Espoon kaupunki - Esbo stad
Coat of Arms Location
Founded	1972
Province	Southern Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Helsinki
Area - Of which land - Rank	528 km² 312 km² ranked 279th
Population - Density - Change - Rank	229,443 (2005) 729 inh./km² + 1.4% ranked 2nd
Urbanisation	97.9%
Unemployment	6.6%
Official languages	Finnish, Swedish
City Manager	Marketta Kokkonen
Home page	http://www.espoo.fi/

Espoo (IPA: /ˈespoː/; Esbo (/'ɛsbuː/) in Swedish) is a city on the southern coast of Finland. It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen. Other bordering municipalities are Nurmijärvi and Vihti in the north and Kirkkonummi in the west. The national park of Nuuksio is situated in northwest Espoo. Image File history File links Espoo. ... Image File history File links Location_of_Espoo_in_Finland. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... Uusimaa (Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ... In 2005 Finland is divided into 77 sub-regions (seutukunta in Finnish, ekonomisk region in Swedish). ... Founded 1550 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by area as of 2003: 17321,32 km²: Inari/Enare 12416,81 km²: Sodankylä 8463,59 km²: Enontekiö/Enontekis 8411,79 km²: Kittilä 7915,51 km²: Rovaniemen_mlk/Rovaniemi_lk 6470,65 km²: Savukoski 5878,00 km²: Salla 5865,79 km²: Pudasj... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by population as of 2004: Helsinki (Helsingfors) 557,814 (Helsinki Metropolitan Area 977,091) Espoo (Esbo) 225,858 Tampere (Tammerfors) 201,271 Vantaa (Vanda) 184,956 Turku (Ã…bo) 174,258 Oulu (UleÃ¥borg) 126,122 Lahti (Lahtis) 98,216 Kuopio... Urbanization is the degree of or increase in urban character or nature. ... An 1837 political cartoon about unemployment in the United States. ... The council-manager government is one of 2 main variations of representative municipal government (for contrast, also see Mayor-Council government). ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... Central Helsinki, the focal point of the Capital Region, from the sky Greater Helsinki (Finnish: Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: Storhelsingfors), Capital Region (Pääkaupunkiseutu, Huvudstadsregionen), Helsinki Metropolitan Area, and Helsinki Region (Helsingin seutu, Helsingforsregionen) all refer to the conurbation surrounding the Finnish capital, Helsinki. ... Founded 1550 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... Founded 1974 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 243 km² 240,84 km² ranked 316th Population - Density - Rank 187 365 (2005) 770. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Torsten Widén Official languages Swedish, Finnish Area  - total  - land ranked 446th 6,0 km² 5,9 km² Population  - total (N/A)  - change  - density ranked 129th 8 550 N/A % 1437/km² Urbanisation N/A % Unemployment rate N/A % http... Nurmijärvi (IPA: /ˈnurmiËŒjærÊ‹i/) is a village and the most populated rural municipality of Finland located north of the capital Helsinki. ... Vihti (IPA: /ˈʋihti/), or Vichtis in Swedish, is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately 50 km north of the capital city Helsinki. ... Coat of Arms of Kirkkonummi Kirkkonummi (IPA: /ˈkirkːoËŒnumːi/), or Kyrkslätt in Swedish, is a municipality of 32,772 inhabitants (2004-12-31) in Southern Finland. ... Categories: Stub | National parks of Finland ...

Espoo encompasses 528 km², of which 312 km² are land. The current population is 229,443 (as of 2005-07-31), in Finland second only to that of Helsinki. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ...

The declared goal of the city has always been to preserve nature while developing^{[citation needed]}, which has led to the creation of several local regional centers. Espoo is thus divided into the following major areas: Espoon keskus (also administrative center), Espoonlahti, Kalajärvi, Kauklahti, Leppävaara, Matinkylä-Olari, and Tapiola. Espoon keskus (the centre of Espoo) is the centre of Finlands second biggest city Espoo. ... Kauklahti (Swedish name Köklax) is a district of Espoo, in the Greater Helsinki area of Finland. ... Matinkylä one of the major urban areas of Espoo, which is a city in the southern coast of Finland. ... An apartment building in Olari Olari (Swedish Olars) is a district of the city of Espoo, Finland. ... Tapiola center at summer time. ...

