landmark
Porvoo Old Town
A riverside town of cobbled lanes and ochre-red shore warehouses, a favourite day-drive east of Helsinki.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Monninkylä
Uusimaa, Finland · Europe
About Monninkylä
Monninkylä is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Askola, 60km from Nuuksio National Park.
Monninkylä is in Uusimaa, Finland, with about 1,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Askola, about 5 km away.
Monninkylä (Finnish: [ˈmonːiŋˌkylæ]; Swedish: Monby, Finland Swedish: [ˈmoːnbyː], formerly known as Månby) is a village in Askola municipality in Eastern Uusimaa. Together with Askola's church village, it is one of the main settlement centers of the municipality. Monninkylä has a population of 1,339, which makes itRead more
the largest village of the municipality in terms of population.
The location of the village, near the main road between Porvoo and Mäntsälä, has greatly influenced population growth. The village is located just off the Porvoo border, but the distance to the city centre is about 17 kilometres. Also, the distance from Monninkylä to Mäntsälä is about 21 kilometres and to Kirveskoski of the neighbouring municipality Pornainen is about 10 kilometres.
The nearest lake is Vahijärvi in the northern part of the village, across the main road.
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What is there to see near Monninkylä?
Within an hour or so of Monninkylä: Porvoo Old Town (13 km), Linnanmäki (48 km), Helsinki Cathedral (49 km), Suomenlinna (49 km).
Where is Monninkylä?
Monninkylä is in Uusimaa, Finland, about 5 km from Askola.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,443
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Finland
- Region
- Uusimaa
- Timezone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates
- 60.4953, 25.5398
Emergency & Services
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Winter tyres mandatory December–February.
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Worth the detour from Monninkylä
7 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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral
A striking neoclassical Lutheran cathedral overlooking Senate Square in the heart of Helsinki.
49 km · about 55 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.
49 km · about 55 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.
49 km · about 55 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.
49 km · about 55 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.
60 km · about 70 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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