Helia University of Applied Sciences, as their campuses are spread out between 25-45 minutes between each other by train.
Studies at the University include: business, finance, hospitality and tourism (including masters level), information technology, and management assistance. All these courses are available to exchange students interested in attending.
Coordinates: 60°13′N 24°55′E / 60.217°N 24.917°E / 60.217; 24.917

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Hanko
Hanko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhɑŋko]; Swedish: Hangö), is a bilingual port town and municipality on the south coast of Finland, 130 kilometres (80 mi) west of Helsinki. Its current population is 9,404 (31 January 2012), with a majority being Finnish speakers and a strong minority being Swedish speakers (44%).
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Hanko:
The Hanko Peninsula, on which the city is located, is the southernmost tip of continental Finland. The soil is a sandy moraine, and vegetation consists mainly of pine and low shrubs, mostly Calluna. Hanko is known for its beautiful archipelago.
The city has a coastline of approximately 130 km (80 mi), of which 30 km (20 mi) are sandy beaches. There are also over 90 small islands and islets within the city limits.
The skyline of Hanko is dominated by the church and the water tower. Both of them received their current appearance after World War II, as their predecessors were either damaged or destroyed by the Soviet Armed Forces.

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Helsinki
Helsinki ( listen (help·info); Swedish: Helsingfors, listen (help·info)) is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is 596,233 (31 January 2012), making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is located some 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of St. Petersburg, Russia and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia. Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities.
The Helsinki Metropolitan Area includes the city of Helsinki and three other cities: Espoo and Vantaa, which immediately border Helsinki to the west and north, respectively; and Kauniainen, which is an enclave within the city of Espoo. The Helsinki metropolitan area is the world's northernmost urban area among those with a population of over one million people, and the city is the northernmost capital of a EU member state. Altogether 1.1 million people, approximately one in five Finns, live in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.

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Huopalahti
Huopalahti (Swedish: Hoplax) was a municipality during the years 1920–1945 in Uusimaa, Finland. The municipality was bilingual.
Current areas of Munkkiniemi, Lauttasaari and parts of northern Pasila were parts of Huopalahti. The area was separated from former Helsinki parish in 1920. Haaga was part of the municipality, but was separated from it in 1923. The Finnish National Defence University, that was moved to Munkkiniemi in 1923, was located in Huopalahti. In 1946, the municipality was consolidated to Helsinki.
The Finnish Hunting Society which is headquartered in the city hosted the shotgun shooting events for the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhyʋiŋkæː]; Swedish: Hyvinge) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in Uusimaa region, approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) north of the capital Helsinki. The town was chartered in 1960. Hyvinkää belongs to the Province of Southern Finland. The population of Hyvinkää is 45,572 (31 January 2012).
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, acknowledging the fact that the modest city center cannot compete with the shops and boutiques of the capital.
Some of the more well-known buildings in Hyvinkää are, among others, the Church (1961, Aarno Ruusuvuori) of Hyvinkää and the manor house of Kytäjä. The Finnish Railway Museum is located in Hyvinkää.
Hyvinkää is also home to Konecranes, which specializes in the manufacture and service of cranes and KONE Elevators, the world's third-largest elevator company who manufacture, install and service elevators and escalators.

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Ingå
Ingå (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈiŋo]; Finnish: Inkoo) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 5,562 (31 January 2012) and covers an area of 954.06 square kilometres (368.36 sq mi) of which 604.21 km² (233.29 sq mi) is water. The population density is 15.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (41 /sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.
Finnish national road 51 goes right through the southern part of Ingå.
The centre consists mainly of the road Bollstavägen that cuts through the Ingå centrum. Along the road are most of the major buildings and shops of the small municipality. A few grocery stores, small kiosk, library and a bar. Towards the Road 51 there is the residential area. Near road 51, at the northern tip of the residential area is the Ingå Volunteer Rescue Company.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Ingå:

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Järvenpää
Järvenpää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjærʋemˌpæː]; Swedish: Träskända) is a town and municipality of Finland.
Järvenpää was separated from its parent community Tuusula in 1951. Järvenpää was granted the status of a market town (kauppala) after the separation. Neighbouring districts Kellokoski and Nummenkylä were not added to the municipality of Järvenpää and the controversy over the issue still raises blood pressure fifty years later. In the event, Kellokoski remained part of the municipality of Tuusula. Järvenpää was granted full legal town (kaupunki) status in 1967.
Järvenpää is located on the Helsinki–Riihimäki railway track, some 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Helsinki. Neighbouring cities are Tuusula, Sipoo and Mäntsälä. People also refer to Kerava as Järvenpää's neighbour, even though they do not technically share a border, thanks to the one kilometre-wide land area that belongs to Tuusula.
The railroad goes through the city centre. In addition to the main railway station, there are Kyrölä, Saunakallio, Haarajoki and Purola railway stations.

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Karis
Karjaa (pronounced [ˈkɑrjɑː]; Swedish: Karis, Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːrɪs]) is a former Finnish town and Finnish municipality in Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Pohja that formed the new town of Raseborg.
It is located in the Finnish province of Southern Finland and is part of Uusimaa, one of the regions of Finland. The town had a population of 9,155 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered a land area of 196.82 square kilometres (75.99 sq mi). The population density was 46.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (120.5 /sq mi).
The municipality was bilingual, with a majority (59%) being Swedish language speakers and a minority (38%) being Finnish language speakers.
Karjaa railway station is on both the Rantarata line, connecting Helsinki Central railway station and Turku Central railway station; and on the Hanko–Hyvinkää railway where it is the junction station for branch line services to Hanko railway station. Stage magician Simo Aalto came from the town.
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Karjalohja
Karjalohja (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrjɑˌlohjɑ]), or Karislojo in Swedish is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,494 (31 January 2012) and covers an area of 163.40 square kilometres (63.09 sq mi) of which 42.11 km² (16.26 sq mi) is water. The population density is 12.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.9 /sq mi).
Karjalohja will be consolidated with the town of Lohja on 1 January 2013.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Karjalohja:
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Karkkila
Karkkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrkːilɑ]; Swedish: Högfors) is a town and a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 9,190 (31 January 2012) and the municipality covers an area of 255.31 square kilometres (98.58 sq mi) of which 12.95 square kilometres (5.00 sq mi) is inland water (2011-01-01). The population density is 38 inhabitants per square kilometre (98 /sq mi) (31 January 2012).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Karkkila:
Karkkila is a member of the Douzelage, a unique town twinning association of 24 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals. Discussions regarding membership are also in hand with three further towns (Agros in Cyprus, Škofja Loka in Slovenia, and Tryavna in Bulgaria).

