Riihimäki

Riihimäki (literally "Drying barn hill" in English) is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about 69 km north of Helsinki and 109 km southeast of Tampere. It is somewhat of a railway junction, since the railway tracks going from different parts of the nation to Helsinki merge there. Sako, Ltd. has a major factory in Riihimäki.

The town is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The town has a population of 26,842 (December 31, 2004) and covers an area of 125.38 km² of which 4.55 km² is water. The population density is 222.1 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Sports

• Peltosaaren Nikkarit & Kiekko-Nikkarit (Ice Hockey)
• Kolmoskori (Basketball)
• Riihimäen Ilves, formerly RIPS (Soccer)
• SC Top (Floorball)
• Cocks (Handball)
• Riihi-Pesis, formerly RPL (Pesäpallo)
• Riihimäen Kisko (Athletics)

Famous People

• Renny Harlin, Finnish director famous for such films as Exorcist: The Beginning, Cliffhanger, Mindhunters and Die Hard 2
• Jukka Jalonen, Finnish National Ice Hockey team coach
• Olli Korkeavuori, SM-Liiga player
• Kari Tiainen, motorcycle enduro world champion
• Janne Kataja, Finnish TV-person

External links

• Official website of Riihimäki
• Hyrinet - Hyvinkää-Riihimäki area portal