Etymology
Before the time of the Swedish colonization, Espoo was inhabited by Tavastians, a Finnish tribe, and the area in which the city lies on did most likely have a different name. The … 查看更多內容

Temperature and rainfall
Espoo's location in the northern latitudes between the large continent of Eurasia and the even larger Atlantic Ocean causes rapid changes in the weather in Espoo. The height of the terrain from sea level also has an effect on … 查看更多內容

Economical history
Still in the middle 19th century, Espoo was a rural community living in subsistence economy. There was hardly any industry, the villages were small and situated evenly across different parts of th parish. There was some … 查看更多內容

General
Espoo has an area of 528 square kilometres (203.9 sq mi)—312 square kilometres (120.5 sq mi) (59%) of land and 216 square kilometres (83.4 sq mi) (41%) of water. Sea water makes up 37% of the total area of … 查看更多內容

Espoo belongs to the region of Uusimaa. Supreme decision-making power in the city is held by the City Council of Espoo. The council has 75 members, elected for a period of four years.
Subdivisions
Espoo is divided … 查看更多內容

In 2020, Espoo had a population of 292,796 residents—an 18% increase over 2010. The city is the 7th-most densely populated in Finland.
The population by citizenship in 2018 was 89.1% Finnish and 10.9% other nationalities. … 查看更多內容

Espoo hosts a Museum of Modern Art called EMMA (Espoo Museum of Modern Art), built in a renovated old print house, the WeeGee house, named after an old book print company Weilin & Göös. The same building hosts also Finland's only Museum of 查看更多內容