Nahkela

Nahkela is a suburb in Tuusula, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa and has about 500 residents. Nahkela is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hernemäki, as well as near Ristikivi.

Type: Suburb with 500 residents
Description: village in Tuusula, Finland
Also known as: “Nackskog”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vaunukankaa school.

Vaunukankaa school

School

Vaunukankaa school

Photo: Ppntori, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vaunukankaa school is situated 4 km east of Nahkela.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lahela and Palojoki.

Lahela

Suburb

Photo: Kotivalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lahela is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Nahkela.

Palojoki

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Palojoki is a village of about a thousand inhabitants in Nurmijärvi, Finland. It is located close to the border of Tuusula, about 30 kilometers north of Helsinki, and the regional road 139 runs from the Nurmijärvi's church village to Hyrylä, Tuusula. Klaukkala is 12 kilometres from Palojoki. Palojoki is situated 4 km northwest of Nahkela.

Ruotsinkylä

Village

Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ruotsinkylä is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Nahkela.

Nahkela

Categories: village and locality
Location: Tuusula, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.40068° or 60° 24′ 3″ north

Longitude

24.92723° or 24° 55′ 38″ east

Population

500

Elevation

50 metres (164 feet)

Open location code

9GG6CW2G+7V

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Nahkela from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Nahkela” goes by many names.

Danish: “Nackskog”
Finnish: “Nackskog”
Finnish: “Nahkela”
German: “Nahkela”
Norwegian: “Nackskog”
Swedish: “Nackskog”
Swedish: “Nahkela”
“Nahkela”
“Nahkela (Tuusula)”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hernemäki and Ristikivi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Marjalanmäki and Seppälänmäki.

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