Living by the lake in the town centre

Järvenpää is located by Lake Tuusulanjärvi. The town was originally part of the neighbouring town of Tuusula. In the 1950s, Järvenpää slowly developed into a small industrial municipality with more and more apartments. The first settlement was built along the railway. Järvenpää became a town in 1967. A lot of work has been done on Lake Tuusulanjärvi over the past few years. Tervanokka beach in the town centre and the beach in Vanhankylänniemi attract many visitors in the summer.

Järvenpää has excellent opportunities for outdoor activities: the area covered by parks totals 100 hectares and forest parks 250 hectares. There are also to nature reserves that are part of the Natura programme in Järvenpää: The bird habitat of Lake Tuusulanjärvi and the Lemmenlaakso broad-leaved forest.

Living in Järvenpää

Järvenpää has seen a lot of construction and renewal over the past few years. New residential areas have been zoned and new residential development has taken place in areas once occupied by fields in the Lepola area. Old buildings in disrepair have been demolished in the town centre and new modern buildings have gone up in their place. Järvenpää has Lumo rental apartments both right in the town centre and in tranquil neighbourhoods further away from the centre. Some of the apartments overlook the lake, and all of them are easy to reach.

Lumo rental apartments in central Järvenpää

There are comfortable Lumo rental apartments in central Järvenpää, in convenient locations close to all the services. The centre of Järvenpää has shops, banks, restaurants and a library. The Prisma shopping centre and Janne pedestrian street are popular shopping venues among locals.