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Kauniainen
Kauniainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑuniˌɑinen]; Swedish: Grankulla) is a small town and a municipality of 8,772 inhabitants (31 January 2012) in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland. It is surrounded by the city of Espoo, in Greater Helsinki. Kauniainen was founded by a corporation in 1906, AB Grankulla, that parcelled land and created a suburb for villas; Kauniainen received the status of a market town in 1920, the Finnish name in 1949, and the title of kaupunki ("city, town") in 1972.
The local taxation rate in Kauniainen is the lowest in Finland (16.5%), which makes the city attractive to the highest earners. This in turn makes the average income generally high, making it possible to keep the taxation rate low without compromising the service to the inhabitants.
Approximately 58% of the population have Finnish as their mother tongue while 38% are Swedish speakers. The dominant party in the city council has traditionally been the Swedish People's Party.
Around 10,000 years ago, after the Ice Age, only a few islets were visible in the Yoldia Sea, heights that today form the highest peaks of the area that is today known as Kauniainen. As the land slowly rose Kauniainen became a part of the inner archipelago around 4,000 years ago and there is evidence of human activity in the area in form of pieces of ceramics from this time period. However, the first permanent settlements in the area were established in the 19th century. Today Kauniainen is situated several kilometres from the sea.

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Kehä II
Ring II (pronounced "ring two", Finnish: Kehä II, Swedish: Ring II) in the region of Espoo is one of the major highways in Finland, . The road runs north-south, connecting Turuntie in the north, to Länsiväylä in the south. Despite its name suggesting a circle, it has not been built as of yet as a true beltway, unlike the parallel Ring I and Ring III highways.
The road was initially planned in the 1960s, but it was not until the end of 2000 that the first phase was completed.
Since the cross-city traffic in Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa is estimated to nearly double by the year 2025, plans have been made to extend Ring II to connect up with Finnish national road 3 (Finnish: Hämeenlinnanväylä) in the northeast and add lanes where the road is currently only one lane wide in each direction.
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Coordinates: 60°11′43″N 024°44′37″E / 60.19528°N 24.74361°E / 60.19528; 24.74361

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Kerava
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 34,540 (31 January 2012) 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 1,128.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,921.6 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kerava railway station is a crossing-point station, with connections from the main track from Helsinki to Riihimäki to the tracks to Lahti, Sköldvik/Porvoo and Vuosaari Harbour.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kerava:
Jean Sibelius lived in Kerava for 2 years and composed etc. Finlandia in Kerava.
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Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkirkːoˌnumːi], Swedish: Kyrkslätt, pronounced [tɕyrkslɛt]) is a municipality of 37,238 inhabitants (31 January 2012) in southern Finland. The literal meaning of the words "Kirkkonummi" and "Kyrkslätt" in English is "church moor".
The municipality is located just outside the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, bordering the city of Espoo in the east. Other neighbouring municipalities are Vihti and Siuntio. The distance from the municipal centre to central Helsinki is some 30 kilometres (20 mi). Kirkkonummi also has excellent train and bus connections to other parts of the Greater Helsinki area, and many of its inhabitants commute daily to Helsinki.
The municipality covers an area of 1,016.01 square kilometres (392.28 sq mi) of which 649.91 km² (250.93 sq mi) is water. The population density is 101.72 inhabitants per square kilometre (263.5 /sq mi). Over the recent years, Kirkkonummi has faced the highest population growth rate in the country, over 3% per annum.

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Kulosaari
Kulosaari (Swedish: Brändö) is an island and a suburb in Helsinki, Finland. It is also the 42nd neighbourhood of the city. Construction of villas on the island started in the beginning of the 20th century, and a bridge from Sörnäinen was opened in 1919. Kulosaari was an independent municipality since 1922 until 1946, when it was merged to Helsinki.
Trams served the island from 1910 to 1951 – before the first bridge was completed, ferries were used to transport the trams. In 1982 Kulosaari got its own subway station, an original station of the Helsinki Metro. An important highway called Itäväylä, serving Helsinki's eastern suburbs, goes through the island, cutting it in two halves. There are plans to cover part of the highway to make room for housing development, but due to the economy of Helsinki and negative attitudes towards the project by the local inhabitants work on this plan is unlikely to be started in the near future.
Kulosaari is home to 3,700 people (2003), and has a size of 1.81 square kilometres (0.70 sq mi). Although some low-rise apartment blocks were built in the 1960s, the area is still rather secluded and wealthy having mostly free-standing villas.

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Lapinjärvi
Lapinjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlapinˌjærʋi]; Swedish: Lappträsk) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,842 (31 January 2012) and covers an area of 339.34 square kilometres (131.02 sq mi) of which 9.44 km² (3.64 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.3 /sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Lapinjärvi:
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Leppävaara
Leppävaara (Finnish) or Alberga (Swedish) is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland. A major traffic hub in the Greater Helsinki region, the Rantarata rail line and Kehä I, the busiest road in Finland, cross in Leppävaara. The Sello Shopping Centre is also located there. On New Year's Eve 2009, a shooting spree occurred in that mall, killing 6 people, including the shooter.
The old manor houses of Alberga and Leppävaara are located in Leppävaara. Near there also is the manor house of Kilo.
After the shore track from Helsinki to Turku in 1903 was completed Leppävaara began to develop as a manor neighborhood. The bulk of the settlement was on the north side of the railway, the south side mostly in the agriculture use was further. Time the First World War Krepost Sveaborg was built on the area of Leppävaara the defensive positions of Helsinki which had joined and of which there are still rests in the terrain. Leppävaara was formed as a community in 1921 and it remained such until all the such ones at the beginning of the year 1956 were abolished. In the early 1960s as well as the separating also of Leppävaara, Tapiola from Espoo was designed as a town but the plans were rejected when Espoo at the beginning of the year 1963 was formed on the whole as a town.