This decentralised nature has led to Espoo being jocularly called "Finland's only highway with city privileges". Another soubriquet is "Los Angeles of Finland", meaning it has no decent city center but a number of local centers.

The Helsinki University of Technology is based in Otaniemi, Espoo, along with a thriving science community that includes numerous startups and organizations such as VTT - the Technical Research Center of Finland. Nokia, the telecommunications company, operates from Keilaranta (and also from Karamalmi), Espoo, along with other high-tech companies such as KONE, Fortum, and the mobile telephone branch of Elisa Oyj. Auditorium of the main building. ... Otaniemi from the air, 1989. ... VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is an impartial expert organisation. ... Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is the worlds largest manufacturer of mobile telephones (as of June 2006), with a global market share of approximately 34% in Q2 of 2006[1]. It produces mobile phones for every major market and protocol, including GSM, CDMA, and W-CDMA (UMTS). ... Kone Corporation, founded in 1910 and headquartered at Espoo, Finland, is an international engineering and service company employing about 30,000 people. ... Fortum (before 1998 IVO and Neste) is a Finnish public listed energy company which operates in Nordic countries and in Baltic countries and in Poland. ... Elisa Oyj (Elisa) is a Finnish telecommunications company founded in 1882 (known until July 2000 as HPY or Helsingin puhelinyhdistys). ...

History

The name Espoo probably comes from the Swedish name for the River Espoo, Espå (or Espåå), which in turn comes from the old Swedish word äspe, meaning stand of aspen, and the Swedish word for "river". The name was first mentioned in 1431. Species Populus adenopoda Populus alba Populus grandidentata Populus sieboldii Populus tremula Populus tremuloides Aspens are trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the poplar genus, Populus sect. ...

The first inhabitants in the area arrived about 9,000 years ago. A permanent settlement was established during the 12th and 13th centuries. The King’s Road that passes through Espoo on its way from Stockholm via Turku to Viipuri dates back to the 13th century. The oldest preserved building in Espoo, the Espoo Cathedral, originates from the 1480s. The administrative center Espoon keskus has grown around the church and the railway station. Stockholm panorama from the City Hall (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Turku (IPA: , Swedish:  ), founded in the 13th century, is the oldest and fifth largest city in Finland, with a population of 174,868 (as of 2005). ... A view of Vyborg from the castle tower Vyborg (Russian: ; Finnish: ; Swedish: ; German: ) is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of the Bay of Vyborg, 130 km to the northwest of St. ... Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century Decades: 1430s 1440s 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s Years: 1480 1481 1482 1483 1484 1485 1486 1487 1488 1489 Events and Trends Categories: 1480s ... Espoon keskus (the centre of Espoo) is the centre of Finlands second biggest city Espoo. ...

In 1920, Espoo was only a rural municipality of about 9,000 inhabitants, of whom 70% were Swedish speaking. Agriculture was the primary source of income, with 75% of the population making their living from farming. Kauniainen was separated from Espoo in 1920.

Espoo started to grow rapidly in the 1940s and 50s. It quickly developed from a rural municipality into a fully-fledged industrial city, gaining city rights in 1972. Due to its proximity to Helsinki, Espoo soon became popular amongst people working in the capital. In the fifty years from 1950 to 2000, the population of Espoo grew from 22,000 to 210,000. Since 1945, the majority of people in Espoo have been Finnish speaking. In 2006, the Swedish speaking inhabitants represented barely 9% of the total population. The population growth is still continuing, but at a slower rate.

Demographics

Population by nationality in per cent on 1 January 2005 was 95.7% Finnish nationality, 4.3% other nationalities. Religious affiliation in per cent on 1 January 2005 was 78.1% Lutheran, 1.2% Greek Orthodox, 1.4% other, 19.2% no religious affiliation.

