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Espoo
City in Uusimaa, Finland

Espoo

Espoo is a city in Finland.

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It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population is approximately 326,000. It is the 2nd most populous municipality in Finland. Espoo is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.6 million inhabitants. Espoo is on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland and borders Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi. The city includes the enclave of Kauniainen. Espoo covers an area of 528 km2 (204 sq mi). Espoo is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 68% Finnish speakers, 6% Swedish speakers, and 26% speakers of other languages, well above the national average.

Get in

Getting to Espoo

Espoo is the western neighbour of Helsinki and Vantaa. The south of Espoo is served by Highway 51, transforming into the local highway, Länsiväylä, while Highway 1 from Turku serves its central parts. The railway from Turku passes through Espoo and commuter trains along it serves central Espoo, including Kauniainen. The metro reaches Matinkylä in the south-east.

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    Leppävaara
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    Nuottaniemi

    Harbour of the yacht club Espoon pursiseura.

See

Worth seeing

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Do

Things to do

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    Espoo

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

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    Classical

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

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    Mini-Tapiola

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

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    Nuuksio National Park

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

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    Serena Water Amusement Park
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    Vermo Horse Racing Track

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

Eat

Where to eat

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    Student diners in Otaniemi

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

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    Maukas

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

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    Fazer Food & Co.

    Maarintie 8, tuas@foodandco.fi.

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    Pizzaman

    Pizzaman is next to the K-Kauppa grocery store.

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    Ravintola Haukimuori

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

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.