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Liljendal
Liljendal is a former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 1,472 (31 December 2009) and covered an area of 119.64 square kilometres (46.19 sq mi) of which 5.97 km² (2.31 sq mi) is water. The population density was 12.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (33.5 /sq mi).
The municipality was bilingual, with majority (74.9%) being Swedish and minority (23.8%) Finnish speakers. The municipality has previously also been known as Liljentaali in Finnish documents.
Liljendal was consolidated to Loviisa, together with Pernå and Ruotsinpyhtää, on January 1, 2010.
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Lohja
Lohja (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlohjɑ]; Swedish: Lojo), is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of 39,748 (31 January 2012) and covers an area of 441.19 square kilometres (170.34 sq mi) of which 91.78 km² (35.44 sq mi) is water. The population density is 113.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (294.6 /sq mi). The municipality is bilingual, although it is not required by law, with the majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
Doom Metal band Reverend Bizarre is from this town.
Lohja has been a focal point for the population and economy of Western Uusimaa since the early 14th century. Lohja was renowned as a trading centre in the Middle Ages. The local inhabitants were among the pioneers of the Finnish mining and construction material industries. By Finnish standards, Lohja has long-established traditions in horticulture and especially in market gardening. These traditions are represented by the symbols of present-day Lohja: limestone and an apple.

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Loviisa
Loviisa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloviːsa]; Swedish: Lovisa) is a municipality and town of 15,556 inhabitants (31 January 2012) on the southern coast of Finland. About 43 per cent of the population is Swedish-speaking.
The municipality covers an area of 1,751.49 square kilometres (676.25 sq mi) of which 931.92 km² (359.82 sq mi) is water. The population density is 18.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (49.2 /sq mi).
The neighboring municipalities of Liljendal, Pernå and Ruotsinpyhtää were consolidated with Loviisa on January 1, 2010.
Loviisa was founded in 1745, as a border fortress against Russia. Most of the fortifications have been preserved. It is named after Lovisa Ulrika, the Swedish Queen consort of Adolf Frederick of Sweden.
Loviisa is the site of one of Finland's two nuclear power stations, the other being at Olkiluoto. The Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant consists of two VVER units, each of 488 MWe.
The Church of Loviisa
The harbor of Loviisa in 1808 by Gavril Sergeyev
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Loviisa:

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Myrskylä
Myrskylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmyrskylæ]; Swedish: Mörskom) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,011 (31 January 2012) and covers an area of 206.34 square kilometres (79.67 sq mi) of which 5.98 km² (2.31 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.0 /sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
Myrskylä is the birthplace of former Olympic track champion Lasse Virén. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Myrskylä:
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Nummi
Nummi (Finnish; Nummis in Swedish) is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, Finland. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city, just outside the city centre and south of the river Aura. It is the fourth largest district in Turku, having a population of 7,011 (as of 2004^[update]), with an annual growth rate of 2.21%.
10.03% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 8.17% are over 65. The district's linguistic makeup is 87.98% Finnish, 5.65% Swedish, and 6.38% other.
Nummi is one of the oldest suburbs of Turku. In addition to the area of Nummi proper (sometimes called Nummenpakka in the local dialect), the district incorporates the former villages of Hannunniittu and Kuuvuori, as well as the Turku Student Village, the largest student housing complex in Finland.
Coordinates: 60°27′30″N 22°18′30″E / 60.45833°N 22.30833°E / 60.45833; 22.30833

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Nummi-Pusula
Nummi-Pusula (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnumːiˌpusulɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Saukkola. Nummi-Pusula was formed in 1981 from the former municipalities Nummi and Pusula.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 6,158 (31 January 2012) and covers an area of 505.13 square kilometres (195.03 sq mi) of which 36.8 km² (14.2 sq mi) is water. The population density is 13.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.1 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Nummi-Pusula:
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Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnurmiˌjærʋi]) is the most populated rural municipality of Finland, located 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of the capital Helsinki.
The close proximity to Helsinki has led to a considerable growth of the major villages such as Klaukkala and Rajamäki, which nowadays are considered dormitory towns of Helsinki. Klaukkala is the biggest built-up area of Nurmijärvi.
Nurmijärvi literally means "lawn lake" although the lake that gave the municipality its name was drained in the early 20th century and is now nothing more than some flat fields near the village centre.
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 colourful scenes of rural life in the 19th century Nurmijärvi parish – are performed in summer at an outdoor theatre in Palojoki, the village where Kivi was born.
Matti Vanhanen, former Prime Minister of Finland, lives in Lepsämä in Nurmijärvi.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Nurmijärvi:

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Oslo
Oslo (English pronunciation: /ˈɒzloʊ/, OZ-loh,Norwegian pronunciation: [²ʊʃlʊ] ( listen) or [²ʊslʊ]) is the capital of and most populous city in Norway. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 and with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, the city was moved closer to Akershus Castle during the reign of King Christian IV and renamed Christiania in his honour. It was established as a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on 1 January 1838. Following a spelling reform, it was known as Kristiania from 1877 to 1925, when its original Norwegian name was restored.
Oslo is the economic and governmental centre of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important centre for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe. The city is home to many companies within the maritime sector, some of which are amongst the world's largest shipping companies, shipbrokers and maritime insurance brokers. Oslo is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission intercultural cities programme.

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Oulunkylä
Oulunkylä (Swedish: Åggelby, also known as Ogeli or Oglu) is a suburb and a neighbourhood of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) north from the center of the city.
It has been inhabited since the 13th century. Earlier an independent municipality, it was made part of Helsinki in 1946. A rink used for speed skating and bandy is located in Oulunkylä. It was the 1st artificial ice pad for those sports in Finland. The Bandy World Championships has been hosted here.
Oulunkylä is also the name of a district. It consists of Patola, Veräjämäki and Veräjälaakso, and has a total area of 4.51 km².
Oulunkylän Kiekko-Kerho
IF Gnistan
Ville Valo and Tapio Rautavaara are from Oulunkylä. Tapio Rautavaara has a statue in Oulunkylä. Opera singers Cynthia Makris and Raimo Sirkiä built their house on the lot where the house of Rautavaara was located. Also the bassist, Mikko Paananen is from Oulunkylä.
Tito Colliander, Joel Lehtonen, Larin-Kyösti and Estonian author Friedebert Tuglas have lived in Oulunkylä.

