Askola

Askola is a municipality in the eastern part of Uusimaa. The administrative center is the urban area of Askola, but the largest urban area is the southeastern village of Monninkylä.

Understand
Askola is a rural municipality. The Askola parish was part of Porvoo until 1639, when it became a chapel parish, and finally became independent in 1896.

Get in
Askola is around 60 km northeast of Helsinki and around 20 km north of Porvoo. The main thoroughfare in the municipality is Highway 55 between Porvoo and Mäntsälä. The most direct connection to the centre of Askola from Helsinki is to travel along smaller roads through the municipalities of Sipoo and Pornainen.

Get around
Get around by local bus, car, bike, or on foot.

By taxi
See Uusimaa for information about companies and fares

See




Grocery stores




Internet
Finland in general lacks internet cafes as most of the people have connections in their home and in their pocket, and Askola is no exception. Many of the places of business do have wi-fi for customers (although it's usually called "WLAN"); ask the staff for details. For free wi-fi and internet terminals, check the both libraries of the municipality: and.

Stay safe
In emergencies,. This includes social services, although for non-urgent matters you could contact the social services directly.

Go next

 * Myrskylä
 * Porvoo
 * Pukkila