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{{short description|Municipality in Uusimaa, Finland}}
{{About|the municipality|the village that is its administrative center|Nurmijärvi (village)|the former lake|Nurmijärvi (lake)}}
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'''Nurmijärvi''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈnurmiˌjærʋi}}) is a [[municipality]] in [[Finland]], located in the southern interior of the country. Nurmijärvi is situated in the [[Uusimaa]] region. The population of Nurmijärvi is approximately {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{Data Finland municipality/population count|Nurmijärvi}}round -3}}}}. It is the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|Nurmijärvi}}}} most populous [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] in Finland and the most populous municipality without city status ({{langx|fi|kaupunki}}). Nurmijärvi is part of the [[Helsinki metropolitan area]], which has approximately {{formatnum: {{#expr: ({{Data Finland municipality/population count|Helsinki}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Espoo}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Vantaa}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Mäntsälä}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Pornainen}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kauniainen}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kirkkonummi}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Vihti}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Nurmijärvi}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Hyvinkää}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Tuusula}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kerava}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Järvenpää}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Sipoo}}) /1000000 round 2 }}}}&nbsp;million inhabitants. 

Nurmijärvi is located {{convert|37|km}} north of the capital, [[Helsinki]]. Nurmijärvi's neighbouring municipalities are [[Espoo]], [[Vantaa]], [[Tuusula]], [[Hyvinkää]] and [[Vihti]]. In recent decades, Nurmijärvi has been one of the fastest growing municipalities in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and in Finland as a whole because of its proximity to Helsinki. The municipality does not have a single clear residential settlement, but is divided into mainly four areas: the largest urban area in the southern part of the municipality, [[Klaukkala]] (over 20,000 inhabitants); the [[administrative centre]] of the municipality, [[Nurmijärvi (village)|Nurmijärvi]] (almost 8,000 inhabitants); the northern settlement of [[Rajamäki  (village)|Rajamäki]] (over 7,000 inhabitants); and the small settlement of [[Röykkä]] (over 1,500 inhabitants) in the northwestern part.

Nurmijärvi literally means "lawn lake" although the [[Nurmijärvi (lake)|lake that gave the municipality its name]] was drained in the early 20th century and is now nothing more than some flat fields near the village centre. Nurmijärvi is one of three municipalities in the Uusimaa region that does not have a Swedish name, the others being [[Askola]] and [[Mäntsälä]].

== History ==
[[File:Kulutusosuuskuntien Keskusliiton kokoelma D1974 10501F (30912583755).jpg|thumb|left|Like many other rural communities, one of Nurmijärvi's most important sources of income has always been agriculture. The picture is from 1954 in Nurmijärvi.]]
The area of what is now Nurmijärvi was inhabited in prehistoric times, indicated by archaeological finds dating back to 4500–3500 BC. At the start of the [[Middle Ages]] there was no permanent settlement in the area, but later settlement spread from both [[Tavastia (historical province)|Tavastia]] and the coast, such that in 1540 there were 15 villages with 115 houses.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=https://www.nurmijarvi.fi/kuntalaisen-palvelut/kulttuuri-ja-vapaa-aika/museo/nurmijarven-historiaa/nurmijarven-historiaa-lyhyesti/|title=Nurmijärven historiaa lyhyesti|website=Nurmijarvi.fi|access-date=February 22, 2020|language=fi}}</ref>

Administratively, Nurmijärvi has been formed by combining areas of [[Loppi]], [[Vihti]] and [[Helsinki]] parishes. The earliest documentary mention of Nurmijärvi dates back to 1488, when the village of [[Uotila, Nurmijärvi|Uotila]] was mentioned. According to the land register of 1539, Nurmijärvi had 15 villages with a total of 113 houses. An independent congregation had already been formed in 1605 and the administrative parish of Nurmijärvi was formed in 1775, when the area had a population of 1471.<ref name="history"/>

