Suur-Matinkylä

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Suur-Matinkylä
Stor-Mattby
District of Espoo
Espoo districts Suur-Matinkyla.png
Location of Suur-Matinkylä within Espoo
Coordinates: 60°11′N24°44′E / 60.18°N 24.74°E / 60.18; 24.74 Coordinates: 60°11′N24°44′E / 60.18°N 24.74°E / 60.18; 24.74
Country Finland
Municipality Espoo
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Greater Helsinki
Main District Suur-Matinkylä
Population (2006)
  Total 33,238
Languages
  Finnish 83 %
  Swedish 10.1 %
  Other 6.9 %

Suur-Matinkylä (Finnish) or Stor-Mattby (Swedish) is a southern main district of Espoo, a city in Finland.

It contains the districts Henttaa, Matinkylä and Olari.

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