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Pernå
Pernå (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈperno]; Finnish: Pernaja) is a former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 3,961 (31 December 2009) and covered an area of 1,107.07 square kilometres (427.44 sq mi) of which 687.6 km² (265.5 sq mi) is water. The population density was 9.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.4 /sq mi).
The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.
Pernå is the oldest municipality in the Eastern Uusimaa region. Current municipalities Lapinjärvi Liljendal and Loviisa were originally part of it. Mikael Agricola, the founder of written Finnish born in Pernå in the early 16th century. He is also considered to be the Reformator of Finland in the transfer from Catholicism into Lutheranism. Situated conveniently by the coast, and engulfing also a small river, the lands of Pernå were attractiv at a time when waterways rather than proper roads provided the means of transport. Pernå houses numerous manors dating back to the times when Finland was a part of Sweden. The origin of the name "Pernå" is still being discussed. Some think it links with the Uralic word "Pern" meaning lime- or lindentree. "Å" is Swedish for a small river, i.e. the name then being Lindenriver if translated.

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Pohja
Pohja (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpohjɑ]; Swedish: Pojo) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Ekenäs and Karis to form the new town of Raseborg in 2009.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 4,936 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered a land area of 224.66 square kilometres (86.74 sq mi). The population density was 21.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (56.9 /sq mi).
The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish (60%) and minority Swedish (40%) speakers. Pohja is one of the birthplaces of Finnish metal industry. Fiskars Corporation was founded near Pohja in 1649 and remains the largest employer in municipality area to date.
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Pornainen
Pornainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpornɑinen]; Swedish: Borgnäs) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 5,131 (31 January 2012) and covers an area of 150.09 square kilometres (57.95 sq mi) of which 3.59 km² (1.39 sq mi) is water. The population density is 35.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (90.7 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Pornainen:
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Puistola
Puistola (Swedish: Parkstad) is a northeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
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Pukkila
Pukkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpukkila]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,027 (31 January 2012) and covers an area of 145.94 square kilometres (56.35 sq mi) of which 0.9 km² (0.35 sq mi) is water. The population density is 13.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.2 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Buckila" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Pukkila" also in Swedish.
In 1962, a former villager, Onni Nurmi, bequethed the village 760 shares in a company called Nokia - then chiefly known as a manufacturer of rubber workboots - on condition that the income be used for the benefit of the elderly and that the shares would never be sold. After a legal battle the shares have now been diversified and the income used to fund a welfare centre and services for the elderly.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Pukkila:
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Ruotsinpyhtää
Ruotsinpyhtää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈruotsimˌpyhtæː]; Swedish: Strömfors) is a former municipality of Finland. Ruotsinpyhtää, Pernå and Liljendal were consolidated to Loviisa on January 1, 2010.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 2,893 (December 31, 2009) and covered an area of 470.03 square kilometres (181.48 sq mi) of which 193.36 km² (74.66 sq mi) is water. The population density was 10.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.1 /sq mi).
The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
The area of Ruotsinpyhtää was originally part of Pyhtää. After the Treaty of Åbo in 1743 the border between Sweden and Russian Empire was drawn on the Ahvenkoski rapid, dividing Pyhtää between the two states. Due to this the western side became known as Ruotsinpyhtää (Swedish Pyhtää). In 1744 Jakob Forsell (later af Forselles) and Anders Nohrström bought the local ironworks, which was renamed Strömfors after their surnames. In 1817 Strömfors became the official Swedish name for the municipality.

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Sammatti
Sammatti (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑmːɑtːi]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Lohja in the beginning of 2009.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 1,365 (31 December 2008) and covered a land area of 72.01 square kilometres (27.80 sq mi). The population density was 18.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (49.1 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
It was the birthplace of one of Finland's most famous writers, Elias Lönnrot, the compiler of the Kalevala.
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Sipoo
Sipoo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsipoː], Swedish: Sibbo) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Nikkilä/Nickby. It is the eastern neighbour of Helsinki and is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 18,510 (31 January 2012) and covers an area of 698.59 square kilometres (269.73 sq mi) of which 358.97 km² (138.60 sq mi) is water. The population density is 54.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (141 /sq mi).
The once almost completely Swedish-speaking municipality is since 1953 bilingual, a majority being Finnish speakers since 2003, due to migration from other parts of Finland. Today the Finnish-speaking majority stands for ca 60% and the Swedish-speaking minority for about 39% of the population.
On June 26, 2006, the Sipoo town council decided on a strategy to triple the municipality's population over the next 25 years. The decision was made after Helsinki announced plans to annex a part of the municipality in order to continue to build high-end urbanizations in the coastline (and thus high-tax revenue producing). The Finnish Council of State voted in favour of the annexation on June 28, 2007, with votes 8 to 4. Sipoo disputed this and appealed the Supreme Administrative Court but the court upheld the decision of the Council of State and the annexation took place on January 1, 2009. As Helsinki did not directly border Sipoo at any point, the city of Vantaa ceded the area lain between Helsinki and Sipoo to Helsinki in the process.

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Siuntio
Siuntio (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsiuntio], Swedish: Sjundeå) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 6,160 (31 January 2012) and covers an area of 266.12 square kilometres (102.75 sq mi) of which 24.96 km² (9.64 sq mi) is water. The population density is 25.54 inhabitants per square kilometre (66.1 /sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual with the majority being Finnish and the minority Swedish-speakers.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Siuntio:
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Tenala
Tenala (Finnish: Tenhola) is a former municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. It was neighboured by Hanko, Kisko, Perniö, Pohja, Särkisalo and Ekenäs.
The municipality was established in 1329. The stone church of Tenala was built in late 15th century and the paintings on the piers are from the 17th century. The bell tower of the church was renovated in 1762. In 1988, Tenala had 2991 inhabitants living in an area of 443.6 km² and 86.96% of the inhabitants spoke Swedish as their native language. In 1993, the municipality consolidated with Ekenäs.

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Turku
Turku (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈturku] ( listen); Swedish: Åbo [ˈoːbu] ( listen)) is a city on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed to have been first settled around the end of the 13th century, making it the oldest city in Finland. It quickly became the most important city in Finland, a status it retained for hundreds of years. After Finland became part of the Russian Empire (1809), and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland was moved to Helsinki (1812), Turku continued to be the most populous city in Finland, until the end of the 1840s. Today it remains a regional capital and an important business and cultural center.
Because of its long history it has been the site of many important events, and has extensively influenced Finnish history. Along with Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Turku was designated the European Capital of Culture for 2011. In 1996 it was declared the official Christmas City of Finland.

