Member of the 4K.com™ network. Authoritative sites about hotels around the world.


 pics by Panoramio: Timo Rossi, Petteri Kantokari, Petteri Kantokari
Hotel reservations in other destinations:
|
|
Book now, pay in the hotel!
Our favorite hotels in Espoo
Radisson Blu Espoo     Otaranta 2, Espoo User review: 7.85. From EUR 75.00
Stayat Espoo    Porarinkatu 3, Espoo User review: 7.85. From EUR 75.00
Hotel Kuninkaantie    Lakelankatu 1, Espoo User review: 7.72. From EUR 68.00
Hotel Sello     Leppävaarankatu 1, Espoo User review: 8.77. From EUR 99.00 All hotels in Espoo
Espoo hotels - About Espoo Espoo (IPA: [ˈespoː]; Esbo ([ˈɛsbo]) in Swedish) is the second largest city of Finland, with a population of approximately 240,000. 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. Other bordering municipalities 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 km², of which 312 km² are land. The current population is 240,132 (as of 2008-07-31), in Finland second only to that of Helsinki.
Espoo has several local regional centers. Espoo is thus divided into the following major areas: Espoon keskus (also administrative center), Espoonlahti, Kalajärvi, Kauklahti, Leppävaara, Matinkylä-Olari, and Tapiola.
The Helsinki University of Technology is based in Otaniemi, Espoo, along with a thriving science community that includes numerous startups and organizations such as VTT–the Technical Research Center of Finland. Nokia, the telecommunications company, operates from Keilaniemi (and also from Karamalmi), Espoo, along with other high-tech companies such as KONE and Fortum.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
Did you find it useful?
|
Do you have pictures or stories to share about Espoo? Send them to

|
|
|
★ The 5 best hotels in Espoo
Hotels by type
Espoo map
About Espoo History
Demographics
Culture
Sports
Gallery
Sister cities
Espoo weather
Espoo today:

25 ºF / 10 ºF Partly Sunny
Humidity: 85% Wind: NE at 7 mph
User reviews about Espoo
|