Askola

municipality in the region of Uusimaa in Finland

Askola is a municipality in the eastern part of Uusimaa. The administrative center is the urban area of Askola, but the largest urban area is the southeastern village of Monninkylä.

Understand

Askola is a rural municipality. The Askola parish was part of Porvoo until 1639, when it became a chapel parish, and finally became independent in 1896.

Get in

Askola is around 60 km northeast of Helsinki and around 20 km north of Porvoo. The main thoroughfare in the municipality is Highway 55 between Porvoo and Mäntsälä. The most direct connection to the centre of Askola from Helsinki is to travel along smaller roads through the municipalities of Sipoo and Pornainen.

Get around

Get around by local bus, car, bike, or on foot.

By taxi

See Uusimaa#By_taxi for information about companies and fares

See

The childhood home of Johannes Linnankoski
One of the potholes

Do

Events

  • 🌍 Hannun Tori: , Helkamäentie 33 (in Monninkylä). During the summer, scheduled only for Saturday. An annual summer market event, which is usually visited by around 200–500 visitors. (date needs fixing)

Buy

Grocery stores

Others

Eat

Drink

Cafés

Bars and nightclubs

  • 🌍 Nilsi mökk, Riita-arontie 276. (updated Feb 2022)

Sleep

Connect

Internet

Finland in general lacks internet cafes as most of the people have connections in their home and in their pocket, and Askola is no exception. Many of the places of business do have wi-fi for customers (although it's usually called "WLAN"); ask the staff for details. For free wi-fi and internet terminals, check the both libraries of the municipality: 🌍 Askola Municipal Library and 🌍 Monninkylä Library.

Stay safe

In emergencies, ☏ 112 (free from all phones). This includes social services, although for non-urgent matters you could contact the social services directly.

Go next

Routes through Askola
END ← Mäntsälä ←  NW  SE  → Porvoo → END


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