Kerava

Kerava is a town and municipality within the Uusimaa region of Finland. The municipalities of Vantaa, Sipoo and Tuusula are adjacent to Kerava, which is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area.The town has a population of 37,797 and covers an area of 30.79 square kilometres of which 0.17 km2 is water. The population density is 1,234.39 inhabitants per square kilometre. Kerava is the 30th largest municipality in terms of population, but the 5th smallest municipality in terms of area in Finland. However, it is also the third most densely populated area in the sub-region after Helsinki and Kauniainen. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The Sinebrychoff brewery operations are based in Kerava. There is also a well-known prison in the town, which includes 94 places in the open prison ward.