Riihimäki
Riihimäki | |
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Town | |
| Riihimäen kaupunki Riihimäki stad | |
Riihimäki railway station | |
Location of Riihimäki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°44′N 024°46′E / 60.733°N 24.767°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Kanta-Häme |
| Sub-region | Riihimäki |
| Charter | 1922 |
| City rights | 1960 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Jouni Eho |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 125.56 km2 (48.48 sq mi) |
| • Land | 121.01 km2 (46.72 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 290th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 28,619 |
| • Rank | 38th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 236.5/km2 (613/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 91.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 8.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.8% |
| • 65 or older | 22.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Riihimäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈriːhiˌmæki]; lit. 'drying barn hill') is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about 69 kilometres (43 mi) north of Helsinki and 109 kilometres (68 miles) southeast of Tampere. An important railway junction is located in Riihimäki, since railway tracks from Riihimäki lead to Helsinki, Tampere and Lahti. Several businesses also operate in Riihimäki. Notably, Würth Oy has its Finnish headquarters and logistics center in Riihimäki. Valio has a major dairy in the Herajoki part of Riihimäki. The famous Sako rifles are also produced in Riihimäki.
The town is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. Its neighboring municipalities are Janakkala in the north, Hausjärvi in the east, Hyvinkää in the south and Loppi in the west. The town has a population of 28,619 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 125.56 square kilometres (48.48 sq mi) of which 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) is water. The population density is 236.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (613/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Riihimäki is home to the Riihimäki Prison, which is, alongside Turku Prison, one of the prisons in the country with the highest security rating (A+), and is home to the country's most dangerous prisoners.