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Tuusula
Tuusula (Finnish pronunciation: [tuːsulɑ]; Swedish: Tusby, [ˈtʉːsbyː]) is a municipality of Finland. It belongs to the Helsinki sub-region of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 37,706 (31 January 2012).
Tuusula, lying on the shores of Tuusulanjärvi lake, is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. It covers an area of 225.46 square kilometres (87.05 sq mi) of which 5.95 km² (2.30 sq mi) is water. The population density is 171.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (444.9 /sq mi).
Tuusula has three population centers. The administrative center is Hyrylä (about 19,500 residents), other two are Jokela (5,300 residents) and Kellokoski (4,300 residents). The remaining 4,400 residents are distributed to the rural areas outside of municipal centers.
The neighboring communes are Vantaa to the south, Nurmijärvi to the west, Hyvinkää to the north, Mäntsälä and Järvenpää to the north east, and Sipoo and Kerava to the east.
The area in what is now Tuusula was located in the larger municipality of Sipoo. In 1643, it became a separate parish in the municipality, and in 1653, it became a separate municipality. Tuusula's boundaries have not always remained the same: in 1924 the municipality of Kerava split from here; in 1950 the municipality of Korso was split between Tuusula, Kerava, and Sipoo; and in 1951 the municipality of Järvenpää split from here.

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Uusimaa
Uusimaa (Finnish) or Nyland (Swedish) (both names mean “new land”) is a region in Finland. It borders the regions Finland Proper, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia and Kymenlaakso. Finland’s capital Helsinki and its second largest city Espoo are both located centrally in Uusimaa, making it by far the most populous region.
Uusimaa/Nyland was, along with the rest of Southern and Western Finland, held by the Kingdom of Sweden from the 12th or 13th century.
The coastal Uusimaa had earlier been sparsely populated, mostly by Tavastians, but was from the 12th century populated by Swedish settlers, mostly from Hälsingland, and Swedish-speaking villages came up near the mouths of Vantaanjoki and Keravanjoki.
The names Uusimaa and Nyland mean “new land” in English. The Swedish-language name Nyland appears in the documents from the 14th century. The Finnish-language name Uusimaa appears for the first time in 1548 as Wsimaa in the first translation of the New Testament to Finnish by Mikael Agricola.
The Finnish provinces were ceded to Imperial Russia in the War of Finland in 1809. After this, Uusimaa became the Province of Uusimaa/Nyland of the old lääni system. From 1997 to 2010, Uusimaa was a part of the Province of Southern Finland. It has been divided in the regions of Uusimaa and Eastern Uusimaa. In 2011, two regions were merged.

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Vantaa
Vantaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑntɑː]; Swedish: Vanda) is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
Vantaa, with its population of 203,177 (31 January 2012), is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there. It also hosts a science centre, Heureka.
The city is bilingual^{[citation needed]}, with a majority (88.6 %) being Finnish speakers and minority (3%) speakers of Finland Swedish. Vantaa's residents that speak a native language other than Finnish or Swedish stand at 8.4% of the population.
Vantaa encompasses 240.34 square kilometres (92.80 sq mi), of which 1.97 km² (0.76 sq mi) is water. Population density is 852.36 /km² (2,207.6 /sq mi). It borders Helsinki, the Finnish capital, which is to the south and southwest. Other neighbouring municipalities are Espoo to the west, Nurmijärvi, Kerava and Tuusula to the north and Sipoo to the east.
Vantaa is divided into seven districts (Finnish: palvelualueet, Swedish: storområden): Myyrmäki (Myrbacka), Tikkurila (Dickursby), Hakunila (Håkansböle), Korso, Koivukylä (Björkby) and Aviapolis.

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Vällingby
Vällingby (by most Swedes today understood as "Gruel Village", see history below) is a suburban district in Västerort in the north-western part of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden.
Vällingby was planned in the early 1950s as a new town. Following its inauguration in 1954, it soon became world famous as a unique, well-planned city district served by the Stockholm Metro and a symbol of the Swedish middle-way welfare state.
The agricultural land where the modern suburb now stands, has a history stretching some 2,000 years back (i.e. at least twice as old as Stockholm). The people who lived there were known as vaellingar, "those living on the embankment". While it first appears in historical records in 1347 and it is known two farmyards existed here during the reign of King Gustav Vasa in the 16th century, in the 1922 edition of Nordisk Familjebok the location was still regarded as insignificant to deserve an article. In 1953 the number of inhabitants barely exceeded 2,000.
In a few years this rural land was transformed into the present modern suburb, inaugurated in 1954 in a ceremony attracting some 75,000 people. Vällingby was the first "ABC City" — an acronym for Arbete - Bostad - Centrum, "Work - Housing - Centre" — a suburb designed to offer its residents everything they needed, in short an independent city. High above the modern structure a rotating V-symbol placed the project on the map, while the shining T-symbol (for tunnelbana, metro) proudly indicated the presence of the newly built Stockholm Metro. Shortly after the inauguration of the modern suburb the number of inhabitants had reached 25,000.

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Otto-Iivari Meurman
Otto-Iivari Meurman (4 June 1890, in Ilmajoki – 19 August 1994, in Helsinki) was a Finnish architect. He did city plans for Kauniainen and Tapiola.
Meurman's concept of the nuclear family and its necessary place in society was prevalent in his career.

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Skateboarding @ Kauniainen

Skate session a'la circus. "Off the wa... errr, board!"...

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Kauniainen tulipalo 2

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published: 30 Aug 2008

author: wstryder

Two E-line commuter trains in Kauniainen, Finland

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Matinkylä to Kauniainen 11/04

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veikko @ kauniainen

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Kauniainen Grankulla rekry

"Vaikuta työlläsi, vaikuta työssäsi -- Kauniaisissa" Tarvitsemme jatkuvasti uutta innostun...

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Otto Maja - Mural @ Kauniainen Finland

Cameraman: Henry Lämsä & Kai Kuusisto Editor/Director: Henry Lämsä ( www.arvd.tumblr.com &...

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TAPIOLA-KAUNIAINEN MOODFILM

16mm MOODFILM for Ivana Helsinki Tapiola-Kauniainen collection, premiered at New York fash...

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Outi & Lee "I Will Get Up" Live in Kauniainen / Finland

Outi & Lee perform "I Will Get Up" in the lutheran church of Kauniainen in Finland. Record...

