Kerava

Kerava Kervo
Town
Keravan kaupunki Kervo stad
Kerava town centre
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Sherwood
Location of Kerava in Finland
Interactive map of Kerava
Coordinates: 60°24′N 025°06′E
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Helsinki sub-region
Metropolitan area	Helsinki metropolitan area
Township	1924–1970
City	1970–
Government
• Mayor	Kirsi Rontu
Area  (2018-01-01)
• Total	30.79 km2 (11.89 sq mi)
• Land	30.63 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
• Water	0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi)
• Rank	309th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	38,767
• Rank	30th largest in Finland
• Density	1,265.65/km2 (3,278.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	80.7% (official)
• Swedish	1.2%
• Others	18.1%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	16.3%
• 15 to 64	63.8%
• 65 or older	19.9%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.kerava.fi/en/

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Kerava (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkerɑʋɑ]; Swedish: Kervo) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kerava is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Kerava is approximately 39,000. It is the 30th most populous municipality in Finland. Kerava is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.62 million inhabitants.

Kerava's neighbouring municipalities are Vantaa, Sipoo and Tuusula.

Kerava covers an area of 30.79 square kilometres (11.89 sq mi) of which 0.17 km² (0.066 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1,265.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,278.0/sq mi). In terms of area, Kerava is the fifth smallest in Finland and the second smallest in the Uusimaa region after Kauniainen. However, it is also the third most densely populated area in the sub-region after Helsinki and Kauniainen. The municipality is monolingual Finnish.

The Sinebrychoff brewery operations are based in Kerava. There is also a well-known prison in the town (Keravan vankila), which includes 94 places in the open prison ward.