Espoo
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Espoon kaupunki Esbo stad |
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Clockwise from top: skyline of offices in Keilaniemi, Panorama Tower in Leppävaara, the Espoo Cultural Centre, Haukilahti docks, the Gallen-Kallela Museum, Aalto University Otaniemi campus auditorium, and the Fortum head office.
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 Location in the Uusimaa region and the Helsinki sub-region |
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 Espoo
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| Coordinates: 60°12′20″N 024°39′20″E / 60.20556°N 24.65556°ECoordinates: 60°12′20″N 024°39′20″E / 60.20556°N 24.65556°E | ||
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 Finland
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 Uusimaa
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| Sub-region | Greater Helsinki | |
| Charter | 1458 | |
| City | 1972 | |
| Government | ||
| • City manager | Jukka Mäkelä | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 312.22 km2 (120.55 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 312.26 km2 (120.56 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 215.88 km2 (83.35 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 230th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 270,416 | |
| • Rank | 2nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 866/km2 (2,240/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 83.6% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 8.3% (official) | |
| • Others | 8% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 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 | 17.75% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.espoo.fi | |
Espoo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈespoː]; Swedish: Esbo, [ˈɛsbo]) is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo was 269,802 as of 1 January 2016[update]. It is part of the Finnish Capital Region, and most of its population lives in the inner urban core of the Helsinki metropolitan area, along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen. 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 in the west. The national park of Nuuksio is situated in northwestern Espoo.
Espoo encompasses 312 square kilometres (120 sq mi), of which 312 km2 (120 sq mi) is land.
Espoo has several local regional centers. Espoo is thus divided into seven major areas (Finnish: suuralueet, Swedish: storområden): Vanha-Espoo (with administrative center), Suur-Espoonlahti, Pohjois-Espoo, Suur-Kauklahti, Suur-Leppävaara, Suur-Matinkylä, and Suur-Tapiola.
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