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Village in Uusimaa, Finland
Veikkola
Village
The centre of Veikkola.The centre of Veikkola.
Veikkola is located in UusimaaVeikkolaVeikkola
Coordinates: 60°16′11″N 24°26′40″E / 60.26972°N 24.44444°E / 60.26972; 24.44444
CountryFinland
RegionUusimaa
MunicipalityKirkkonummi
Population
 • Total5,924
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Veikkola (Finnish: [ˈʋei̯kːolɑ]) is a village in Kirkkonummi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the municipal center along the Helsinki–Turku Highway (E18), near the border of Vihti. The regional road 110 also passes through the village. Veikkola has almost 6,000 inhabitants. Near Veikkola is the Nuuksio National Park.

There are two elementary schools in Veikkola, of which Veikkola School (Veikkolan koulu) is a 1–9 grade comprehensive school and Vuorenmäki School (Vuorenmäen koulu) is a 1–6 grade elementary school. Veikkola School was founded in 1899, and the current school building was built in 2004. Veikkola also has a health center, a library, several kindergartens and a nursing home, and a sports park with a soccer field. Veikkola also has three grocery stores: S Group's S-Market and Kesko's K-Market and K-Supermarket, and one R-kioski convenience store.

See also

References

  1. ^ Taajama- ja haja-asutusalueväestö iän ja sukupuolen mukaan kunnittain, 2020 – Statistics Finland (in Finnish)
  2. Nuuksion vähemmän tunnetulla Kaarniaispolulla – yksi kohokohta on vanhan kaatopaikan vehreä maisema. – Retkipaikka.fi (in Finnish)
  3. Suomenkieliset peruskoulut - Veikkolan alue – Kirkkonummi.fi (in Finnish)
  4. Kotikenttä hankkeen tausta – Veikkolan Futiskenttä (in Finnish)
  5. S-Market Veikkola (in Finnish)
  6. K-Market Veikkola (in Finnish)
  7. K-Supermarket Veikkola (in Finnish)
  8. Veikkola Koskentie 3 (in Finnish)

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Villages of Kirkkonummi
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