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Häme Castle
Red-brick medieval castle in Hämeenlinna beside the Helsinki-Tampere corridor, an easy motorway detour with on-site parking.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Loppi
Kanta-Häme, Finland · Europe
About Loppi
Loppi sits on the route: 25 minutes from Tervakoski, 44km from Nuuksio National Park.
Loppi is in Kanta-Häme, Finland, with about 7,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tervakoski, about 14 km away.
Loppi (Finnish: [ˈlopːi]; Swedish: Loppi, also Loppis) is a municipality in Finland. It is part of the Kanta-Häme region, located about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) south of the city of Hämeenlinna. Loppi was founded in 1632. The municipality has a population of 7,574 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 655.97Read more
square kilometres (253.27 sq mi) of which 58.36 km2 (22.53 sq mi) is water. The population density is 12.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbour municipalities are Hyvinkää, Hämeenlinna, Janakkala, Karkkila, Riihimäki, Tammela and Vihti. The most significant main road connection to get from Loppi to Riihimäki is the national road 54, which runs between Tammela and Hollola, and which is connected to the Highway 3 (E12) between Helsinki and Tampere. Another significant road connection in the direction of Helsinki is the regional road 132 passing through the municipality of Nurmijärvi.
The subject of the municipal coat of arms, where the iron symbol has sunk into a wave-cut plate, refers to the lifting of limonite from the lake in the early period.
According to local folklore, Kaakkomäki of Loppi was inhabited by a giant devil in ancient times. When Loppi's old church, Saint Bridget Church, was built in the 17th century, the devil tried to disrupt the construction and became enraged when the church bells rang. The devil tried to destroy the church bell tower and threw it with a large rock. However, the rock flew over the church to Tiirinkallio on the shore of Lake Loppijärvi, from where the rock was combed into the lake. The stone in the lake brought a disaster: cattle fell ill and animals died. So the villagers crammed the rock up the cliff and the luck of the cattle was restored.
Loppi is especially known for its potato cultivation, and the potato is classified as the municipality's title plant. Potato porridge and lingonberry broth cooked from barley flour, as well as a sweetened potato casserole and meat sauce, were named the traditional food of the Loppi parish in the 1980s.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Loppi?
Within an hour or so of Loppi: Häme Castle (32 km), Ahvenisto Race Circuit (32 km), Nuuksio National Park (44 km).
Are there any good drives near Loppi?
The nearest famous roads are Hanko.
Where is Loppi?
Loppi is in Kanta-Häme, Finland, about 14 km from Tervakoski.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,622
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Finland
- Region
- Kanta-Häme
- Timezone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates
- 60.7167, 24.4500
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Winter tyres mandatory December–February.
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3 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Ahvenisto Race Circuit
A narrow, undulating 2.9km circuit threading through a forested esker ridge in southern Finland, with no run-off and a genuinely old-school character. Also a public recreation area.
32 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Nuuksio National Park
A pristine forest and lake wilderness just 30 minutes from Helsinki, offering easy access to quintessential Finnish nature.
44 km · about 50 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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