Sälinkää
Swedish: Sellinge
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Village
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The Sälinkää Manor
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  Sälinkää Location in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°42′42″N 25°13′52″E / 60.71167°N 25.23111°E / 60.71167; 25.23111 | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Municipality | Mäntsälä |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Population
(31 December 2020)[1]
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| • Total | 242 |
| • Density | 1,494/km2 (3,870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sälinkää (Finnish: [ˈsæliŋkæː]; Swedish: Sellinge, Finland Swedish: [ˈselːiŋe]) is a village in the Mäntsälä municipality in Uusimaa, Finland, with over 200 inhabitants.[1] It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) northwest of the Mäntsälä's municipal centre and 17 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Oitti, the municipal centre of Hausjärvi. The north-south road 1471 from Hausjärvi to Mäntsälä passes through the village. Lake Kilpijärvi is located near Sälinkää.[2]
The Sälinkää village has largely been built in the immediate vicinity of the historic Sälinkää Manor (Sälinkään kartano). Today, the manor operates as a reservation restaurant, where various events are organized.[3] Other village services include two schools, Sälinkää School and Lukko School,[4][5] one kindergarten,[6] and a volunteer fire department.[7] There was also a general store in the village before, which stopped operating in June 2022.[8]
The provincial government of Uusimaa named Sälinkää the Uusimaa village of the year in 2008.[9]
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