Vantaa

Summary

Vantaa is a city^[1]. Vantaa ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,040 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vantaa is located in Uusimaa^[3].
• Vantaa is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Vantaa's head of government is recorded as Pekka Timonen^[5].
• Vantaa's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Vantaa's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[7].
• Vantaa's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Vantaa's official language is recorded as Finnish^[9].
• Vantaa's official language is recorded as Swedish^[10].
• Vantaa's shares border with is recorded as Espoo^[11].
• Vantaa's shares border with is recorded as Helsinki^[12].
• Vantaa's shares border with is recorded as Sipoo^[13].
• Vantaa's shares border with is recorded as Kerava^[14].
• Vantaa's shares border with is recorded as Tuusula^[15].
• Vantaa's shares border with is recorded as Nurmijärvi^[16].
• Vantaa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Askim Municipality^[17].
• Vantaa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Frankfurt (Oder)^[18].
• Vantaa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Huddinge Municipality^[19].
• Vantaa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jinan^[20].
• Vantaa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kineshma^[21].
• Vantaa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mladá Boleslav^[22].
• Vantaa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mateh Yehuda Regional Council^[23].
• Vantaa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Salgótarján^[24].
• Vantaa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seyðisfjörður^[25].
• Vantaa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Słupsk^[26].
• Vantaa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rastatt district^[27].

Body

Geography

Vantaa is in the country of Finland^[4]. Vantaa is located in Uusimaa^[3]. 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': '+208781'}^[34], {'amount': '+214605'}^[35], {'amount': '+176386'}^[36], {'amount': '+178471'}^[37], {'amount': '+179856'}^[38], and {'amount': '+181890'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], municipality of Finland^[7], and big city^[8].

History and Context

1428 marks the founding of Vantaa^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Vantaa include Helsinki Airport^[41], an international airport^[42], in Finland^[43], founded in 1952^[44].

Why It Matters

Vantaa ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,040 views/month).^[2] Vantaa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Vantaa is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Vantaa include Helsinki Airport^[41], an international airport^[42], in Finland^[43], founded in 1952^[44].