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Tuusula

Tuusula (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Tuusula is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Tuusula is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland and the second most populous municipality without city status () after Nurmijärvi. Tuusula is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately  million inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement.name: Tuusula
Settlement.other_name: Tusby
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Tuusulan church in winter IM4097 C.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: The wooden church of Tuusula
Settlement.image_shield: Tuusula.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Tuusula sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Tuusula in Finland
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe marker: city
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

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16 sections

Contents

Geography
Villages
History
Notable people
Demographics
Politics
Parliamentary elections
Municipal Council
Twin towns – Sister cities
Economy and Infrastructure
Economy
Transportation
Education
See also
References
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A laurel branch in the coat of arms of Tuusula refers to the local artist community and a wheellock was borrowed from the coat of arms of the Stålhane noble family, which has long been influential in Tuusula. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson in 1953.