Espoo

Summary

Espoo is a city^[1]. Espoo ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (764 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Espoo was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities^[3].
• Espoo is located in Uusimaa^[4].
• Espoo is in the country of Finland^[5].
• Espoo's head of government is recorded as Jukka Mäkelä^[6].
• Espoo's image is recorded as Espoon Tapiola kesällä.jpg^[7].
• Espoo's image is recorded as Keilaniemi ranta Espoo 191021.png^[8].
• Espoo's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Espoo's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[10].
• Espoo's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Espoo's instance of is recorded as geographical feature^[12].
• Espoo's official language is recorded as Finnish^[13].
• Espoo's official language is recorded as Swedish^[14].
• Espoo's shares border with is recorded as Kirkkonummi^[15].
• Espoo's shares border with is recorded as Vihti^[16].
• Espoo's shares border with is recorded as Nurmijärvi^[17].
• Espoo's shares border with is recorded as Vantaa^[18].
• Espoo's shares border with is recorded as Helsinki^[19].
• Espoo's shares border with is recorded as Kauniainen^[20].
• Espoo's coat of arms image is recorded as Espoo.vaakuna.svg^[21].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pohjois-Espoo^[22].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vanha-Espoo^[23].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Suur-Tapiola^[24].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Suur-Matinkylä^[25].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Suur-Leppävaara^[26].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Suur-Kauklahti^[27].

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Geography

Espoo is in the country of Finland^[5]. Espoo is located in Uusimaa^[4]. Part of include Helsinki metropolitan area^[28], a metropolitan area^[29], in Finland^[30] and Helsinki capital region^[31], an urban agglomeration^[32], in Finland^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+262140'}^[34], {'amount': '+269802'}^[35], {'amount': '+209667'}^[36], {'amount': '+213271'}^[37], {'amount': '+216836'}^[38], and {'amount': '+221597'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], municipality of Finland^[10], big city^[11], and geographical feature^[12].

History and Context

+1458-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Espoo^[40].

Why It Matters

Espoo ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (764 views/month).^[2] Espoo has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Espoo is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]