landmark
Porvoo Old Town
A riverside town of cobbled lanes and ochre-red shore warehouses, a favourite day-drive east of Helsinki.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Askola
Uusimaa, Finland · Europe
About Askola
Askola is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Monninkylä, 55km from Suomenlinna.
Askola is in Uusimaa, Finland, with about 4,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Monninkylä, about 5 km away.
Askola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑskolɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,677 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 218.03 square kilometres (84.18 sq mi) of which 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 22.02 inhabitantsRead more
per square kilometre (57.0/sq mi). Monninkylä is the largest village of the municipality in terms of population (1,326 inhabitants). Neighbouring municipalities are Myrskylä, Mäntsälä, Pornainen, Porvoo and Pukkila.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Askola is one of three municipalities in the Uusimaa region that do not have a Swedish name; the others are Nurmijärvi and Mäntsälä.
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What is there to see near Askola?
Within an hour or so of Askola: Porvoo Old Town (16 km), Linnanmäki (53 km), Helsinki Cathedral (54 km), Suomenlinna (55 km).
Where is Askola?
Askola is in Uusimaa, Finland, about 5 km from Monninkylä.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,515
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Finland
- Region
- Uusimaa
- Timezone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates
- 60.5333, 25.6000
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Essential numbers in Finland
Winter tyres mandatory December–February.
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Worth the detour from Askola
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Linnanmäki
Helsinki's beloved amusement park operating since 1950 with all profits going to Finnish child welfare organizations.
53 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral
A striking neoclassical Lutheran cathedral overlooking Senate Square in the heart of Helsinki.
54 km · about 60 min drive
castle
Suomenlinna
A sea fortress built on a group of islands off the coast of Helsinki, one of the largest maritime fortresses in the world.
55 km · about 65 min drive
cathedral
Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church)
A remarkable Lutheran church in Helsinki excavated directly into solid rock, topped with a copper dome that floods the interior with natural light.
55 km · about 65 min drive
cafe
Café Regatta
Tiny red 1887 fisherman's hut on the Töölö shoreline, now Helsinki's best-loved café: cinnamon buns and coffee by the water, sausages grilled over an open fire, kayaks and SUPs for rent off the jetty.
55 km · about 65 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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