Districts of Espoo
Encyclopedia
This is an alphabetical list of the fifty districts of Espoo
. Swedish
names are given in parentheses.
Espoo
Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . 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....
. Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
names are given in parentheses.
- Bodom ¹
- Espoon keskusEspoon keskusEspoon keskus is the central district of Espoo, the second biggest city of Finland and the administrative centre with the city hall of Espoo. The areas of Kiltakallio, Kirkkojärvi, Saarniraivio, Suna, Suvela and Tuomarila belong to Espoon keskus...
(Esbo centrum) - Espoonkartano (Esbogård)
- EspoonlahtiEspoonlahtiEspoonlahti or Esboviken is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.Areas known as Laurinlahti, Ylä-Kivenlahti and Ala-Kivenlahti are also part of the Espoonlahti district. Greater Espoonlahti also includes Kaitaa, Latokaski, Nöykkiö, Saunalahti, Soukka, Iivisniemi and Suvisaaristo.-See also:*...
(Esboviken) - Gumböle ¹
- HaukilahtiHaukilahtiHaukilahti or Gäddvik is a mainly residential district in the city of Espoo, Finland.Haukilahti is situated immediately west of the more commercially attractive district of Westend, which itself borders the Gulf of Finland to the east, beyond which lies the neighbouring city of Helsinki, the...
(Gäddvik) - HenttaaHenttaaHenttaa or Hemtans is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.- See also :* Districts of Espoo...
(Hemtans) - Högnäs ¹
- Iivisniemi (Ivisnäs)
- Järvenperä (TräskändaEspooEspoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . 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....
) - KaitaaKaitaaKaitaa or Kaitans is a district of southern Espoo, Finland, located south of the Länsiväylä highway, with a population of 6000.Kaitaa mostly consists of detached houses, and contains the Hannusjärvi recreational area...
(Kaitans) - Kalajärvi
- KarakallioKarakallioKarakallio or Karabacka is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.- See also :* Districts of Espoo...
(Karabacka) - Karhusuo (Björnkärr)
- Karvasmäki (Karvasbacka)
- KauklahtiKauklahtiKauklahti or Köklax is a district of Espoo, in the Greater Helsinki area of Finland. It is one of the oldest population centers in the city: it was already inhabited 4000 years BCE. Kauklahti is growing fast and in 2006 hosted The Finnish Housing Fair.- External links :*...
(Köklax) - Kaupunginkallio (Stadsberget)
- KeilaniemiKeilaniemiKeilaniemi is a district in the south-eastern part of Espoo, Finland. Keilaniemi is bordered by the university district of Otaniemi to the north, the commercial/residential district of Tapiola to the west, the Keilalahti bay separating Espoo and Helsinki to the east, and the Gulf of Finland to the...
(Kägeludden) - KiloKilo, EspooKilo is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland. Kilo is a place of homes and small industry. The head police station of Espoo is located in Kilo....
- Kolmperä (Kolmpers)
- Kunnarla (Gunnars)
- Kurttila (Kurtby)
- Kuurinniitty (Kurängen)
- LaajalahtiLaajalahtiLaajalahti or Bredvik is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland....
(Bredvik) - LaaksolahtiLaaksolahtiLaaksolahti or Dalsvik is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.- See also :* Districts of Espoo...
(Dalsvik) - Lahnus
- Lakisto
- Latokaski (Ladusved)
- Laurinlahti (Larsvik)
- LeppävaaraLeppävaaraLeppävaara or Alberga is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland. A major traffic hub in the Greater Helsinki region, the Rantarata rail line and Kehä I, the busiest road in Finland, cross in Leppävaara. The Sello Shopping Centre is also located there...
(Alberga) - LintuvaaraLintuvaaraLintuvaara or Fågelberga is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland. It is located to the north of Leppävaara, an important traffic junction, with a motor way, a ring road and several major roads crossing here, and located there is also an important combined bus terminal and train station...
(Fågelberga) - LippajärviLippajärviLippajärvi or Klappträsk is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.-See also:* Districts of Espoo...
(Klappträsk) - Luukki (Luk)
- MankkaaMankkaaMankkaa or Mankans is a suburb of Espoo, located between Tapiola and Kauniainen, with a population of 7,704 , of which 704 speak Swedish as a first language...
(Mankans) - MatinkyläMatinkyläMatinkylä or Mattby is one of the major urban areas of Espoo, a city on the southern coast of Finland. Matinkylä is understood as the area between the Helsinki-Hanko highway and the coast of the Gulf of Finland, between the areas of Haukilahti and Iivisniemi.About 30 000 people live in the...
(Mattby) - Muurala (Morby)
- Niipperi (Nipert)
- NiittykumpuNiittykumpuNiittykumpu or Ängskulla is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland....
(Ängskulla) - Nupuri (Nupurböle)
- NuuksioNuuksioNuuksio or Noux 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.- Etymology :...
(Noux) - NöykkiöNöykkiöNöykkiö or Nöykis is a district of Espoo, Finland. It was originally known only by its Swedish name Nöykis, but the Finnish name "Nöykkiö" came into use in the 1940s.- External links :*...
(Nöykis) - OlariOlari, EspooOlari or Olars is a district of the city of Espoo, Finland. Olari is located about 15 kilometres west of central Helsinki, north of the Länsiväylä highway and Matinkylä. The district has a population of about 15,000...
(Olars) - OtaniemiOtaniemiOtaniemi , or Otnäs , is a district of Espoo, Finland. It is located near the border of Helsinki, the capital of Finland....
(Otnäs) - Perusmäki (Grundbacka)
- Pohjois-TapiolaPohjois-TapiolaPohjois-Tapiola or Norra Hagalund is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.-See also:* Districts of Espoo...
(Norra Hagalund) - Röylä (Rödskog)
- SaunalahtiSaunalahti, EspooSaunalahti or Bastvik is one of the newest apartment building districts in Espoo, Finland, located by the Kummelivuori hill between Kivenlahti and Kurttila, west of the Kauklahdenväylä road, on the coast of the Espoonlahti bay. The bay at Saunalahti is named Bastvikfjärden...
(Bastvik) - SepänkyläSepänkyläSepänkylä or Smedsby is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.-See also:* Districts of Espoo...
(Smedsby) - Siikajärvi
- SoukkaSoukkaSoukka or Sökö is district number 33 of Espoo, Finland, located in southwestern Espoo in the main district of Suur-Espoonlahti.-Early history:...
(Sökö) - Suurpelto (Storängen; to be constructed)
- SuvisaaristoSuvisaaristoSuvisaaristo or Sommaröarna is a maritime district in Espoo, Finland, districts number 451 and 452, and an archipelago in the Gulf of Finland, directly in front of a peninsula in Soukka, in the southwestern corner of Espoo....
(Sommaröarna) - TapiolaTapiolaTapiola or Hagalund is a district of Espoo on the south coast of Finland, and is one of the major urban centres of Espoo...
(Hagalund) - Vanha-Nuuksio (Gamla Noux)
- Vanhakartano (Gammelgård)
- Vanttila (Fantsby)
- Velskola (Vällskog)
- ViherlaaksoViherlaaksoViherlaakso or Gröndal is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.-External links:*...
(Gröndal) - Westend