Espoo is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki and Vantaa, while surrounding the enclaved town of Kauniainen. The city covers 528.03 square kilometres (203.9 sq mi) with a population of about 300 000 residents in 2022, making it the 2nd-most populous city in Finland. Espoo forms a major part of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Helsinki, home to over 1.5 million people in 2020.
Tapiola is a district of the municipality of Espoo on the south coast of Finland, and is one of the major urban centres of Espoo. It is located in the western part of Greater Helsinki. The name Tapiola is derived from Tapio, who is the forest god of Finnish mythology, especially as expressed in the Kalevala.
Otaniemi (Finnish), or Otnäs (Swedish), is a district of Espoo, Finland. It is located near the border of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
Lake Bodom is a Finnish lake located in the city of Espoo, not far from Helsinki. The lake measures approximately three kilometres in length and one kilometre in width. It is surrounded by five districts in Espoo: Kunnarla in the west, Röylä in the north, Bodom in the northeast, Högnäs in the southeast, and Karhusuo in the southwest.
Nuuksio (Finnish) or Noux (Swedish) is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland, best known for the Nuuksio National Park. The Solvalla Sports Institute is also located in Nuuksio.
Haga is a surname and toponym common to Japan, Norway, Sweden and Swedish-speaking parts of Finland. Haga may refer to:
Westend is a district of the city of Espoo, Finland. It is located next to Tapiola and about ten kilometers from the center of Helsinki. From Westend you can get to Helsinki along Länsiväylä. Known as an affluent area, Westend is the wealthiest postal code area of Finland by mean household income. In 2019, the area was home to more than 3,000 residents.
Tapiolan urheilupuisto is a sports park in the Tapiola district of Espoo, Finland. The park includes several sports halls and football pitches, as well as the multipurpose Espoo Metro Areena. The Urheilupuisto metro station, which connects the park to the Länsimetro, was opened in 2017.
Keilaniemi is a district in the south-eastern part of Espoo, Finland.
Urheilupuisto (Finnish) or Idrottsparken (Swedish) is an underground metro station in Espoo on the Länsimetro extension of Helsinki metro. The station is located in western Tapiola, at the northern edge of Jousenpuisto Park and south of the Tapiolan Urheilupuisto. A 790-space car park was built next to the metro station and offers elevator access to the station.
Pohjois-Tapiola is a district of the municipality of Espoo, Finland.
Kilo is a station on the VR commuter rail network on the Rantarata line located in Kilo, a district of the city of Espoo in Finland. It is situated between Leppävaara railway station and Kera railway station, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest/west of Helsinki Central railway station.
Suur-Tapiola is a south-eastern main district of Espoo, a city in Finland.
Vanha-Espoo (Finnish) or Gamla Esbo (Swedish), literally "Old Espoo", is a largest main district of Espoo, a city in Finland. It covers part of a centre and northwest of a city.
Children of Bodom was a Finnish melodic death metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993 as Inearthed, the final line-up of the group upon their split in 2019 consisted of Alexi Laiho, Jaska Raatikainen (drums), Henkka Seppälä (bass), Janne Wirman (keyboard), and Daniel Freyberg. The band released ten studio albums, two live albums, two EPs, two compilation albums and one DVD.
Tapiola (Finnish) or Hagalund (Swedish) is an underground station on the western extension (Länsimetro) of the Helsinki Metro. The station is located 1,3 kilometres east from Urheilupuisto metro station and 1,7 kilometres southwest from Aalto University metro station.
Tapiola Church is a Lutheran church in the Tapiola district of Espoo, Finland. The modernist concrete building was designed by architect Aarno Ruusuvuori and opened in 1965. The church seats 600 people and is thus the largest in Espoo by capacity.
Röylä is a district of Espoo, Finland. It is located in the Pohjois-Espoo area, northern shores of the Lake Bodom. Röylä had 410 inhabitants at the turn of the year 2019–2020 and the average age of the residents is 56,6 years. The Swedish name Rödskog literally means "red forest", but it may be an abbreviation of the words rödjad skog, which means a "burn-clearing forest" for agricultural purposes.
The Hagalund manor is a manor in Espoo, Finland located in the Tapiola and Otaniemi areas. It has been owned by the families of von Wright, von Numers, Sinebrychoff and Grahn.
The Westend tennis hall was a tennis centre located in the Westend district of Espoo, Finland. The tennis hall was designed by architect Jarl Eklund and completed in 1935. It was commissioned by Arne Grahn, Olympic tennis player and owner of the Hagalund manor.
