Espoo

Worth seeing in and around Espoo

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Aalto University

   Aalto University is a public research university located in Espoo, Finland. It was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki.

   9.8 km · Finnish university · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Lake Bodom

   Lake Bodom is a Finnish lake located in the city of Espoo, not far from Helsinki. The lake measures approximately three kilometres in length and one kilometre in width.

   5.7 km · lake in Espoo, Finland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Espoo Cathedral

   Espoo Cathedral is a medieval parish church and cathedral in Espoo, Finland. It is the seat of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Espoo, established in 2004.

   500 m · cathedral church building in Espoo, Finland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art

   The EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, is a major art museum in Espoo in southern Finland. After the founding of Espoo Art Museum Foundation in September 2002, EMMA opened its doors for visitors in 2006.

   8.2 km · art museum in Espoo in southern Finland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Espoo Metro Areena

   Espoo Metro Areena is an arena in the Tapiola District of Espoo, Finland. The arena is part of the Tapiolan Urheilupuisto.

   7.8 km · multi-purpose stadium in Espoo, Finland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sello

   Sello is a shopping mall in the Leppävaara, Espoo, Finland. The mall contains more than 170 shops and services including a concert hall and a library.

   8.7 km · shopping mall in Espoo, Finland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Helsinki Finland Temple

   The Helsinki Finland Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Espoo, Finland. Announced on April 2, 2000, it was the last temple dedicated by church president Gordon B. Hinckley and, at the time, served the church’s largest temple district, spanning at least a dozen time zones.

   7.3 km · LDS temple in Finland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Iso Omena

   Iso Omena is a shopping centre in Matinkylä, Espoo, Finland, opened on September 24, 2001. The construction of Iso Omena aimed to, as far as possible, take heed of the wishes of the population of Espoo.

   6.7 km · shopping centre in Espoo, Finland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Espoonlahti Church

   Espoonlahti Church is a Lutheran church situated in Espoonlahti, Espoo, Finland. It was designed by architects Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen, architects of the Rock Church, who were also members of the Espoonlahti congregation.

   6.3 km · church in Espoo, Finland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Espoo manor

    Royal Espoo manor is a manor in the Espoonkartano district of Espoo, after which the district itself is named. It is historically the most significant of Espoo's manors.

    4.1 km · manor house in Espoo, Finland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

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Things to do

1. 01
   Espoo

   Many small islands outside Espoo can be visited by boat in the summer.

2. 02
   Classical

   Tapiola Sinfonietta is an orchestra specializing in Viennese classical music, but also plays modern music.

3. 03
   Mini-Tapiola

   "Mini-Tapiola" is a children's play park featuring a miniature version of the centre of Tapiola.

4. 04
   Nuuksio National Park

   This is a "go to" place in Espoo, being probably the most accessible "true Finnish forest" near Helsinki.

5. 05
   Serena Water Amusement Park
6. 06
   Vermo Horse Racing Track

   Finland's premier horse racing track features races every Wednesday and some Saturdays.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Student diners in Otaniemi

   The lunch restaurants of the Aalto University engineering schools offer cheap meals even for non-students.

2. 02
   Maukas

   Vuorimiehentie 5 (in Otaniemi), info@mau-kas.fi.

3. 03
   Fazer Food & Co.

   Maarintie 8, tuas@foodandco.fi.

4. 04
   Pizzaman

   Pizzaman is next to the K-Kauppa grocery store.

5. 05
   Ravintola Haukimuori

   A lunch restaurant in Iivisniemi district with home cooked delicious food.

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Getting to Espoo

Airports

Helsinki Vantaa (HEL), 21 km · Lennart Meri Tallinn (TLL), 89 km · Turku (TKU), 136 km

Stations

Urheilupuisto metro station, 7.7 km · Aalto University metro station, 9.7 km · Tapiola metro station, 8.8 km · Matinkylä metro station, 6.9 km · Niittykumpu metro station, 7.1 km

• Turku → Espoo

  134 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · €15–21
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• Tampere / Pirkkala → Espoo

  146 km · quickest by road, 2h 45m · €19–26
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• Lappeenranta → Espoo

  215 km · quickest by road, 3h 54m · €24–33
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