Espoo
[key], Swed. Esbo, city, Southern Finland prov., S
Finland, 10 mi (16 km) W of Helsinki. Part of the Helsinki metropolitan
area, Espoo saw enormous growth in the late 20th cent., and is now Finland's
second largest city. The city has seven districts and five city centers,
including Tapiola Garden City, an exemplary planned city. Espoo has many
high-tech businesses and institutes; Aalto Univ., the Helsinki Univ. of
Technology, and Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology are there. Major
industires include enginerring, energy, and tech companies (including
videogame designers), Notable sights include the city museum and a granite
church dating from 1458.
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