Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is 252,730 . 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. Espoo is the only municipality in Finland to fully enclose another municipality. The city is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, in the region of Uusimaa. 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 , of which 312 km is land. Espoo has several local regional centers. Espoo is thus divided into seven major areas : Vanha-Espoo , Suur-Espoonlahti, Pohjois-Espoo, Suur-Kauklahti, Suur-Leppävaara, Suur-Matinkylä and Suur-Tapiola.
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| Country: | Finland |
| Population: | 240,132 |
| Area: | 203.9 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Eastern European Time |