Espoo
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Espoo
Espoo
Espoo – Esbo
— City —
Espoon kaupunki
Esbo stad
Tapiola in December 2004
Coat of arms
Logo
Location of Espoo in Finland
Coordinates: 60°12′20″N 024°39′20″E
Country
Finland
Region
Uusimaa
Espoo
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Sub-region
Greater Helsinki
Charter
1458
City
1972
Government
- City manager
Marketta Kokkonen
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
- Total
528.16 km2 (203.9 sq mi)
- Land
312.22 km2 (120.5 sq mi)
- Water
215.94 km2 (83.4 sq mi)
Area rank
224th largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
- Total
243169
- Density
778.84/km2 (2017.2/sq mi)
Population rank
2nd largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
- Finnish
83.6% (official)
- Swedish
8.3% (official)
- Others
8%
Population by age [4]
- 0 to 14
19.7%
- 15 to 64
69.8%
- 65 or older
10.5%
Time zone
EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)
EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate
[5] 17.5%
Website
www.espoo.fi [6] (Finnish) (Swedish) (English)
Espoo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈespoː]; Swedish: Esbo, Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɛsbo])) is the second largest city and
municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is 243169 (30 June 2009)[2] . It is part of the Helsinki
Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki (Helsingfors), Vantaa (Vanda), and Kauniainen (Grankulla).
Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen. Today, Espoo is the only
municipality in Finland to fully enclose another municipality. The city is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, in the
region of Uusimaa.
Other bordering municipalities of Espoo are Nurmijärvi and Vihti in the north and Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt) in the
west. The national park of Nuuksio (Noux) is situated in northwest Espoo.
Espoo encompasses 528 square kilometres (204 sq mi), of which 312 km2 (120 sq mi) is land.[1]
Espoo has several local regional centers. Espoo is thus divided into seven major areas (Finnish: suuralueet, Swedish:
storområden): Vanha-Espoo (Gamla Esbo, with administrative center), Suur-Espoonlahti (Stor-Esboviken),
Pohjois-Espoo (Norra Esbo), Suur-Kauklahti (Stor-Köklax),