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Espoo - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Espoon kaupunki - Esbo stad
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Founded 1972 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 528 km² 312 km² ranked 279th Population - Density - Change - Rank 229,443 (2005) 729 inh./km² + 1.4% ranked 2nd Urbanisation 97.9% Unemployment 6.6% Official languages Finnish, Swedish City Manager Marketta Kokkonen Home page http://www.espoo.fi/ Espoo (IPA: /ˈespoː/; Esbo (/'ɛsbuː/) in Swedish) is a city on the southern coast of Finland. It is part 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. Other bordering municipalities are Nurmijärvi and Vihti in the north and Kirkkonummi in the west. The national park of Nuuksio is situated in northwest Espoo.
Espoo encompasses 528 km², of which 312 km² are land. The current population is 229,443 (as of 2005-07-31), in Finland second only to that of Helsinki.
The declared goal of the city has always been to preserve nature while developing[citation needed], which has led to the creation of several local regional centers. Espoo is thus divided into the following major areas: Espoon keskus (also administrative center), Espoonlahti, Kalajärvi, Kauklahti, Leppävaara, Matinkylä-Olari, and Tapiola.
The postal codes in Espoo begin with "02", varying from 02100-02380, 02600-02860 and 02920-02980, mainly becoming higher from South to North.
This decentralised nature has led to Espoo being jocularly called "Finland's only highway with city privileges". Another soubriquet is "Los Angeles of Finland", meaning it has no decent city center but a number of local centers.
The Helsinki University of Technology is based in Otaniemi, Espoo, along with a thriving science community that includes numerous startups and organizations such as VTT - the Technical Research Center of Finland. Nokia, the telecommunications company, operates from Keilaranta (and also from Karamalmi), Espoo, along with other high-tech companies such as KONE, Fortum, and the mobile telephone branch of Elisa Oyj.
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1 History 2 Demographics 3 Sports 4 City districts 5 The sister cities of Espoo 6 References 7 See also 8 External links
History The name Espoo probably comes from the Swedish name for the River Espoo, Espå (or Espåå), which in turn comes from the old Swedish word äspe, meaning stand of aspen, and the Swedish word for "river". The name was first mentioned in 1431.
The first inhabitants in the area arrived about 9,000 years ago. A permanent settlement was established during the 12th and 13th centuries. The King’s Road that passes through Espoo on its way from Stockholm via Turku to Viipuri dates back to the 13th century. The oldest preserved building in Espoo, the Espoo Cathedral, originates from the 1480s. The administrative center Espoon keskus has grown around the church and the railway station.
In 1920, Espoo was only a rural municipality of about 9,000 inhabitants, of whom 70% were Swedish speaking. Agriculture was the primary source of income, with 75% of the population making their living from farming. Kauniainen was separated from Espoo in 1920.
Espoo started to grow rapidly in the 1940s and 50s. It quickly developed from a rural municipality into a fully-fledged industrial city, gaining city rights in 1972. Due to its proximity to Helsinki, Espoo soon became popular amongst people working in the capital. In the fifty years from 1950 to 2000, the population of Espoo grew from 22,000 to 210,000. Since 1945, the majority of people in Espoo have been Finnish speaking. In 2006, the Swedish speaking inhabitants represented barely 9% of the total population. The population growth is still continuing, but at a slower rate.
Demographics City of Espoo Population by year [1] 1950 22,878 1960 53,042 1970 92,655 1975 120,632 1980 137,409 1985 156,778 1990 172,629 1995 193,754 2000 213,271 2005 229,443 2030 (est.) 305,000 Population by nationality in per cent on 1 January 2005 was 95.7% Finnish nationality, 4.3% other nationalities. Religious affiliation in per cent on 1 January 2005 was 78.1% Lutheran, 1.2% Greek Orthodox, 1.4% other, 19.2% no religious affiliation.
Espoo contains many high income suburbs, six out of ten highest average income zip code areas in Finland are in Espoo.
The population of the seven areas of Espoo in 2005:
Area Population Leppävaara 56,570 Espoonlahti 47,382 Tapiola 41,565 Matinkylä 32,635 Vanha-Espoo 31,694 Pohjois-Espoo 9,133 Kauklahti 5,506
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Sports Espoo is home to several premier league sports teams. The Espoo Blues play at LänsiAuto Areena in the SM-Liiga - professional ice hockey league. The club was established in February 1984 as "Kiekko-Espoo" and played their first season in 1984-1985 in the Finnish Second Division. In 1988 they achieved a place on the Finnish First Division and in 1992 they celebrated their promotion to the SM-liiga. The club and the team changed their name in 1998. The name came from the dominant colour of their home jersey. The full name of the club is Blues Hockey Oy.
Another sports club from Espoo, FC Honka is a Finnish football club, based in Tapiola in southern Espoo. It was promoted into the Finnish premier division (Veikkausliiga) for the first time in its history at the end of the 2005 season. The manager of the club is Mika Lehkosuo, and it plays its home matches at Tapiolan urheilupuisto. Originally founded in 1953 as "Tapion Honka", it changed its name into FC Honka in 1975. FC Honka is largely known in Finland for its extensive youth scheme with over 1000 young players playing in various age groups.
Espoo is also the home of formula one driver Kimi Räikkönen
Club Sport League Stadium Logo Blues (Espoo) Ice Hockey SM-liiga LänsiAuto Areena Blues (Espoo) Ice Hockey Women's SM series Laaksolahti Arena FC Honka Football Veikkausliiga Tapiolan urheilupuisto Honka Espoo Basketball Korisliiga Tapiolan urheiluhalli Espoon Oilers Floorball Salibandyliiga Tapiolan urheiluhalli
City districts This is an incomplete list; only the most important parts of Espoo have been mentioned here. For others, see Districts of Espoo
Tapiola center during summer The headquarters of Fortum, located in EspooEspoon keskus Espoonlahti Haukilahti Järvenperä Kalajärvi Kauklahti Kilo Laaksolahti Leppävaara Lintuvaara Lippajärvi Mankkaa Matinkylä Nöykkiö Olari Otaniemi Pohjois-Tapiola Soukka Tapiola Viherlaakso Westend
The Helsinki University of Technology Nokia headquarters in Keilaniemi, Espoo The sister cities of Espoo Esztergom, Hungary Gatchina, Russia Kristianstad, Sweden Køge, Denmark Kongsberg, Norway Nõmme, Estonia Sauðárkrókur, Iceland Sochi, Russia Nagyvárad, Romania
References Espoon kaupungin taskutilasto 2005, issued by the City of Espoo, 2005
Related: Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, signed in Espoo 1991
Municipalities of Uusimaa Ekenäs | Espoo | Hanko | Helsinki | Hyvinkää | Ingå | Järvenpää | Karis | Karjalohja | Karkkila | Kauniainen | Kerava | Kirkkonummi | Lohja | Mäntsälä | Nummi-Pusula | Nurmijärvi | Pohja | Pornainen | Sammatti | Siuntio | Tuusula | Vantaa | Vihti Uusimaa Region | Southern Finland | Finland
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