Järvenpää is located on the Helsinki-Riihimäki railway line in the Uusimaa region, about 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Helsinki.

People also refer to Kerava as Järvenpää's neighbour, although technically they do not share a border due to the one kilometre-wide strip of land that belongs to Tuusula.

[6] While the population in Järvenpää had long been stagnant, it had started expanding again by the late 1700s, thanks to the evolution of agriculture at the time.

Thanks to its location on the road between Helsinki and Mäntsälä, the village had grown into a minor concentration of commerce, with the presence of a kestikievari - a type of tavern - and several craftsmen.

Neighbouring districts Kellokoski and Nummenkylä were not added to the municipality of Järvenpää, and controversy over this decision exists to this day.

[7] As English and Swedish are compulsory school subjects, functional bilingualism or trilingualism acquired through language studies is not uncommon.

[13] In the early 20th century Järvenpää had a large artist community, including Jean Sibelius, Juhani Aho and Eero Järnefelt.

Järvenpää is widely known as the location of Ainola, the home of the composer Jean Sibelius and his wife Aino (née Järnefelt).

The composer moved with his family to the cottage designed by Lars Sonck on September 24, 1904, and he lived there until his death in 1957.

[citation needed] Juhani Aho moved with his wife Venny Soldan-Brofeldt to Järvenpää in 1897.

They lived there for fourteen years in a villa, called Vårbacka, next to the shore of Lake Tuusula.

[citation needed] The K-Citymarket of Järvenpää was awarded the Grocery Store of the Year title in 2019 by the IGD of the United Kingdom.

"Blues-week" starts from the "Blues street" of the city centre, and concerts and informal sessions are arranged in bars and restaurants.

The trip to Helsinki takes about half an hour, whether by rail or road, and to the airport of Helsinki-Vantaa about 20 minutes.