Riihimäki

Riihimäki (literally "Dryin barn hill" in Scots) is a toun an municipality in the sooth o Finland, aboot  north o Helsinki an  sootheast o Tampere. It is somewha o a railwey junction, syne the railway tracks goin frae different pairts o the naition tae Helsinki merge thare. Sako, Ltd. haes a major factory in Riihimäki.

The toun is locatit in the Tavastie Proper region. The toun haes a population o  () an covers an area o  o which  is watter. The population densitie is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History
Riihimäki wis established aroond the Riihimäki railway station, ane o the oreeginal stations on the Helsinki–Hämeenlinna track (main track o Finland). It became the first junction in Finland when the Riihimäki – Saint Petersburg track's first section frae Riihimäki tae Lahti wis opened in 1869. Gradually, mair settlements stairtit tae be biggit aroond the station.

In 1922, Riihimäki separatit frae Hausjärvi an became an independent mercat toun. Riihimäki got its ceety richts in 1960. It wis hame tae the reputit Riihimäki Glass company that remained in business frae 1910 throu 1990.

Sports
 Peltosaaren Nikkarit & Kiekko-Nikkarit (Ice hockey)
 Kolmoskori (Basketbaw)
 Riihimäen Ilves, umwhile RIPS (Fitbaa)
 SC Top (Floorbaw)
 Cocks (Handbaw)
 Riihi-Pesis, formerly RPL (Pesäpallo)
 Riihimäen Kisko (Athletics)

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Riihimäki is twinned wi:
 Szolnok, Hungary
 Skedsmo, Norawa
 Husavik, Iceland
 Gus-Khrustalny, Roushie
 Karlskoga, Swaden
 Aalborg, Denmark
 Bad Segeberg, Germany

References
Notes

Freemit airtins

Town of Riihimäki – Offeecial wabsteid
Hyrinet – Hyvinkää–Riihimäki area portal 
Finnish Glass Museum - Riihimäki 


Category:Ceeties an touns in Finland
Category:Municipalities o Tavastie Proper
Category:Populatit places established in 1922