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Espoo (/ ˈɛspoʊ /, [ 8 ]Finnish: [ˈespoː]; Swedish: Esbo) [ c ] is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population is approximately 319,000. It is the 2nd most populous municipality in Finland. Espoo is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.6 million inhabitants.
Enter Finland in miniature - welcome to Espoo. Here you can find stunning outdoors at Nuuksio National Park, 165 Baltic Sea islands, 95 beautiful lakes, 40km of the Waterfront Walkway, delicious cuisine, lovely people, hidden gem architecture, innovation hubs, and fascinating events!
- Mikhail_Kuklin. Finland 13 contributions. Nice nature with hiking routes for families. Nuuksio is a great park suitable as for families with kids (short routes from 2 km) and for people without kids (routes up to 8 km).
- AmKreuz86. Helsinki, Finland 612 contributions. Try it for yourself! When I had headlined with "Try it for yourself", it is so one is not easily swayed from the idea of actually going there.
- Mikael F. Helsinki, Finland 30,625 contributions. Two huge impressive works. Espoo Museum of Modern Art (EMMA) is competing with Kiasma Art Museum in Helsinki.
- OutInTheNature. Finland 136 contributions. Escape city’s hustle and bustle to Kaitalampi. Kaitalampi in Espoo is the perfect forest area and lake to escape the hustle and bustle of the capital area in Finland.
Espoo offers a mix of modern city life and peaceful nature just a few kilometres from Helsinki. It’s known for its vast natural areas, which include seashores, islands, nature preserves and lake-filled highlands.
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Espoo, often overlooked by the majority of visitors to the capital, has a wealth of natural attractions worth exploring. In the north of Espoo lies Nuuksion National Park, a region of untouched wilderness of forests and lakes, while to the south Espoo’s long coastline and an idyllic archipelago that boasts more islands than Hawaii!
Whether staying a couple of hours or weeks in Espoo, you can always find unique sights, attractions, and stories behind them. From modern art exhibitions and the world-known Alvar Aalto architecture over Finnish design and innovations to the beauty of Finnish nature and human well-being.
