Hämevaara

== Finnish == === Etymology === Häme (“Tavastia”) +‎ vaara (“forested hill”). Named after the nearby Hämeenkylä, with vaara adopted from names like Leppävaara and Lintuvaara. The name was adopted for a farm in 1918 after it was purchased by Lauri af Heurlin (his wife was actress Elli Tompuri who coined the Finnish name Leppävaara). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhæmeˣˌʋɑːrɑ/, [ˈhæme̞ʋˌʋɑ̝ːrɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑːrɑ Syllabification(key): Hä‧me‧vaa‧ra Hyphenation(key): Häme‧vaara === Proper noun === Hämevaara a district of Vantaa ==== Declension ==== The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Hämevaara" is Hämevaarassa. === References ===