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Town in Uusimaa, Finland
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Tusby träsk
Several Finnish 19th-century painters, such as Eero Järnefelt, Pekka Halonen and Venny Soldan-Brofeldt, and the contemporary author Juhani Aho, had their villas along the shore.
Järvenpää's best known attraction is Ainola, the home of the composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957).
Home of writer Juhani Aho and his wife, painter Venny Soldan-Brofeldt, from 1897 to 1911.
A café famous for its large cinnamon buns (korvapuusti).
A Mexican restaurant and bar.
A pizza/kebab place.
A small Irish pub.
Newly renovated with Scandinavian interior, replaced old scandic hotel which was in the same building.
A hypermarket.
By bus
By car
You can drive from Helsinki to Järvenpää in about half an hour by Highway 4. Highway 45 to Tuusula and then Järvenpääntie may be a nicer drive.
By scooter
You can rent electric kick scooters for use in the centre from Finnish Swup.
By taxi
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