Iittala (Hämeenlinna)
Iittala is a town in the municipality of Hämeenlinna in the Kanta-Häme region in southern Finland .
geography
The place Iittala is on the railway line Riihimäki - Tampere (the railway to Helsinki was built in the 1860s) and was the center of the former municipality Kalvola .
history
In 1940 the Iittala railway accident occurred . The place belonged to the municipality of Kalvola until it merged with Hämeenlinna in 2009.
economy
- iittala : Iittala , a manufacturer of Finnish glass design, was foundedin Iittala in 1881. Today Iittala is a Finnish design brand specializing in design objects and tableware.
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Coordinates: 61 ° 5 ' N , 24 ° 8' E