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Hmeenlinna (Tavastehus in Swedish) is a municipality and city in Hme in Finland. It is the residence city for the Governor of the province of Southern Finland. Nearby cities include Helsinki (100 km), Tampere (73 km) and Lahti (72 km)The medieval Hme castle (Hmeen linna) is located in the city.
There has been a settlement in where the city now stands since the Iron age. In the 11th century the entire province was under influence of both Sweden and Novgorod, and the Castle of hme (hmeen linna from where the finnish name Hmeenlinna comes from). A village was born during time near to the castle to provide services and goods to inhabitants.
The village was granted city rights in 1639 and soon after that the King of Sweden moved it couple of kilometres south where it now stands.
The city is has always been known for its excellent schools and academies in where many famous finns have studiet.
The composer Jean Sibelius was born in Hmeenlinna.
Poet Eino Leino graduated from high school in Hmeenlinna.(Hmeenlinnan Lyseon Lukio = Hmeenlinna Lyseo Upper secondary school(Am. higschool)