age was 41.3, under the national average of 43.4 but above the regional average of 41.0. Speakers of Finnish made up 92.5% of the population and speakers of Swedish made up 1.0%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 6.4%. Foreign nationals made up 4.2% of the total population. In 2019, out of the total population of 43,711, the entire urban population of Järvenpää was localized in a single urban areas, the Helsinki central locality, with 42,940 inhabitants. 42 people lived in sparsely populated areas, while the coordinates of 729 people were unknown. This made Järvenpää's degree of urbanization 99.9%. The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Järvenpää from 1975 to 2020, encompasses the municipality's area as of 2021. Culture In the early 20th century Järvenpää had a large artist community, including Jean Sibelius, Juhani Aho and Eero Järnefelt. This was partly true because of a railway connection to Helsinki. Järvenpää is widely known as the location of Ainola, the home of the composer Jean Sibelius. It is situated about two kilometers south of the city centre. 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. Ainola is open for visitors in the summer months as the "museum of Sibelius". Juhani Aho moved with his wife Venny Soldan-Brofeldt to Järvenpää in 1897. They lived there for fourteen years in a villa, called , next to the shore of Lake Tuusula. The villa was later called . The K-Citymarket of Järvenpää was awarded the Grocery Store of the Year title in 2019 by the IGD of the United Kingdom. Events Events are held in the Järvenpää-talo (lit. Järvenpää-house) throughout the year: concerts, theatre and art-shows. The favorite-place of children is Pikku-Aino's home, where children can play, make shows and so on. There is a musical event, which is arranged every year, called (lit. Park Blues). "Blues-week" starts from the "Blues street" of the city centre, and concerts and informal sessions are arranged in bars and restaurants. The main concert is at the end of Blues-week, and is arranged in Vanhankylänniemi on the Saturday. Järvenpää celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2021. Transportation The railroad goes through the city centre. In addition to the main railway station, there are the stations of Ainola, Saunakallio and Haarajoki. The trip to Helsinki