The first church in Nurmijärvi (likely St. Martin's Church, mentioned in 1565) was built at the end of the Middle Ages. It was demolished to give way to a new church, completed in 1692, and the [[Nurmijärvi church|present church]], completed in 1793 and designed by [[Matti Åkerblom]], is the third in order.<ref name="tarmio">Hannu Tarmio, Pentti Papunen & Kalevi Korpela: ''Suomenmaa 5: maantieteellis-yhteiskunnallinen tieto- ja hakuteos'', p. 405–406. Porvoo-Helsinki: WSOY, 1973.</ref>

[[Nurmijärvi (lake)|Nurmijärvi]] has long been a strong agricultural parish, and the share of fields in the total municipal area is almost one third, which is more than in many other municipalities in Finland. Horticultural crops have also been heavily cultivated and, for example, almost half of the [[Brassica oleracea|wild cabbage]] harvest in Finland is produced in Nurmijärvi. Nevertheless, the municipality has not carried out further processing of agricultural products; for example, there has been no [[dairy]].<ref name="tarmio"/>

The first industrial plants were born in the late 19th century, including Finland's first [[Pharmaceutical industry|pharmaceutical factory]] founded by [[pharmacist]] [[Albin Koponen (pharmacist)|Albin Koponen]] in Nurmijärvi in 1899.<ref name="history"/> The main products of the drug plant were filizine extracted from [[Dryopteris filix-mas|male fern]] root rhizomes, which were sold as ''[[Diphyllobothrium latum]]'' and [[cestoda]] medicines called Filisin and Filicon. The factory-produced filicin was sold encapsulated all the way to China and America. Today, trade, transport and other services account for two thirds, industry and construction for less than one third and agriculture for over 3% of the population. The largest individual employers are [[Altia|Altia Oyj]]<ref name="history"/> and [[Teknos|Teknos Oy]] in Rajamäki, [[Polimoon|Polimoon Oy]] in Klaukkala and [[Korsisaari|Korsisaari Oy]].

In the early 1960s, the settlement of Nurmijärvi was evenly distributed in different parts of the municipality. However, migration to Nurmijärvi began to accelerate around the middle of the decade and the focus of settlement shifted to the southern parts of the municipality. Already in 1970 the majority (65%) of the inhabitants of Nurmijärvi lived in urban settlements. The largest [[Urban agglomeration|agglomeration]]s at that time were [[Klaukkala]] (3,500 inhabitants), [[Rajamäki (village)|Rajamäki]] (3,400 inhabitants) and church village (2,800 inhabitants). Of these, the growth of Klaukkala and church village, in particular, has been based almost exclusively on the vicinity of the [[Helsinki metropolitan area]].<ref name="history"/><ref name="tarmio"/> The most prominent farms on Lake Nurmijärvi have been the manors of [[Numlahti Manor|Numlahti]] and [[Raala Manor|Raala]]. Before the departure of [[Hyvinkää]] in 1917, the [[Kytäjä Manor]] as well as the whole of the [[Kytäjä]] village, were part of the Nurmijärvi parish.<ref name="history"/>

== Geography ==
[[File:Sääksjärvi (Nurmijärvi) beach.jpg|thumb|left|[[Lake Sääksi]] beach.]]
Nurmijärvi is located in the central part of Uusimaa. [[Salpausselkä]] passes through the northern part of the municipality via Röykkä, [[Kiljava]] and Rajamäki, and the [[Vantaa (river)|River Vantaa]] flows through the [[Nukari]] and [[Palojoki]] rivers in the eastern part of the municipality. Nurmijärvi's lowest terrain is in the Luhtajoki valley at Klaukkala and the highest in Salpausselkä near [[Herunen]].

