Mäntsälä

Mäntsälä () is a municipality in the province of Southern Finland, and is part of the Uusimaa region. It has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Mäntsälä is one of three municipalities in the Uusimaa region that do not have a Swedish name; the others are Nurmijärvi and Askola.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Mäntsälä
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Mäntsälän kirkonmäki Ehnroosin mäeltä nähtynä.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The church hill of Mäntsälä (Mäntsälän kirkonmäki). The church tower in the background.
Settlement.image_shield: Mäntsälä.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Mäntsälä sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Mäntsälä in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uusimaa
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Helsinki sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Metropolitan area
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Helsinki metropolitan area
Settlement.seat: Mäntsälä (Kirkonkylä)
Settlement.parts_type: Villages
Settlement.parts: Numminen, Sääksjärvi Sälinkää

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Official website

Mäntsälän kunta

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Mäntsälän kunta
Population: 20957
Area: 15.26
Official website: www.mantsala.fi
Image: Mäntsälä Church winter 01.jpg

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Commons category: Mäntsälä
Commons gallery: Mäntsälä
native label: Mäntsälä
citizens' initiative URL: www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=505

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Mäntsälä lies about north of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. During the last few years, the population of Mäntsälä has been one of the most rapidly increasing in Finland. A new railway, the Kerava–Lahti railway line, was built between Kerava and Lahti with passenger traffic starting on 4 September 2006 from Mäntsälä railway station. Helsinki is about 40 minutes away, and Lahti even closer. Highway 4 (E75) connecting both cities passes through Mäntsälä.