Tuusula
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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.[1]
Geography
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 225.45 square kilometres (87.05 sq mi) of which 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 193.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (501/sq mi).
Tuusula has three population centres. The administrative centre 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 centres.[3] The most significant main road connection between Hyrylä and Helsinki is the Tuusulanväylä motorway.
The neighbouring 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.
Villages
Huikko, Hyrylä, Jokela, Jäniksenlinna, Kellokoski, Kirkonkylä, Lahela, Myllykylä, Nahkela, Paijala, Riihikallio, Ruotsinkylä, Ruskela, Rusutjärvi, Savikulma, Siippoo, Vanhakylä
History
The area in what is now Tuusula was located in the larger municipality of Sipoo. It got its current name from its original inhabitants known as the Tuusas (based on the Germanic names Dose or Duse), who settled in the area centuries ago.[4] The historical center called Tuusulan kirkonkylä ("Tuusula church village") was built on the shores of lake in the 16th century.[5] 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.
During the Crimean War (1853–1856), a Russian garrison was stationed in what is now Hyrylä. The modern parish mostly developed around it. Since the departure of the Helsinki Air Defence Regiment, the former garrison area has been redeveloped.
The area had always been a fairly fertile area, thus encouraging farming. The development of other industries began in 1795, when an ironworks was created in Kellokoski that functioned until the 1980s. The establishment of a railway in Jokela furthered the growth.
Soon after this industrial time another aspect of Tuusulan history was realised. The Tuusulanjärvi lake attracted many artists who wanted to paint the beautiful landscape. Following the footsteps of Aleksis Kivi, the Finnish national poet who spent the last years of his life in a hut on the shores of the lake, Jean Sibelius, Juhani Aho, and Pekka Halonen even established their main residences here. Recently these houses have become tourist sites, especially Sibelius' house Ainola. Also, Tuusula Lake Road on the eastern shore of the lake is an outside museum.
The Jokela rail crash was a rail crash which occurred on 21 April 1996 here.
Jokela High School was the site of the Jokela school shooting, a school shooting which occurred on 7 November 2007, leaving 9 dead (including the 18-year-old perpetrator, Pekka-Eric Auvinen).[6][7]
Notable people
- Ilmari Juutilainen, the top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force
- Eino Leino, poet
- Teemu Suninen, rally driver
Demographics
Tuusula, in the Helsinki suburbs, has been in a positive balance of population, with it more than doubling in size since 1970.
The municipality is officially Finnish. Swedish was the second official language until 1943. Today only 2% are Swedish-speaking.
Population in:
- 1970 – 17.235
- 1980 – 22.151
- 1987 – 26.234
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Politics
Parliamentary elections
Results[9] of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Tuusula:
- Finns Party 21%
- National Coalition Party 20.4%
- Social Democratic Party 16.5%
- Centre Party 12.3%
- Green League 11.3%
- Movement Now 5.3%
- Left Alliance 4.8%
- Blue Reform 2.6%
- Christian Democrats 2%
- Other parties 4%
Municipal Council
| Party | Percent of the council | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| National Coalition Party | 26.2% | 14 |
| Tuusulan Puolesta (Eng. "For Tuusula") | 25.2% | 14 |
| Social Democratic Party of Finland | 25.1% | 13 |
| Centre Party | 11.6% | 5 |
| Christian Democrats | 3.2% | 2 |
| Left Alliance | 3.5% | 1 |
| Green League | 3.5% | 1 |
| Swedish People's Party | 1.1% | 1 |
Twin towns – Sister cities
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Economy and Infrastructure
Economy
Due its proximity to the Helsinki, Tuusula is, for the most part, a commuter town. Tuusula itself has around 10,000 jobs. 66% of the jobs are in the service sector, 31% in the workforce, and 1.5% are farmers. The unemployment rate amounted to 3% (2007), far below the national average.
Transportation
From the centre of Tuusula, Hyrylä, there are good bus connections to Helsinki, via the Tuusula motorway. There are also two train stations in the main railway line of Finland, Jokela and Nuppulinna. Nuppulinna, however, was discontinued in 2016.
Education
Tuusula's network of schools include:
- 18 primary schools
- 4 secondary schools
- 3 high schools
- 1 hospital school
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ainiala, Terhi (10 August 1999). "Tuusulasta Tuusniemelle" (in suomi). Institute for the Languages of Finland. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vuoristo, Katja (2009). "Tuusulan kk (Tusby by) 1000014738". Tuusulan historiallisen ajan muinaisjäännösinventointi (in suomi). Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Teen gunman dead from critical injuries who opened fire on Finnish classmates". CNN. 2007-11-07. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fatal shooting at Finnish school". BBC News. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tulospalvelu: Eduskuntavaalit 2019 - Tuusula". Keski-Uuusimaa. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ 2004 election results
External links
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- Municipality of Tuusula – official site
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