Järvenpää

Järvenpää is a city of about 40,000 inhabitants, located 40 km north of Helsinki. It is situated at the northern end of Lake Tuusula and it's name translates to "Lake's end"

By train

You can reach Järvenpää by local trains from Helsinki and Vantaa.

By bus

There are buses (timetables in Finnish only) from Helsinki both along Freeway 45 passing through Tuusula and Freeway 4.

By car

You can drive from Helsinki to Järvenpää in about half an hour.

Järvenpää isn't very large so you can get around by foot. There are also a couple of local bus lines, (site in Finnish only) should you need to go to the villages around Järvenpää.
You can also rent bicycles from Järvenpää Art Museum.

• Ainola

  phone: +358 9287 322
  address: Ainolankatu
  Järvenpää's best known attraction is Ainola, the home of the composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957).

• The shore of Lake TuusulaSeveral Finnish 19th century painters such as Eero Järnefelt and Pekka Halonen and author Juhani Aho had their villas along the shore.

Festivals

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• Casa Toscana

  phone: +358 9 271 41
  address: Asema-aukio
  An Italian restaurant.

• Kulmakonditoria

  phone: +358 9 2790 3001
  address: Sibeliuksenkatu 17
  A café famous for its large cinnamon buns (korvapuusti).

• Cantina Zapata

  phone: +358 9 2711 511 (Bar), +358 9 2911 007 (Kitchen)
  address: Mannilantie 44
  A Mexican restaurant and bar.

• Star Pizza

  phone: +358 9 271 5754
  address: Kartanontie 14
  A pizzeria/kebab place,

• McArthur

  address: Mannilantie 37
  A small Irish pub.

• Scandic Järvenpää

  phone: +358 9 27141
  address: Asema-aukio

• Hyvinkää
• Kerava
• Tuusula