Where is Nukari located in Finland?
Nukari is a village in the northeast of Nurmijärvi municipality, near the border with Tuusula. National road 45, connecting Helsinki, Tuusula, and Hyvinkää, runs beside the village. Helsinki is 45 kilometers away.
Questions about Nukari
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who founded Nukari village and how did it get its name?
A burgess named Erkki Nukari established the permanent settlement after Governor Ernst Johan Creutz granted him the wilderness of East Vantaa in 1662. Erkki offered to serve as bridge guard at the Nukarinkoski rapids in exchange for land rights. He founded a tavern and is recognized as the first real farmer in Vantaa.
What Stone Age artifacts have been found in Nukari?
Three Stone Age artifacts have been found in Nukari: a flat chisel, a hammer ax, and a polished stone. The River Vantaa probably drew settlement to the area during the Stone Age. Settlement disappeared in the Bronze Age.
What is the history of the mills at Nukarinkoski in Nukari?
A watermill stood at the Nukarinkoski rapids by the end of the 16th century, and two mills were operating there by the 1660s. Sawmills and a lumber factory followed in later centuries, and the rapids were used for log driving in the 1920s and 1950s. Plans for a power station at Nukarinkoski in the 1920s were abandoned due to high costs.
Who founded the Nukari School Museum and when did it open?
The Nukari School Museum was originally the first volksschule in Nurmijärvi, founded in 1873 by Matilda Adlercreutz, the lady of Raala Manor. Forty-one students enrolled in its first autumn term. The school was donated to the municipality in 1900.
What is the Buddharama temple in Nukari and why is it significant?
Buddharama is a Thai Buddhist temple in Nukari, established in 2009 when the Finnish-Thai Buddhist Association purchased a house in the village. A new ceremony house completed in 2020 can hold 250 people, and two bhikkhus and one novice took up residence there in 2021. Nukari Temple is the largest of Finland's three Thai Buddhist temples.