There are few watercourses in the Nurmijärvi area. The municipality is located along the middle course of the River Vantaa and there are two large [[rapids]], the Nukarinkoski and the Myllykoski. The [[Kuhakoski|Kuhakoski rapids]], located in the village of Perttula and flowing into Lake Valkjärvi, is also significant in terms of industrial history and at the same time a popular attraction with its [[waterfall]].<ref>[https://www.suomenvesiputoukset.fi/vesiputoukset/suomen-vesiputoukset-luettelossa/kuhakoski/ Kuhakoski - Suomen vesiputoukset] (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://retkipaikka.fi/uudenmaan-suurin-vesiputous-nurmijaven-kuhakoski/ Uudenmaan suurin vesiputous, Nurmijärven Kuhakoski - Retkipaikka] (in Finnish)</ref> The River Vantaa is joined by the Palojoki River from [[Hyvinkää]] and [[Tuusula]], near the Palojoki village. The Lepsämä River and the [[Luhtajoki|Luhtajoki River]] flowing in the southern part of the municipality join the Vantaa town side near the [[Keimola]] village before joining the River Vantaa. The largest lake in Nurmijärvi is the [[Sääksjärvi, Uusimaa|Lake Sääksi]] (which is partly situated on the northwest side of Hyvinkää), which is known for one of the most popular [[beach]]es in Finland,<ref>[https://www.is.fi/matkat/art-2000005691891.html Suomen 10 upeinta uimarantaa – pulahda täällä kesälomareissulla] (in Finnish)</ref> being located in the [[Kiljava]] village. The other lakes are Lake Vaaksi near Röykkä and [[Valkjärvi (lake)|Lake Valkjärvi]] between Klaukkala and Perttula.

=== Villages ===
[[File:Centre_nurmijärvi.jpg|thumb|Aleksis Kiven tie, one of the main streets of [[Nurmijärvi (village)|Nurmijärvi's centre]] in January 2020.]]
[[Herunen]], [[Järventausta]], [[Kiljava]], [[Klaukkala]], [[Leppälampi]], [[Lepsämä]], [[Luhtajoki, Nurmijärvi|Luhtajoki]], [[Metsäkylä, Nurmijärvi|Metsäkylä]], [[Nukari]], [[Numlahti]], [[Nummenpää]], [[Nurmijärvi (village)|Nurmijärvi]] (''Kirkonkylä''), [[Palojoki]], [[Perttula]], [[Raala]], [[Rajamäki (village)|Rajamäki]], [[Röykkä]], [[Suomies]], [[Uotila, Nurmijärvi|Uotila]], [[Valkjärvi, Nurmijärvi|Valkjärvi]]

=== Urban areas ===
[[File:Klaukkala.jpg|thumb|The centre of [[Klaukkala]], the largest urban area of the municipality.]]
Table of the all statistical urban areas of the municipality. The [[administrative centre]] is in bold.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! # !! Urban area !! Population<br>(31 December 2020)<ref>[https://statfin.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11s8.px/table/tableViewLayout1/ Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan, 2020] – [[Statistics Finland]] (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11s7.px/table/tableViewLayout1/ Taajama- ja haja-asutusalueväestö iän ja sukupuolen mukaan kunnittain, 2020] – [[Statistics Finland]] (in Finnish)</ref>
|-
| 1 || [[Klaukkala]] ||align="right"|20,683
|-
| 2 || '''[[Nurmijärvi (village)|Nurmijärvi]]''' (''Kirkonkylä'') ||align="right"|7,773
|-
| 3 || [[Rajamäki (village)|Rajamäki]] ||align="right"|7,494
|-
| 4 || [[Röykkä]] ||align="right"|1,593
|-
| 5 || [[Nukari]] ||align="right"|346
|-
| 6 || [[Palojoki]] ||align="right"|331
|-
| 7 || [[Leppälampi]] ||align="right"|272
|}

