Kärkölä () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijät-Häme region. The municipality has a population of () Officially, the municipality of Kärkölä was founded in 1867. In the late 19th century, the eccentric engineer named Carl Constantin Collin, who ruled over large areas of both Hollola and Kärkölä, built large parks and building groups in the Huovila area.

Villages

Hevonoja, Hongisto, Hähkäniemi, Iso-Sattiala, Järvelä, Karvala, Kärkölä (Kirkonkylä), Lappila, Maavehmaa, Marttila, Nummenkulma, Uusikylä, Vähä-Sattiala.

Notable people

  • Carl Niclas von Hellens (1745–1820), botanist
  • Erik Gabriel Melartin (1780–1847), the Archbishop of Turku
  • Helvi Sipilä (1915–2009), diplomat, lawyer and politician
  • Emil Väre (1885–1974), wrestler and Olympics gold medalist

See also

  • Finnish national road 54
  • Järvelä railway station

References

  • Municipality of Kärkölä – Official website