Uusimaa
Helsinki sub-region
Espoo

Kaitaa

Kaitaa or Kaitans is a district of southern , , located south of the Länsiväylä highway, with a population of 6000. Kaitaa mostly consists of detached houses, and contains the Hannusjärvi recreational area.
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  • Type: Suburb with 6,910 residents
  • Description: district of southern Espoo, Finland
  • Also known as: “Kaitans”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hannusjärvi and Kaitaa metro station.

Lake
Photo: MKFI, Public domain.
is a lake.

Metro station
Photo: Gálaniitoluodda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaitaa or Kaitans is an underground station on the western metro extension of the Helsinki Metro in . The main entrance of the station is located at the eastern end of the block structure designed for crossing Kaitaantie and Iivisniemenkatu.

Metro station
Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soukka or Sökö is an underground station on the western metro extension of the Helsinki Metro in . The station is opened on 3 December 2022, located 1.3 kilometres southeast from and 1.6 kilometres west from .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Espoonlahti and Nöykkiö.

Suburb
Photo: Skorpion87, Public domain.
or Esboviken is one of the five major urban areas of , a city in . It lies along the south-western coast of Espoo, bounded to the west by the bay of the same name, to the south by the shores of the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Finnoo valley, to the east of the municipal border of , and to the north by the forests of Espoo central forest area.

Suburb
or Nöykis is a district of , . It was originally known only by its Swedish name Nöykis, but the Finnish name "Nöykkiö" came into use in the 1940s.

Quarter
Espoonlahti or Esboviken is one of the five major urban areas of , a city in . It lies along the south-western coast of Espoo, bounded to the west by the bay of the same name, to the south by the shores of the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Finnoo valley, to the east of the municipal border of , and to the north by the forests of Espoo central forest area. is situated 3 km west of Kaitaa.

Kaitaa

Latitude
60.14788° or 60° 8′ 52″ north
Longitude
24.68295° or 24° 40′ 59″ east
Population
6,910
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
9GG64MXM+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4258310823
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
840724
Wiki­data ID
Q892304
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Kaitaa” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kaitaa”
  • Finnish: “Kaitaa”
  • Finnish: “Kaitis”
  • French: “Kaitaa”
  • Inari Sami: “Kaitaa”
  • Northern Sami: “Kaitaa”
  • Skolt Sami: “Kaitaa”
  • Swedish: “Kaitaa”
  • Swedish: “Kaitans”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Hannusjärvensuo and Iiivisniementori.

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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 “Kaitaa”. Photo: Danapit, CC BY-SA 3.0.