Espoo

Summary

Espoo is a city^[1]. Espoo has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Espoo's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[8].
• Espoo's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Espoo's instance of is recorded as geographical feature^[10].
• Espoo's official language is recorded as Finnish^[11].
• Espoo's official language is recorded as Swedish^[12].
• Espoo's shares border with is recorded as Kirkkonummi^[13].
• Espoo's shares border with is recorded as Vihti^[14].
• Espoo's shares border with is recorded as Nurmijärvi^[15].
• Espoo's shares border with is recorded as Vantaa^[16].
• Espoo's shares border with is recorded as Helsinki^[17].
• Espoo's shares border with is recorded as Kauniainen^[18].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pohjois-Espoo^[19].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vanha-Espoo^[20].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Suur-Tapiola^[21].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Suur-Matinkylä^[22].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Suur-Leppävaara^[23].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Suur-Kauklahti^[24].
• Espoo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Suur-Espoonlahti^[25].
• Espoo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shanghai^[26].
• Espoo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Esztergom^[27].

Body

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^[7], municipality of Finland^[8], big city^[9], and geographical feature^[10].

History and Context

1458 marks the founding of Espoo^[40].

Why It Matters

Espoo has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Espoo is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]