Espoo
Espoo with a population of a quarter of a million is the second largest city in Finland. It's part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and the small city of Kauniainen which is completely encircled by Espoo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bodom manor and Träskända Manor.
Glims Farmstead Museum
Museum
Glims Farmstead Museum is a museum located in Espoo, Finland and a branch of the Espoo City Museum. Glims tells about farming culture and rural life in the past centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kauniainen and Espoon keskus.
Kauniainen
Town
Photo: Migro, Public domain.
Kauniainen is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kauniainen is situated in the southern part of the Uusimaa region, and it is enclaved by the City of Espoo. Kauniainen is situated 6 km southeast of Espoo.
Espoon keskus
Suburb
Photo: JKorpimies, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Espoon keskus is the central district of Espoo, the second biggest city of Finland and the administrative centre with the city hall of Espoo. The areas of Kiltakallio, Kirkkojärvi, Saarniraivio, Suna, Suvela and Tuomarila belong to Espoon keskus. Espoon keskus is situated 5 km south of Espoo.
Espoo
- Type: Locality with 257,000 residents
- Also known as: “049” and “Esbå”
- Location: Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.25° or 60° 15′ northLongitude
24.6667° or 24° 40′ eastPopulation
257,000Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
9GG67M28+2MGeoNames ID
660129
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Mari—“Espoo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إسبو”
- Belarusian: “Горад Эспа”
- Bulgarian: “Еспоо”
- Chechen: “Эспоо”
- Chinese: “埃斯波”
- Eastern Mari: “Эспоо”
- Finnish: “Espoo”
- Finnish: “Espoon Kaupunki”
- French: “Espoo”
- Georgian: “ესპოო”
- German: “Espoo”
- Greek: “Έσποο”
- Hebrew: “אספו”
- Japanese: “エスポー”
- Komi-Permyak: “Эспо”
- Korean: “에스포”
- Latin: “Espo”
- Latvian: “Espo”
- Lithuanian: “Espas”
- Marathi: “एस्पो”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Esbo”
- Norwegian: “Esbo”
- Ossetian: “Эспоо”
- Persian: “اسپو”
- Russian: “Эспоо”
- Samogitian: “Espō”
- Serbian: “Еспо”
- Swedish: “Esbo Stad”
- Swedish: “Esbo”
- Tamil: “யெஸ்ப்பூ”
- Thai: “เอสโป”
- Ukrainian: “Еспоо”
- Urdu: “ایسپو”
- Western Mari: “Эспоо”
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