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3 unusual facts about Hämeenlinna


Demographics of Finland

The geographical center of population (Weber point) of the Finnish population is currently located in Hauho, in the village of Sappee, now part of the town of Hämeenlinna.

Hämeenlinna

NHL Minnesota Wild forward Antti Miettinen was born in Hämeenlinna in 1980 and returns there in the off-season.

Supreme Administrative Court of Finland

Appeals are made to the Supreme Administrative Court from the decisions of the administrative courts of Helsinki, Turku, Hämeenlinna, Kouvola, Kuopio, Vaasa, Oulu, Rovaniemi and Åland Islands, the Market Court, and the Council of State.


Hämeentie

True to its name, Hämeentie originally formed the starting part of a main road leading from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna, travelling through the districts of Viikki, Malmi (nowadays Kirkonkyläntie) and Hyrylä.

Ilpo Verno

Ilpo Verno (born 22 December 1981) is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for the Ykkönen side FC Hämeenlinna based in Hämeenlinna in Finland.

Mikko Lahtio

Lahtio is a graduate of construction engineering at HAMK University of Applied Sciences in Hämeenlinna.

Sirkka Sari

She was at a party with the rest of the cast and crew of Rikas tyttö, her third and last film, while shooting at the Aulanko Hotel in Hämeenlinna; the party had been her idea.

Steen Christensen

The reporter Matts Dumell interviewed Christensen in the Hämeenlinna prison four days before he was transferred to Denmark.

Vanaja

Vanajan Autotehdas, a defunct producer of Vanaja heavy vehicles in Hämeenlinna, Finland


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