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Kauniainen tulipalo 3

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Finnish Pendolino 127 passes Kauniainen station

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TAPIOLA-KAUNIAINEN COLLECTION RUNWAY SHOW

New York Fashion week runway show, Ivana Helsinki autumn/ winter 2012/2013 collection musi...

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S-line commuter train stops at Kauniainen, Finland

Filmed 28. December 2009 on Kauniainen, Finland. The train was headding to Helsinki....

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Two E-line commuter trains in Kauniainen

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File - John Kerry, 27, testifies about the war in Vietnam before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, April 22, 1971. Sen. Kerry, D-Mass., 63, became a prominent critic of the war after he came home as a decorated veteran.

Will Kerry Preserve U.S. Freedom and an Authentic Defense?

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26 Nov 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling "In our opinion and from our experience," declared John Kerry in 1971, "there is nothing in South Vietnam which could happen that realistically threatens the United States of America. And to attempt to justify the loss of one American life in Vietnam, Cambodia or Laos by linking such loss to the preservation of freedom..is to us the height of criminal hypocrisy..." ... The U.S....(size: 6.4Kb)

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Congolese government soldiers (FARDC) patrol the streets of Minova under their control Sunday Nov. 25, 2012.

DR Congo rebels dispute deal on Goma pullout

Al Jazeera

27 Nov 2012

M23 rebels controlling the eastern city of Goma in the DR Congo have said they are not about to withdraw as demanded by regional leaders. The rebels said on Tuesday there were still in charge of Goma, just hours after General Aronda Nyakairima, the head of the Ugandan military, was quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying that their leader, Sultani Makenga, had told him he would pull out of Goma and Sake....(size: 17.7Kb)

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An internally displaced Congolese child heats water at the Mugunga camp outside the eastern Congolese town of Goma, Saturday Nov. 24, 2012.

DR Congo president holds talks with rebels

Al Jazeera

25 Nov 2012

Joseph Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has held direct talks with the leader of the M23 rebels in Uganda, hours after a regional summit called on them to end their offensive in the east of the country. Jean-Marie Runiga Lugerero, the political leader of the eastern DR Congo rebel group, said on Sunday he had an initial meeting with Kabila after the summit in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, ended on Saturday....(size: 20.0Kb)

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Thousands of Turks demonstrate to condemn terrorism and Kurdish rebels in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. Mostly nationalist Turks shouted: "We don't want The PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) at the parliament."

Turkey confronts a resurgent Kurdish threat

The Independent

26 Nov 2012

This town of 19,000 nestled in an idyllic mountain pass of impossibly green pastures and golden autumn trees is on the front lines of Turkey's rapidly escalating guerrilla war. In a struggle for autonomy as well as independent language and education rights, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has waged a low-grade conflict in Turkey for decades. ... 4 just as a Turkish army tank rolled by. ... "The violence is getting worse....(size: 8.8Kb)

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Bangladeshis and firefighters battle a fire at a garment factory in the Savar neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh, late Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012.

Bangladesh clothes factory fire kills 'at least 120'

BBC News

25 Nov 2012

The death toll from a fire in a clothes factory in Bangladesh has leapt to at least 120, officials say. The fire broke out late on Saturday in the nine-floor Tazreen Fashion factory in the Ashulia district on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka . ... ....(size: 1.5Kb)

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Metro to be part of Helsingin Sanomat, publication of Vartti in capital region discontinued (Sanoma Oyj)

noodls

29 Oct 2012

Press release, 29 October 2012 Metro to be part of Helsingin Sanomat, publication of Vartti in capital region discontinued The co-operation negotiations launched in Sanoma Kaupunkilehdet on 12 September are now concluded. ... The last issues of Vartti in the capital region (Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa) will be published on 31 October. ... (noodl: 16396433) ....(size: 4.6Kb)

Residents reject working group proposal for municipal merger in Helsinki region

Helsingin Sanomat

17 Oct 2012

A proposal put forward by a working group of civil servants to form a single city out of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa, and Sipoo is supported by fewer than three out of ten residents. ... In Espoo the figure is decreased by the fact that three out of ten Espoo residents would like a merger with the enclave of Kauniainen. ... If Kauniainen were linked with Espoo, then Espoo could wield power there as well", Airaksinen says. ... ....(size: 4.3Kb)

Municipal Elections: Views of candidates of the Greens and the SDP not far from each other in Helsinki

Helsingin Sanomat

09 Oct 2012

  Presumably, the biggest bone of contention in the new council would be the question of the planned municipal reform. A majority of the Green League and the National Coalition Party candidates who have taken part in the candidate selection engine survey support the merger of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen, and Sipoo . ... ....(size: 3.6Kb)

World Design Capital year did not attract more tourists to Helsinki

Helsingin Sanomat

03 Oct 2012

Lena Magnusson is standing in the middle of Helsinki’s Market Square with a funny hat on her head. The Swedish tourist likes the colourful woolly hats for sale at the Market Square, as they look so bright compared with the Swedish greyness. ...   Helsinki and its collaborators Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen and Lahti won the title of the World Design Capital of the Year for 2012. ... ....(size: 3.4Kb)

Streets in Helsinki to be closed Saturday to mark Car Free Day

Helsingin Sanomat

21 Sep 2012

An adult ticket within the City of Helsinki will cost just one euro, and for rides that cross municipal borders in the greater Helsinki area (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen) the fare will be two euros. ... ....(size: 1.1Kb)

Streets in Helsinki to be closed on Saturday to mark Car Free Day

Helsingin Sanomat

21 Sep 2012

  An adult ticket within the City of Helsinki will cost just one euro, and for rides that cross municipal borders in the Greater Helsinki area (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen) the fare will be two euros. ... ....(size: 1.2Kb)

Creative capital

Canberra Times

14 Sep 2012

Hot as Helsinki ... the Finnish city is dotted with arresting architecture. Photo: Alamy David Nicholls is inspired by the landmark buildings and events that cement Helsinki's position as a world design hub. ... WeeGee — Futuro Although Helsinki is the centre of the World Design Capital program, the focus also involves the neighbouring districts of Vantaa, Kauniainen, Lahti and Espoo. ... There's also the fantastic SIS....(size: 4.2Kb)

