Laajalahti
Laajalahti is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland. It belongs to the area of Suur-Tapiola together with Westend, Tapiola, Pohjois-Tapiola, Otaniemi, Niittykumpu, Mankkaa, and Haukilahti.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 3,570 residents
- Description: city district in Espoo, Finland
- Also known as: “Bredvik”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Unga Teatern and Aalto University School of Business.
Aalto University School of Business
University
The Aalto University School of Business is the largest business school in Finland. Founded in 1911, it is the second oldest business school in Finland and one of the oldest business schools in the Nordic countries.
Gallen-Kallela Museum
Museum
Photo: Tuppence1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gallen-Kallela Museum, located in Tarvaspää, Espoo, Finland, and built between 1911 and 1913 was a home and studio for Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela. The atelier building has been a museum since 1961. Gallen-Kallela Museum is situated 2½ km east of Laajalahti.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Perkkaa and Kilo.
Perkkaa
Quarter
Photo: Hezzu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Perkkaa is a neighbourhood in the district of Leppävaara in Espoo, Finland. On New Year, 2017, the population of the neighbourhood was 3,836. The name of the neighbourhood comes from the Bergans farm that used to be located in the area.
Kilo
Suburb
Photo: Yupik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kilo is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland. Kilo is a place of homes and small industry. The head police station of Espoo is located in Kilo. There is a shortage of services in Kilo.
Otaniemi
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Otaniemi, or Otnäs, is a district of Espoo, Finland. It is located near the border with Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Otaniemi is located on the southern shore of the Laajalahti bay, next to the district of Tapiola near the border to Helsinki.
Laajalahti
- Categories: neighborhood, district of Espoo, and locality
- Location: Espoo, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.19975° or 60° 11′ 59″ northLongitude
24.79577° or 24° 47′ 45″ eastPopulation
3,570Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
9GG65QXW+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 25240207OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
649549Wikidata ID
Q652389
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Laajalahti from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Laajalahti” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Laajalahti”
- Cebuano: “Laajalahti”
- Dutch: “Laajalahti”
- Estonian: “Laajalahti”
- Finnish: “Breda”
- Finnish: “Bredvik”
- Finnish: “Laajalahti”
- Finnish: “Laajis”
- Finnish: “Laajuski”
- Finnish: “Lajuski”
- French: “Laajalahti”
- German: “Bredvik”
- German: “Laajalahti”
- Inari Sami: “Laajalahti”
- Japanese: “ラーヤラフティ”
- Japanese: “ラーヤラフティ湾”
- Northern Sami: “Laajalahti”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Laajalahti”
- Skolt Sami: “Laajalahti”
- Spanish: “Laajalahti”
- Swedish: “Bredvik, Esbo”
- Swedish: “Bredvik”
- Swedish: “Bredviken”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Laajalahti”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lahdenpohja and Laajaranta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Muolaanpuisto and Rosegarden.
Uusimaa: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Helsinki, Vantaa, Porvoo, and Lohja.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Laajalahti”. Photo: Danapit, CC BY-SA 3.0.