Espoo contains many high income suburbs, six out of ten highest average income zip code areas in Finland are in Espoo. Mr. ...

The population of the seven areas of Espoo in 2005:

Sports

Espoo is home to several premier league sports teams. The Espoo Blues play at LänsiAuto Areena in the SM-Liiga - professional ice hockey league. The club was established in February 1984 as "Kiekko-Espoo" and played their first season in 1984-1985 in the Finnish Second Division. In 1988 they achieved a place on the Finnish First Division and in 1992 they celebrated their promotion to the SM-liiga. The club and the team changed their name in 1998. The name came from the dominant colour of their home jersey. The full name of the club is Blues Hockey Oy. The Espoo Blues are an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. ... LänsiAuto Areena is an arena in Espoo, Finland. ... logo of SM-liiga SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... A list of professional sports leagues: // Australian Rules Football Australian Football League (Official Page) Auto racing Champcars, formerly CART (Official Page) Formula One, Grand Prix racing (Official Site) IRL (Indy Racing League) (Official Page) NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) (Official Page) NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) (Official... See also: 1983 in sports, other events of 1984, 1985 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Terry Labonte Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 Richard Petty won the 200th (and final) race of his career on July 4. ... logo of SM-liiga SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. ... See also: 1997 in sports, other events of 1998, 1999 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Earnhardt won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Eddie Cheever CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season championship Formula...

Another sports club from Espoo, FC Honka is a Finnish football club, based in Tapiola in southern Espoo. It was promoted into the Finnish premier division (Veikkausliiga) for the first time in its history at the end of the 2005 season. The manager of the club is Mika Lehkosuo, and it plays its home matches at Tapiolan urheilupuisto. Originally founded in 1953 as "Tapion Honka", it changed its name into FC Honka in 1975. FC Honka is largely known in Finland for its extensive youth scheme with over 1000 young players playing in various age groups. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Tapiola center at summer time. ... Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 14 clubs of the country (season 2006 is played exceptionally with 13 teams because of the AC Allianssi-bankrupt). ... In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ...

Espoo is also the home of formula one driver Kimi Räikkonen

Club	Sport	League	Stadium	Logo
Blues (Espoo)	Ice Hockey	SM-liiga	LänsiAuto Areena
Blues (Espoo)	Ice Hockey	Women's SM series	Laaksolahti Arena
FC Honka	Football	Veikkausliiga	Tapiolan urheilupuisto
Honka Espoo	Basketball	Korisliiga	Tapiolan urheiluhalli
Espoon Oilers	Floorball	Salibandyliiga	Tapiolan urheiluhalli

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City districts

This is an incomplete list; only the most important parts of Espoo have been mentioned here. For others, see Districts of Espoo

Tapiola center during summer

The headquarters of Fortum, located in Espoo

• Espoon keskus
• Espoonlahti
• Haukilahti
• Järvenperä
• Kalajärvi
• Kauklahti
• Kilo
• Laaksolahti
• Leppävaara
• Lintuvaara
• Lippajärvi
• Mankkaa
• Matinkylä
• Nöykkiö
• Olari
• Otaniemi
• Pohjois-Tapiola
• Soukka
• Tapiola
• Viherlaakso
• Westend

The Helsinki University of Technology

Nokia headquarters in Keilaniemi, Espoo

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The sister cities of Espoo

• Esztergom, Hungary
• Gatchina, Russia
• Kristianstad, Sweden
• Køge, Denmark
• Kongsberg, Norway
• Nõmme, Estonia
• Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
• Sochi, Russia

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References

• Espoon kaupungin taskutilasto 2005, issued by the City of Espoo, 2005

See also

• Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, signed in Espoo 1991
• Districts of Espoo

The Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context is a UNECE convention signed in Espoo, Finland in 1991 that entered into force in 1997. ... This is an alphabetical list of the fifty districts of Espoo. ...

