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Vantaa - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vantaan kaupunki - Vanda stad

Coat of Arms Location

Founded 1974

Province Southern Finland

Region Uusimaa

Sub-region Greater Helsinki

Area

- Of which land

- Rank 243 km²

240,84 km²

ranked 316th

Population

- Density

- Rank 187 365 (2005)

770.2 inh./km²

ranked 4th

Unemployment 7.7%

Official languages Finnish, Swedish

City Manager Juhani Paajanen

Home page http://www.vantaa.fi/

The Tikkurila railway station is the busiest station in Vantaa.

The Helsinki-Vantaa airport (HEL), although associated with Helsinki, is located in Vantaa.Vantaa (IPA: [ˈʋɑntɑː]; Vanda in Swedish) is a city and municipality in Finland. It borders Helsinki, the Finnish capital, to the north and northeast. Other neighbouring municipalities are Espoo to the west, Nurmijärvi, Kerava and Tuusula to the north and Sipoo to the east. Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The most significant areas of the city are Tikkurila, Myyrmäki, Martinlaakso, Hakunila, Koivukylä and Korso. Its seat is in Tikkurila.

Vantaa with its population of 185,429 (as of 31 December 2004) is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there. It also hosts a science centre, Heureka.

In addition there is the city museum next to the railway station in Tikkurila. The museum is housed in the oldest station building in Finland, designed by Carl Albert Edelfelt and completed in 1861. There are exhibitions with various themes on local history.

Vantaa encompasses 243 km², of which 1.90 km² is water. Population density is 769.93/km².

The name Vantaa was taken into use in 1972 when the municipality gained market town rights. The first record of the area is as Helsinge in 1351 when king Magnus II of Sweden granted salmon fishing rights on the river Vantaa to the Estonian Padise monastery.

On October 11, 2002, the city was shocked by the explosion of a bomb in the local Myyrmanni shopping centre, killing 7, including the bomber, a 19-year-old chemistry student from the Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology. For more information on this issue see Myyrmanni bombing.

Vantaa is known for being the birthplace of the famous Finnish race driver Mika Häkkinen. Mika Salo has also lived there, both in the suburb of Martinlaakso.

Mayors of the City of Vantaa

Lauri Lairala 1974-1989

Pirjo Ala-Kapee 1989-1997

Erkki Rantala 1997-2003

Juhani Paajanen 2003

Internationally notable people native to Vantaa

Jaakko Hintikka, professor in Boston University

Mika Häkkinen, Formula 1 world champion

Sami Kapanen, Ice hockey player

Ville Peltonen, Ice hockey player

Jarkko Ruutu, Ice hockey player

Tuomo Ruutu, Ice hockey player

Ossi Väänänen, Ice hockey player

Municipalities of Uusimaa

Uusimaa Region | Southern Finland | Finland

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