==Demographics==
===Population and immigration===
The municipality of Nurmijärvi has {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Nurmijärvi}}}} inhabitants, making it the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|Nurmijärvi}}}} most populous municipality in Finland. The municipality of Nurmijärvi is part of the [[Helsinki metropolitan area]], which is the largest urban area in Finland with {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Helsinki}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Espoo}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Vantaa}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Mäntsälä}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Pornainen}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kauniainen}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kirkkonummi}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Vihti}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Nurmijärvi}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Hyvinkää}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Tuusula}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kerava}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Järvenpää}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Sipoo}} }} }} inhabitants. In Nurmijärvi, 7% of the population has a foreign background, which is below the national average.<ref name="Stat-finland-population-38,000-persons">{{Cite web | url=https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rv.px/chart/chartViewPie/ | title=Number of foreign-language speakers grew by nearly 38,000 persons | date=31 May 2023 | publisher=Statistics Finland | access-date=2 October 2023 | language=en }}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="float:right;" 
|colspan="2"|'''Population by country of birth (2022)'''<ref name="Stat-finland-population-38,000-persons"/>
|-\
! Nationality || Population
|-
|{{flag|Finland}} || 41,224
|-
|{{flag|Estonia}} || 1,235
|-
|{{flag|Soviet Union}} || 551
|-
|{{flag|Thailand}} || 94
|-
|{{flag|Syria}} || 82
|-
|{{flag|Romania}} || 81
|-
|{{flag|Turkey}} || 75
|-
|{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} || 66
|-
|{{flag|Philippines}} || 52
|-
|{{flag|Iraq}} || 52
|-
|{{flag|Russia}} || 43
|- 
|Other || 721
|- 
|}
{{Bar chart
| title   = Population size of Nurmijärvi 1990–2020<ref name="Stat-finland-population-38,000-persons"/>
| label_type  = Year
| data_type   = Population
| bar_width = 40
| width_units = em
| label3  = 1990
| label4  = 1995
| label5  = 2000
| label6  = 2005
| label7  = 2010
| label8  = 2015
| label9  = 2020 
| data_max = 48000
| data3  = 28129
| data4  = 30014
| data5  = 33104
| data6  = 37391
| data7  = 39937
| data8  = 41897
| data9  = 43663
}}

===Religion===
[[File:Nurmijärven helluntaiseurakunta 2025 1.jpg|thumb|The [[Nurmijärvi Pentecostal Church]] in 2025]]
63.9% of Nurmijärvi's residents belong to the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland]], compared to 63.6% nationwide (2023). 2.3% of the population belong to other religious denominations, and 33.8% of the population are unaffiliated.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11ra.px/table/tableViewLayout1/ | title= Tunnuslukuja väestöstä muuttujina Alue, Tiedot ja Vuosi | publisher= [[Statistics Finland]]| access-date=1 April 2025|language=fi}}</ref> The Nurmijärvi parish, which is part of the [[Diocese of Espoo]], is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://evl.fi/seurakunnat/ | title= Seurakunnat | publisher= [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland]] | access-date=1 April 2025|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://evl.fi/yhteystiedot | title= Yhteystiedot – Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko | publisher= [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland]] | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180823210520/https://evl.fi/yhteystiedot | access-date=1 April 2025| archive-date= 23 August 2018 |language=fi}}</ref>

Among the revival movements, the [[Conservative Laestadianism]] movement is represented by the {{ill|Nurmijärvi Peace Association|fi|Nurmijärven rauhanyhdistys}}, which has over 490 members and whose office building, built in 1996, is located in Perttula.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nurmijarvenrauhanyhdistys.fi/toimintamuodot/|title=Toimintamuodot|publisher=Nurmijärven Rauhanyhdistys|access-date=1 April 2025|language=fi}}</ref> The [[Nurmijärvi Pentecostal Congregation]], with approximately 200 members, operates in the area of the Pentecostal revival.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://suomenhelluntaikirkko.fi/seurakunnat/ | title= Seurakunnat | publisher= [[The Pentecostal Church of Finland]] | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210906183526/https://suomenhelluntaikirkko.fi/seurakunnat/ | access-date=1 April 2025| archive-date= 6 September 2021 |language=fi}}</ref> Of the congregations of the [[Orthodox Church of Finland]], the Helsinki Orthodox Parish operates in the Nurmijärvi area, and the only Orthodox church in Nurmijärvi is the [[Klaukkala Orthodox Church|St. Nectarios Church]] in Klaukkala.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hos.fi/kirkot/klaukkala-pyhan-nektarios-eginalaisen-kirkko/|title=Klaukkala Orthodox Church|publisher=Helsinki Orthodox Parish|access-date=1 April 2025|language=fi}}</ref>

