from Kerava to the city center of Helsinki. The city of Kerava joined Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) in 2010. Culture Food Many garlic dishes were named traditional food of Kerava parish in the 1980s: Yrjö's lamb (à la Jorgos), garlic potatoes and crushed garlic in oil, and, as a dessert, a gooseberry pie with vanilla sauce. Politics Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Kerava: Social Democratic Party 19,8% National Coalition Party 19,3% Finns Party 19,0% Green League 12,9% Left Alliance 8,6% Centre Party 6,8% Movement Now (common list of Uusimaa) 4,4% Christian Democrats 3,2% Blue Reform 1,9% Notable people from Kerava President J. K. Paasikivi (1870–1956), lived in Kerava since 1917 to the 1940s Hanna-Maria Seppälä (b. 1984), Finnish freestyle swimmer Volmari Iso-Hollo (1907–1969), Olympic medalist Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Finnish composer Väinö Bremer (1899-1964), Finnish Olympic medalist biathlete and pilot died here in a plane crash See also Järvenpää Kerava River Nikkilä Sinebrychoff References External links Town of Kerava – Official website (In Finnish) Information - Official Websites (In English) Satellite photo of Kerava Greater Helsinki Cities and towns in Finland Populated places established in 1970 1970 establishments in Finland