External links

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Espoo

• (Finnish) City Website
• (English) City Website
• (English) Espoo City Travel Website
• (Finnish)/(English) Helsinki University of Technology - located in Espoo
• (Finnish)/(English) Helsinki.fi - Helsinki region in a nutshell

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	Municipalities of Uusimaa
	Ekenäs | Espoo | Hanko | Helsinki | Hyvinkää | Ingå | Järvenpää | Karis | Karjalohja | Karkkila | Kauniainen | Kerava | Kirkkonummi | Lohja | Mäntsälä | Nummi-Pusula | Nurmijärvi | Pohja | Pornainen | Sammatti | Siuntio | Tuusula | Vantaa | Vihti
	Uusimaa Region | Southern Finland | Finland

Coordinates: 60°13′N 24°40′E The 24 municipalities of the Uusimaa Region in Finland are divided on three sub-regions: Helsinki Sub-region Espoo (Esbo) Helsinki (Helsingfors) Vantaa (Vanda) Hyvinkää Järvenpää Kauniainen (Grankulla) Kerava Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt) Mäntsälä Nurmijärvi Pornainen Siuntio (SjundeÃ¥) Tuusula (Tusby) Lohja Sub-region Karjalohja Karkkila Lohja (Lojo... Image File history File links Uusimaa. ... Alley in Ekenäs Church of Ekenäs Ekenäs (IPA: //), or Tammisaari (/ˈtÉ‘mːiËŒsɑːri/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Hanko (IPA: ) (Hangö in Swedish, or Гангут in Russian), is a small bilingual port city on the south coast of Finland, 130 km west of Helsinki. ... Founded 1550 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... Hyvinkää (IPA: /ˈhyÊ‹iÅ‹kæː/; Hyvinge in Swedish) is a small town in the province of Uusimaa, approximately 50 km north of the capital Helsinki. ... IngÃ¥ (IPA: //), or Inkoo (/ˈiÅ‹koː/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Coat of arms of Järvenpää Järvenpää (IPA: /ˈjærÊ‹emËŒpæː/; Träskända in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Location of Karis in Finland Karis (IPA: //), or Karjaa (/ˈkÉ‘rjɑː/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Karjalohja (IPA: /ˈkÉ‘rjÉ‘ËŒlohjÉ‘/), or Karislojo in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ... Karkkila (IPA: /ˈkÉ‘rkːilÉ‘/), or Högfors in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Torsten Widén Official languages Swedish, Finnish Area  - total  - land ranked 446th 6,0 km² 5,9 km² Population  - total (N/A)  - change  - density ranked 129th 8 550 N/A % 1437/km² Urbanisation N/A % Unemployment rate N/A % http... Kerava (IPA: /ˈkerÉ‘Ê‹É‘/; Kervo in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Coat of Arms of Kirkkonummi Kirkkonummi (IPA: /ˈkirkːoËŒnumːi/), or Kyrkslätt in Swedish, is a municipality of 32,772 inhabitants (2004-12-31) in Southern Finland. ... View of Laurinkatu in central Lohja. ... The church of Mäntsälä was completed in 1866. ... Nummi-Pusula (IPA: /ˈnumːiËŒpusulÉ‘/) is a municipality of Finland. ... Nurmijärvi (IPA: /ˈnurmiËŒjærÊ‹i/) is a village and the most populated rural municipality of Finland located north of the capital Helsinki. ... Pohja (IPA: /ˈpohjÉ‘/), or Pojo (//) in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Pornainen (IPA: /ˈpornÉ‘inen/), or Borgnäs in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ... Sammatti (IPA: /ˈsÉ‘mːɑtːi/) is a municipality of Finland. ... Siuntio (IPA: /ˈsiuntio/), or SjundeÃ¥ in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ... Tuusula (IPA: /ˈtuːsulÉ‘/), or Tusby in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ... Founded 1974 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 243 km² 240,84 km² ranked 316th Population - Density - Rank 187 365 (2005) 770. ... Vihti (IPA: /ˈʋihti/), or Vichtis in Swedish, is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately 50 km north of the capital city Helsinki. ... Uusimaa (Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...