In 2009, the [[Finnish Buddhist Union|Finnish-Thai Buddhist Association]] bought a house in Nukari where a [[Thai Buddhism|Thai Buddhist]] temple was established,<ref>[https://www.visitnurmijarvi.fi/fi-FI/page/6239d076cccf6550e25057e9/buddharama-temppeli  Buddharama temppeli - Nurmijärvi] (in Finnish)</ref> making it the largest of Finland's three Thai Buddhist temples.<ref>[https://www.nurmijarvenuutiset.fi/paikalliset/4244203 Pieni keltainen talo toi Phramaha Nuanin Nukarille – nyt Buddharama-temppeli valmistautuu uudisrakennuksen avajaisiin - Nurmijärven Uutiset] (in Finnish)</ref>

== Transport ==
The most important traffic route through Nurmijärvi is [[Finnish national road 3]] (Vt 3; [[European route E11|E12]]) between cities of [[Helsinki]] and [[Tampere]]. The highway was built as a [[motorway]] in the 1990s, and the old highway next to it between Helsinki and [[Hämeenlinna]] was numbered as Regional Road 130. Highway 3 is joined by [[Finnish national road 45]] (Kt 45) on the [[Hyvinkää]] side from [[Hyrylä]] in [[Tuusula]] and through the eastern part of Nurmijärvi, and [[Finnish national road 25]] (Vt 25) between [[Hanko, Finland|Hanko]] and [[Porvoo]] passes through the northern part of the municipality near the [[Röykkä]] village. Other important roads are the [[Finnish regional road 132|Regional road 132]] to [[Loppi]] and [[Karkkila]] via [[Klaukkala]], [[Perttula]] and Röykkä and the connecting road 1311 to [[Rajamäki (village)|Rajamäki]] via the Nurmijärvi church village. The [[Hanko–Hyvinkää railway]], which currently has only freight train traffic, also passes through Rajamäki and Röykkä.<ref name="tarmio"/> In Nurmijärvi, especially from Klaukkala, there are frequent bus services via [[Kivistö]] and [[Keimola]] of [[Vantaa]] to the [[Bus station#Largest bus stations|Central Bus Terminal]] of [[Kamppi Center]] in Helsinki.<ref>[https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Kamppi/Klaukkala Kamppi to Klaukkala - 4 ways to travel via train, taxi, bus, and car|Rome2rio]</ref>

With the growth of Klaukkala, traffic congestion between Regional road 132 and Highway 3 has worsened so much over the years that the construction of a bypass road on the northside of Klaukkala as a new continuation of the regional road began in 2019.<ref>[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10678748 YLE: Yli 30 vuotta Klaukkalan ohikulkutietä on odotettu – tänään hanke viimein käynnistyi] (in Finnish)</ref> Although it was tentatively scheduled to be completed only in fall 2021, it is likely to be completed in summer and for traffic road may open as early as the end of 2020.<ref>[https://www.nurmijarvenuutiset.fi/paikalliset/2953329 Klaukkalan ohikulkutie liikenteelle ehkä jo vuoden lopussa – työt edenneet hyvin.] (in Finnish)</ref>

== Government ==
[[File:Nurmijärvi Town Hall.jpg|thumb|Nurmijärvi town hall]]
The municipality of Nurmijärvi belongs to the Uusimaa constituency. Nurmijärvi Municipal Council has 51 members; the chairman of the municipal board is Virpi Räty and the municipal council is Kallepekka Toivonen. The current municipal manager of Nurmijärvi is [[Outi Mäkelä]]; the previous manager, Kimmo Behm, retired on 1 May 2018.<ref name="manager">[https://www.nurmijarvenuutiset.fi/artikkeli/592077-outi-makela-valittiin-nurmijarven-uudeksi-kunnanjohtajaksi Outi Mäkelä valittiin Nurmijärven uudeksi kunnanjohtajaksi] (in Finnish)</ref>

=== Politics ===
Results<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nurmijärvi Tulospalvelu Eduskuntavaalit 2023 yle.fi|url=https://vaalit.yle.fi/ev2023/tulospalvelu/fi/municipalities/543/|access-date=2025-07-07|website=vaalit.yle.fi|language=fi}}</ref> of the [[2019 Finnish parliamentary election]] in Nurmijärvi:

