Welcome to Järvenpää. The City like it s people 2015

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1 Welcome to Järvenpää The City like it s people 2015

2 Welcome to Järvenpää, hometown of Jean Sibelius! The year 2015 will mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Being the hometown of the Sibelius family, Järvenpää celebrates the occasion in many ways: 2015, March 1st October 4th 2015 Järvenpää Art Museum tells the story of Aino Sibelius and highlights her significance for the art of Jean Sibelius 2015, April the III International Sibelius Singing Competition in Järvenpää 2015, May 2 September 30 Ainola, the home museum of Sibelius, is open and various other events. Järvenpään kaupunki Anju Asunta

3 Ainola, the home of composer Jean Sibelius

4 Järvenpää in a nutshell Founded in 1951, became a city in 1967 Surface area km 2 of which water surface 2.35 km 2 About 40,000 inhabitants Personnel 2,400 Municipal tax rate percentage Real estate tax rate percentage general tax rate 1.35 permanent dwelling 0.55 other residential building 1.15

5 City by the Tuusulanjärvi lake

6 Everything is near in Järvenpää Järvenpää is located in the Uusimaa province, close to the main railroad track and two of the main motorways. The city is an integral part of Central Uusimaa, but at the same time it is close to the Helsinki metropolitan area. Järvenpää is a modern city with a young and well-educated population. The city is well known for its culture and education, but also for high-tech metal industry. Cultural industry is on the rise.

7 Järvenpää is part of KUUMA-region Service production cooperation and protection of interests with the Central Uusimaa KUUMA-region (municipal co-operation partnership)

8 Active trade and industry Järvenpää is the commercial and administrative centre of Central Uusimaa. The strengths of our business life are the top-of-the-line know-how in metal industry and our growing cultural industry. The city s location 38 km from downtown Helsinki, along the Lahti motorway and the main railroad track, only 20 minutes from the airport, is logistically excellent. The sites planned for companies are inexpensive and the rents for premises are more affordable than those within the ring road III. As a living environment Järvenpää is comfortable; everything is close by. Over 2,400 companies operate in Järvenpää. The largest include Metso Paper, Rocla, Ruukki, Elopak, Amipac, Itab Shop Concept Finland, Wursti, Helsingin Mylly, Marimatic, Tietosähkö, Temal and Aerial.

9 Tasks defined in the core processes

10 Roles defined within the organisation

11 Decision-making (the public administration organisation)

12 City council s political distribution National Coalition Party 12 seats 23.5% Social Democratic Party 11 seats 21.6% Green League 7 seats 13.7% Järvenpää Plus 7 seats 13.7% The Finns 6 seats 11.8% The Centre Party 4 seats 7.8% Left Alliance 3 seats 5.9% Christian Democrats 1 seat 2.0% Total 51 seats 100.0%

13 Järvenpää is a cultural gemstone Järvenpää offers several attractions for its inhabitants as well as for the tourists. Several of these are located in the Lake Tuusula cultural area. Ainola, the home of composer Jean Sibelius. Järvenpää art museum, displays the works of the local artists Eero Järnefelt and Venny Soldan-Brofeldt, as well as seasonal exhibitions. Ahola, the home of author Juhani Aho and painter Venny Soldan- Brofeldt, exhibits the lifetime work of these two artists. Suviranta, the home of painter Eero Järnefelt, open for public only occasionally. Villa Kokkonen, home of the composer Joonas Kokkonen. The house was designed by architect and designer Alvar Aalto. Kallio-Kuninkala, Sibelius Academy training centre.

14 Puistoblues festival and other cultural events

15 Culture and tourism Culture is an essential part of the present-day Järvenpää. The city hosts various musical events annually. The pedestrian street Janne, which runs from the railway station towards Tuusulanjärvi lake, creates a welcoming setting in summer and is also the scene of many events during the winter time. In Vanhankylänniemi there is a cosy park-like recreational area, a camping area and a beach.

16 Life and events in Järvenpää City Center

17 Life and events in the pedestrian street Janne

18 Train and other transports nearby

19 International co-operation Järvenpää interacts actively with the eight twin cities it has. The twin cities have been chosen based on similarity with Järvenpää (e.g. population number, location near a metropolitan area or a railroad track). Most of the co-operation takes place in the fields of culture, sports, youth exchange, personnel exchange and business. Täby in Sweden Rödovre in Denmark Lörenskog in Norway Volhov in Russia Vác in Hungary Pasadena in the USA The Jogeva province in Estonia Buchholz id Nordheide in Germany