Nurmijärvi is the most populated rural municipality of Finland, located 37 kilometres north of the capital Helsinki. The close proximity to Helsinki has led to a considerable growth of the major villages such as Klaukkala and Rajamäki, which nowadays are considered dormitory towns of Helsinki. Klaukkala is the biggest built-up area of Nurmijärvi. Nurmijärvi literally means lawn lake although the 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 best known as the birthplace of Finland's national author, Aleksis Kivi . His play Nummisuut...
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