*[[National Coalition Party]]   25.9%
*[[Finns Party]]   25.2%
*[[Social Democratic Party of Finland|Social Democratic Party]]   17.3%
*[[Centre Party (Finland)|Centre Party]]   9.4%
*[[Green League]]   5.6%
*[[Movement Now]]   4.9%
*[[Christian Democrats (Finland)|Christian Democrats]]   4.3%
*[[Left Alliance (Finland)|Left Alliance]]   2.9%
*[[Swedish People's Party of Finland]]   1.4%
*[[Freedom Alliance (Finland)|Freedom Alliance]]   1.1%

== Services ==
=== Health ===
[[File:Kiljava sanatorium hospital Nurmijärvi Finland.jpg|thumb|Kiljava Hospital]]
There are three [[health center]]s in Nurmijärvi that are part of the service production of the Central Uusimaa Joint Municipal Authority for Social and Health Service (''Keski-Uudenmaan sotekuntayhtymä'' or ''Keusote''): in the church village, Klaukkala and Rajamäki.<ref>[https://www.keusote.fi/palveluhakemisto/laakarin-tai-hoitajan-vastaanotto/?pwd-municipality-servicelocation=313#service-term-location Keusote: Lääkärin tai hoitajan vastaanotto] (in Finnish)</ref> In addition, there is also a hospital in the [[Kiljava]] village, which currently operates as a rehabilitation hospital.<ref>[http://www.kiljavansairaala.fi/ Kiljava Hospital] – Official Site (in Finnish)</ref>

=== Education ===
In terms of basic education, Nurmijärvi has 17 [[primary school]]s (one for Swedish-speaking people), two [[comprehensive school]]s and one [[Special education|special education school]]. In terms of secondary education, Nurmijärvi has three [[secondary school]]s: Nurmijärvi Joint School (''Nurmijärven yhteiskoulu'') in the church village,<ref>[http://www.nyk.fi Nurmijärven yhteiskoulu] (in Finnish)</ref> Rajamäki High School (''Rajamäen lukio'') in Rajamäki<ref>[https://www.nurmijarvi.fi/nurmijarven-lukio/rajamaen-toimipiste/ Rajamäen toimipiste] – ''Nurmijärvi.fi'' (in Finnish)</ref> and Arkadia Joint Lyceum (''Arkadian yhteislyseo'') in Klaukkala.<ref>[https://ayl.fi Arkadian yhteislyseo] (in Finnish)</ref> The latter high school is private, the others are run by the municipality of Nurmijärvi. In addition, there is one of the [[campus]]es of Keuda, a consortium of [[vocational school]]s that provides vocational training, along the [[Lopentie]] in the village of [[Perttula]].<ref>[https://www.keuda.fi/toimipiste/lopentie/ Lopentie 20] – Keuda (in Finnish)</ref> The oldest still-operating school in the municipality is located in the village of Uotila since 1875.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nurmijarvenuutiset.fi/paikalliset/8985990|title=Opetus {{!}} Uotilan koulu juhlii 150-vuotista taivaltaan – avoimet ovet kutsuvat kyläläisiä muistelemaan ja juhlimaan|work=Nurmijärven Uutiset|date=11 November 2025|access-date=12 November 2025|language=fi}}</ref>

== Culture ==
Nurmijärvi is best known as the birthplace of Finland's national author, [[Aleksis Kivi]]. The coat of arms of municipality refers to his most famous literal work, ''[[Seitsemän veljestä]]'' (literally translated "the seven brothers") from 1870. Every year, the municipality hosts the Kivi Festival (''Kivi-juhlat''), the main venue of which is the [[Taaborinvuori]] museum area next to Aleksis Kivi's birthplace. On January 29, 2020, Nurmijärvi declared itself officially the Capital of Aleksis Kivi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nurmijarvenuutiset.fi/artikkeli/837130-nurmijarvi-on-nyt-virallisesti-aleksis-kivi-paakaupunki|title=Nurmijärvi on nyt virallisesti Aleksis Kivi pääkaupunki|first=Riikka|last=Laine|work=Nurmijärven Uutiset|date=January 29, 2020|access-date=January 30, 2020|language=fi}}</ref>