Foreign Investment in Helsinki Grew Significantly in 2011

PR Newswire

20 Jun 2012

For the first time , , and all came behind in terms of foreign direct investment and growth capital investment. ... The number of foreign mergers and acquisitions also increased, from 28 in 2010 to 34 in 2011. ... Greater Helsinki Promotion (GHP) is the invest-in expert organisation for the region, which is owned by the cities of , Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen and the Uusimaa Region....(size: 4.7Kb)

Out of this world designs

Independent online (SA)

23 May 2012

Almost 50 years ago a space-age plastic house was built in South Africa according to a Finnish design, but was deemed too expensive for the mass market. ... Helsinki is host along with four other neighbouring cities: Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen and Lahti. ... “The city is committed to using design as a tool,” said Aalto. ... ....(size: 1.8Kb)

There’s an App for That: World Design Capital Helsinki 2012

mediabistro

04 Jan 2012

The new, even-numbered year is upon us and with it comes a new world design capital: Helsinki (along with the Finnish cities of Espoo, Vantaa, Lahti, and Kauniainen). ... Got an app we should know about? Drop us a line at unbeige@mediabistro.com ....(size: 1.3Kb)

Kraft rallies, wins South Beach event

The Miami Herald

24 Dec 2011

There weren’t too many smiles by Kelly Kraft on Friday as he was busy grinding his way over the testy Miami Beach Golf Club course. However, in the end, there was a huge smile. ... With the triumph in the South Beach International Amateur, Kraft moved up to No. 4 in the world amateur rankings. ... For the girls’ 16-18 division, the 2011 first-place winner was Matilda Castren (212) from Kauniainen, Finland....(size: 3.5Kb)

Aktia plc Interim report 1.1-30.6.2010

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Kauniainen
Kauniainen – Grankulla

— Town —

Kauniaisten kaupunki – Grankulla stad

Villa Junghans in Kauniainen

Coat of arms

Location of Kauniainen in Finland

Coordinates: 60°13′N 024°44′E / 60.217°N 24.733°ECoordinates: 60°13′N 024°44′E / 60.217°N 24.733°E

Country

Helsinki sub-region

1920

1972

Government

• Town manager

Torsten Widén

Area(2011-01-01)^[1]

• Total

6.00 km² (2.32 sq mi)

• Land

5.88 km² (2.27 sq mi)

• Water

0.12 km² (0.05 sq mi)

Area rank

336th largest in Finland

Population (2012-01-31)^[2]

• Total

8,772

• Rank

124th largest in Finland

• Density

1,491.84/km² (3,863.8/sq mi)

Population by native language^[3]

• Finnish

57.7% (official)

• Swedish

38.3% (official)

• Others

Population by age^[4]

• 0 to 14

19.5%

• 15 to 64

62.6%

• 65 or older

17.9%

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Municipal tax rate^[5]

16.5%

Website

www.kauniainen.fi

Kauniainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑuniˌɑinen]; Swedish: Grankulla) is a small town and a municipality of 8,772 inhabitants (31 January 2012)^[2] in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland. It is surrounded by the city of Espoo, in Greater Helsinki. Kauniainen was founded by a corporation in 1906, AB Grankulla, that parcelled land and created a suburb for villas; Kauniainen received the status of a market town in 1920, the Finnish name in 1949, and the title of kaupunki ("city, town") in 1972.

The local taxation rate in Kauniainen is the lowest in Finland (16.5%),^[5] which makes the city attractive to the highest earners. This in turn makes the average income generally high, making it possible to keep the taxation rate low without compromising the service to the inhabitants.

Approximately 58% of the population have Finnish as their mother tongue while 38% are Swedish speakers.^[3] The dominant party in the city council has traditionally been the Swedish People's Party.

1 History
2 Transport
- 2.1 Roads
- 2.2 Public transportation
3 Services
4 Districts
5 Politics
- 5.1 Parliamentary elections
6 Sports
7 References
8 External links

History [link]

Villa Vallmogård was the home of author Mikael Lybeck. It briefly housed the American Embassy during World War II.

Around 10,000 years ago, after the Ice Age, only a few islets were visible in the Yoldia Sea, heights that today form the highest peaks of the area that is today known as Kauniainen. As the land slowly rose Kauniainen became a part of the inner archipelago around 4,000 years ago and there is evidence of human activity in the area in form of pieces of ceramics from this time period. However, the first permanent settlements in the area were established in the 19th century. Today Kauniainen is situated several kilometres from the sea.^[6]

In the beginning of the 20th century Kauniainen only consisted of a few crofters’ holdings at the outskirts of larger farms in Espoo. The name of the place, Grankulla, was known as the more dialectal Gränkull. The main road between Helsinki and Turku had passed through the northern parts of Kauniainen for centuries, but the new railway between the same cities that opened in 1903 was crucial for the development of the area.^[6]

The history of modern Kauniainen began in 1906 when a company, AB Grankulla, bought the land and sold it to people who wanted to have a villa outside the unhealthy city life in Helsinki. Several other similar communities were established at the same time around Helsinki: Kulosaari, Haaga, Leppävaara and Puistola. The share holders, among them the "father" of the municipality Janne Thurman, could be satisfied with their investment; they got the invested money back in one year. The era of the villas had though begun a few years earlier, when Elia Heikel and Emil Lindstedt bought the area around lake Gallträsk and built the first villas. No properties sold were smaller than 3,000 square metres.^[6]

Lake Gallträsk

Because the municipality of Espoo, to which the area of Kauniainen belonged, did not show much interest in the new community, the company was responsible for developing it; roads were built, a school founded, electricity arranged and the company lobbied for a railway station (opened in 1908) and a police office. In 1915 Kauniainen received a limited autonomy from Espoo and the role of the company declined.^[6]

The first exact population figure is from 1917 when the community had 1,647 inhabitants. In 1920 Kauniainen became a market town and gained complete municipal sovereignty. Kauniainen also differed from its rural surroundings in Espoo with a town plan, road network, villas and electricity. It was decided to keep Kauniainen a green, idyllic, rural community and industrial buildings were banned. Most of the villas were built in neoclassical style or in the late 1920s functionalism. The work with a new town plan was started in the late 1920s, but the proposal was disputed; the inhabitants (and property owners) thought the roads were too wide. The architect also died in the middle of the process, which led to that a compromise could be reached as late as in 1937. The population grew only by 10% from 1917 to 1939, while the population right outside the market town’s borders grew significantly.^[6]

