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Klaukkala
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Klaukkala (; , ) is the southern-most urban area () of the Nurmijärvi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland, located near Lake Valkjärvi. It is the largest urban area in Nurmijärvi, and despite the fact that it officially has the status of a village, it is often mistakenly thought to be a separate town due to its size and structure. In the 2010s, Klaukkala's urban area grew to be part of the larger Helsinki urban area.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Klaukkala
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Urban area
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Klaukkala, 2019.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Klaukkala in 2019.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Finland#Finland Uusimaa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uusimaa
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nurmijärvi
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 44.03
- Settlement.population_total
- 21,019
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020-12-31
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 477
- Settlement.timezone1
- EET
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Klövskog
- Population
- 21019
- Area
- 4403
- Image
- Klaukkala.jpg
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- native label
- Klaukkala
- Commons category
- Klaukkala
- postal code
- 01840
- nickname
- Klöövi
- P11012
- Richard A. Cody
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- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Axe murders and the civil war
- Improvement of the market area
- Geography
- Location
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- Features
- Infrastructure
- Transport
- Services and buildings
- Notable people
- See also
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Klaukkala (; , ) is the southern-most urban area () of the Nurmijärvi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland, located near Lake Valkjärvi. It is the largest urban area in Nurmijärvi, and despite the fact that it officially has the status of a village, it is often mistakenly thought to be a separate town due to its size and structure. In the 2010s, Klaukkala's urban area grew to be part of the larger Helsinki urban area.
Klaukkala has a population of over 20,000 and is the fastest-growing area of Nurmijärvi; almost half of the total population of the municipality lives in Klaukkala. Its population began to rise in the 1960s, when it surpassed the church village of Nurmijärvi. In the 1970s, Klaukkala also grew larger than Rajamäki, which until then was the largest of Nurmijärvi's villages. At that time, Klaukkala's population was over 2,500. Klaukkala has significant migration mainly from the Helsinki conurbation, being a rural village a half-hour's drive away from the Helsinki centre, it especially attracts families with children. Unfortunately, due to the enormous population growth, the village is also infamous for its growing traffic, which causes local problems at the mornings and afternoons.
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