[[File:Kino Juha in 2024.jpg|thumb|Kino Juha]]
In the town center of Nurmijärvi is the small [[Movie theater|cinema]] Kino Juha, which has been in use since 1958 and is the size of only one hall.<ref>[https://www.kinojuha.fi/ Kino Juha - Official Site] (in Finnish)</ref> In Klaukkala, there is a multipurpose building Monikko, where many kinds of events are organized, such as [[concert]]s or other live events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nurmijarvi.fi/monikkosali/|title=Monikkosali|website=nurmijarvi.fi|access-date=18 September 2024|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lippu.fi/en/city/klaukkala-290/venue/monikkosali-23564/|title=Monikkosali Klaukkala|website=lippu.fi|access-date=18 September 2024}}</ref>

The title bird of Nurmijärvi is the [[black woodpecker]] (''Dryocopus Martinus''), the title animal is the [[European badger]] (''Meles meles'') and the title plant is the [[Dryopteris filix-mas|male fern]] (''Dryopteris filix-mas'').<ref>[https://www.nurmijarvi.fi/tule-nae-ja-koe-nurmijarvi/nae-ja-koe/tietoa-kunnasta/vaakunat-ja-tunnukset/ Vaakuna ja tunnukset] - ''Nurmijärvi.fi'' (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://www.nurmijarvenluonto.fi/yhdistys/historiikki/ Historiikki] - Nurmijärven Luonto Ry (in Finnish)</ref>

=== Food ===
In the 1980s, the cultural dishes of Nurmijärvi parish were called [[Pastry|pastries]] with [[Raisin|raisin soup]], a [[roast beef]] cured slowly in mild heat, berry cream and [[sweetened potato casserole]].<ref>Kolmonen, Jaakko 1988. ''Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat'', s. 59. Helsinki: Patakolmonen Ky. (in Finnish)</ref>

=== Dialect ===
The Finnish language spoken in the Nurmijärvi area is based on the Southern Tavastian dialect, which belongs to the [[Tavastian dialects]]. The dialect has influences from [[Southwest Finnish dialects|southwestern intermediate dialects]] and the dialects of [[Swedish-speaking population of Finland|Swedish-speaking Finns]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.nurmijarvenuutiset.fi/paikalliset/5349147 | title= Nurmijärven murre vaikeaa jopa ekspertille |first=Jutta |last=Halminen | work= Nurmijärven Uutiset | date= 17 September 2022 | access-date= 18 September 2024 | language= fi}}</ref> Characteristic features of the Nurmijärvi dialect are the widening of diphthongs, the ''r''-sound as a weak equivalent of ''t'', and the ''tt'' (long [[Voiceless dental and alveolar plosives|/t/]]) representation of the ''ts'' combination. There is also a final throw.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.kotus.fi/aineistot/puhutun_kielen_aineistot/murreaanitteita/kauden_murre/murrenaytteet/nurmijarven_murrenayte/ | title= Nurmijärven murrenäyte | publisher= [[Institute for the Languages of Finland]] | access-date= 18 September 2024 | language= fi}}</ref> The Nurmijärvi dialect forms a subgroup together with [[Hyvinkää]] and [[Tuusula]].<ref>{{cite book| last= Wiik| first= Kalevi | title= Sano se murteella | year= 2006 | publisher= Pilot-kustannus Oy | page= 243 | isbn= 952-464-447-9 | language= fi}}</ref>