Kauniainen has been officially bilingual since 1936 and the Finnish name Kauniainen was made official beside the Swedish name Grankulla in 1949 by the market town’s council. Already in the 1930s the name Kauniainen was used by the railways and the post service. The era of the villas ended with the Second World War and was replaced by reconstruction and economically challenging times.^[6]

Kauniainen's commercial centre, where the old building from the 1960s to the right will be demolished

The independence of Kauniainen as a municipality was threatened by the municipal obligations and the small number of inhabitants. In the 1950s the market town tried to incorporate a few surrounding areas from Espoo, but the application was rejected in 1953. Instead the area of Kasavuori, which the market town had bought, was incorporated in 1957. Otto-Iivari Meurman was given the task of making a new town plan. He suggested that the villa milieu would be kept, but that the number of inhabitants would be significantly raised, from 2,500 to 10,000, and that the unmodern villas would be replaced by new ones. Also apartment buildings should be built. A new commercial centre was planned next to the railway station with Vällingby in Stockholm as a model. The plans for Kasavuori were approved in 1959 and for the rest of the market town in 1961 and 1963. The commercial centre was inaugurated in 1966. The town plan has later been criticised because the unique villa environment was disrupted and many of the beautiful villas were demolished. A skiing centre was planned in Kasavuori of the same type as Holmenkollen in Oslo, but the plans were never realised. Today this area is protected.^[6]

The number of inhabitants grew rapidly; in 1967 by as much as 25%. In 1972 Kauniainen gained the status of a city (fi. kaupunki) and the year after Finnish became the majority language of the inhabitants and Swedish the minority. The town had at the time 6,400 inhabitants. The commercial centre has been considered ugly and outdated for more than 20 years^[6] and a new development plan for the town centre was approved in May 2006. The project begun in December 2006 when the first building was demolished.

Transport [link]

Roads [link]

Kauniainen has good road connections in most directions. The east-to-west Helsinki–Turku motorway (national road 1) passes Kauniainen to the south and the old Helsinki–Turku main road passes the northern parts of the town. The construction of the motorway in the 1960s played a big role when new inhabitants moved to Kauniainen, when they could drive quickly along the motorway into Helsinki's city centre. The north-to-south Kehä II (Ring Road 2) passes the eastern corner of Kauniainen.

Public transportation [link]

The most important form of public transportation in Kauniainen is the Rantarata railway, opened in 1903. The railway has been important for the development of Kauniainen as a suburb of Helsinki. Trains leave every 15 minutes and the ride to Helsinki Central railway station takes less than 20 minutes.

There are two regional bus lines which connect to Helsinki. There are also local bus lines which connect to various districts of Espoo.

Services [link]

Kauniainen offers a very large range of services to its inhabitants, considering the size of the town. There are six schools in Kauniainen, spread out on three levels and two languages – Finnish and Swedish. Kauniainen has:

swimming baths
indoor ice rink
slalom slope (only one slope, the oldest in Finland opened in 1934)
small athletics stadium
indoor sports arena (handball, tennis, etc.)
music school (for children)
art school (for children)
public library
adult education school
health station

Districts [link]

There are three districts in Kauniainen called I, II and III. No districts are named because of the small size of the town. The only area that is viewed as a named district is Kasavuori (Swedish: Kasaberget) in the western part of the town.

Politics [link]

The following parties have seats in the city council of Kauniainen (2004–2008):

Party	Seats
Swedish People's Party	17
National Coalition Party	14
Green League	2
Christian Democrats	1
Social Democratic Party	1
Total	35

Parliamentary elections [link]

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kauniainen:

Sports [link]

Kauniainen has a large range of sports facilities and the town council has been active in sponsoring sports. There are activities in most sports with Grankulla IFK (GrIFK) as the biggest association. GrIFK was founded in 1925 and is today active in ice hockey, football, team handball, floorball and alpine skiing.

A road in Kauniainen during winter

References [link]

^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Jaana af Hällström (2006): Grankulla 1906–2006 Kauniainen – Den sista i sitt slag. Gummerus, Jyväskylä ISBN 951-96894-9-4

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Otto Maja
Born	(1987-02-09)9 February 1987
Nationality	finnish
Field	Graphic Design, Drawing, Street art

Otto Maja (born September 14, 1987) is a Finnish street artist living and working in Helsinki. He is also known for translating the visual language cultivated on the streets into illustrations, paintings and drawings. His works have been exhibited in several locations around Finland, most recently in Pori Art Museum together with such internationally renown street artists as Blu and Invader.^[1]

1 History
2 Exhibitions
3 References
4 External links

History [link]

At the age of twelve his interest towards drawing was triggered by the boyfriend of his babysitter, who peddled with street art. In the years that followed Maja learned how to master urban canvases, developing a good sense of space which reflects also from his illustrations and drawings. Between 1998 and 2008, the city of Helsinki had a zero tolerance policy in regards to street art, enforced with private security contractors. In this atmosphere many artists, including Maja, needed to develop both stealth^[2] and methods to create pieces quickly - stickers, stencils and paste-ups.

After years of battling with the authorities, Maja decided to leave Helsinki to study graphic design at a folk high school in Anjalankoski, ending up teaching it for another year at the same institute. After living and working in the countryside of Jurva for some years, Maja returned to Helsinki. Throughout the years, he has held several successful exhibitions all around Finland, for example in Seinäjoki, Helsinki, Pori and Kouvola .^[3]^[4] In the field of graphic design, he is known for designing flyers for clubs and other events.

In order to promote Finnish street art, Maja set up the Nimi Collective^[5] in 2010. It continues to regularly exhibit the works of Finnish street artists online.

Exhibitions [link]

2008 Ystävästä, Kouvola's Head library
2009 Vapaalinja, Mbar, Helsinki
2009 Lasipalatsi Design Markets, Lasipalatsi, Helsinki
2010 Naamakerroin, Still Standing, Seinäjoki
2010 Street n Beat, Stache 1, Seinäjoki
2011 Wildlife, Lasipalatsi, Helsinki
2011 Rikoskumppani, Geezers the shop, Helsinki
2011 For the name of Mosquitoes, Cafe Talo, Helsinki
2012 Street art - The next Generation, Pori Art Museum, Pori^[1]

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Name	Maja, Otto
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Date of birth	1987-14-09
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