Espoo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈespoː]; Swedish: Esbo, [ˈɛsbo])) is a city and municipality of Finland. With a population of approximately 240,000 it is the second most populated city in 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. Today, Espoo is the only municipality in Finland to fully enclos...
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Espoo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈespoː]; Swedish: Esbo, [ˈɛsbo])) is a city and municipality of Finland. With a population of approximately 240,000 it is the second most populated city in 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. Today, Espoo is the only municipality in Finland to fully enclose another municipality.
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 northwest Espoo.
Espoo encompasses 528 square kilometres (204 sq mi), of which 312 km (120 sq mi) is land. The current population is 243,169 (as of 30 June 2009), in Finland second only to that of Helsinki.
Espoo has several local regional centers. Espoo is thus divided into the following major areas: Espoon keskus (also administrative center), Espoonlahti, Kalajärvi,...
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