Hyvinkää

Hyvinkää is a city and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region, approximately 50 kilometres north of the capital Helsinki. The city was chartered in 1960. The population of Hyvinkää is 46,871. Its neighboring municipalities are Riihimäki and Hausjärvi in the north, Mäntsälä in the east, Tuusula and Nurmijärvi in the south, and Vihti and Loppi in the west.Highways and rail connections make it one of the suburban commuter centers of Greater Helsinki. The city planning has had an emphasis on recreational facilities.

Some of the more well-known buildings in Hyvinkää are, among others, the Church of Hyvinkää and the manor house of Kytäjä. The Finnish Railway Museum is located in Hyvinkää.