Kerava (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkerɑʋɑ]; Swedish: Kervo) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country.

Kerava is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.61 million inhabitants.

The coat of arms designed by Ahti Hammar features a woodworking joints made by a carpenter.

[9] During the peak periods of the late 1960s and 1970s, the population almost doubled due to immigration and good transport connections, and new suburbs were created in Kurkela, Kilta and Untola.

The city is crossed by the (Helsinki-) Kerava–Lahti railway line and the Lahdenväylä motorway and the Keravanjoki river.

Kerava forms an almost uniform urban area, which can be roughly divided into the centre and Savio in the south and Ahjo in the east.

A pedestrian street runs through the centre under the railway, which is said to be the longest in Finland (850 metres).

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

In 2023, the Evangelical Lutheran Church was the largest religious group with 53.7% of the population of Kerava.

The Helsinki Airport (HEL) is located about 15 kilometers to the southwest of the city by car.

The city of Kerava joined Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) in 2010.