=== Sports ===
[[File:Pesäpallo match in Nurmijärvi.jpg|thumb|A [[pesäpallo]] match in Nurmijärvi]]
The biggest sports area in Nurmijärvi is the Klaukkala sports field (''Klaukkalan urheilukenttä'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nurmijarvi.fi/kuntalaisen-palvelut/kulttuuri-ja-vapaa-aika/liikunta-ja-ulkoilu/liikuntapaikat-ja-tilat/ulkokentat/klaukkalan-urheilupuisto/|title=Klaukkalan urheilualue|website=nurmijarvi.fi|access-date=25 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref> Klaukkala also has an [[ice rink]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nurmijarvi.fi/kuntalaisen-palvelut/kulttuuri-ja-vapaa-aika/liikunta-ja-ulkoilu/liikuntapaikat-ja-tilat/jaahalli/|title=Jäähalli|website=nurmijarvi.fi|access-date=25 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref> and a [[tennis]] and [[Squash (sport)|squash hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klaukkalantennishallit.fi/|title=Etusivu|publisher=Klaukkalan Tennishallit|access-date=25 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref> There is an indoor [[swimming hall]] in Rajamäki.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rajamaen-uh.fi/|title=Rajamäen Uimahalli - Hyvää oloa vuodesta 1974|website=rajamaen-uh.fi|access-date=25 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref>

Nurmijärvi's sports clubs include the [[Association football|football]] club [[Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura|NJS]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.njs.fi/|title=Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura ry|website=njs.fi|access-date=25 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref> the [[ice hockey]] club {{ill|Kurra Hockey|fi}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kurra.fi/|title=Kurra Hockey ry|website=kurra.fi|access-date=25 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref> the figure skating club Nurmijärven Taitoluistelijat,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ntl.sporttisaitti.com/|title=Nurmijärven Taitoluistelijat|website=ntl.sporttisaitti.com|access-date=25 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref> the [[orienteering]] club {{ill|Rajamäen Rykmentti|fi}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rajamaenrykmentti.fi/|title=Rajamäen Rykmentti – Nurmijärveläinen suunnistusseura|website=rajamaenrykmentti.fi|access-date=25 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref> an [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] club {{ill|Nurmijärven Yleisurheilu|fi}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nurmijarvenyleisurheilu.fi/|title=Nurmijärven yleisurheilu|website=nurmijarvenyleisurheilu.fi|access-date=25 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref> the [[floorball]] club [[SB-Pro]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sb-pro.fi/|title=Etusivu – SB-Pro|website=sb-pro.fi|access-date=25 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref> and the [[pesäpallo]] club Nurmijärven Maila.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nurmijarvenmaila.fi/index_2.php|title=Nurmijärven Maila -- Pääsivu|website=nurmijarvenmaila.fi|access-date=25 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
[[File:Aleksis Kivi Nurmijärvi.jpg|thumb|A statue of [[Aleksis Kivi]]]]
* [[Bernhard Crusell]] (1775–1838), a composer
* [[Ellen Jokikunnas]] (born 1976), a model and PR manager
* [[Antti J. Jokinen]] (born 1968), a music video and film director
* [[Antti Kalliomäki]] (born 1947), a politician and athlete
* [[Dome Karukoski]] (born 1976), a film director
* [[Jesse Krohn]] (born 1990), a racing driver
* [[Aleksis Kivi]] (1834–1872), an author and playwright
* [[Jussi Niinistö]] (born 1970), a politician and a former [[Minister of Defence (Finland)|Minister of Defence]]
* [[Viivi Pumpanen]] (born 1988), [[Miss Finland|Miss Finland 2010]]
* [[Teemu Rautiainen]] (born 1992), a professional ice hockey player
* [[Aki Sirkesalo]] (1962–2004), a singer and broadcaster
* [[Timo Tolkki]] (born 1966), a guitarist, singer and songwriter
* [[Matti Vanhanen]] (born 1955), a politician, former [[Prime Minister of Finland]] and current [[Speaker of the Parliament of Finland|Speaker of the Parliament]]
* [[Tatu Vanhanen]] (1929–2015), a political scientist and sociologist; the father of Matti Vanhanen
* [[Taavi Vartia]] (born 1965), a film director and script writer
* [[Waldo (musician)|Waldo]] (born 1967), [[Eurodance]] musician

== Friendship cities ==
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Lilla Edet Municipality|Lilla Edet]], Sweden
*{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Rapla Parish|Rapla]], Estonia

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[https://www.nurmijarvi.fi/ Municipality of Nurmijärvi] – Official site

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 | SE = [[Vantaa]]
 | S  = [[Espoo]]
 | W  = [[Vihti]]
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