Espoo
Espoo (Swedish: Esbo) is the second largest city in Uusimaa, Finland. As of January 2014, more than 260,000 people lived in Espoo. Other municipalities near to it are Kauniainen, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Nurmijärvi, Vihti and the capital Helsinki.
Nature
There are several lakes in the northern parts of Espoo. Example Lippajärvi, Pitkäjärvi, Nuuksion Pitkäjärvi and Velskolan Pitkäjärvi.
Espoo Media
- Uusimaa.vaakuna
Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral in Espoo, originally built as a Catholic parish church in the 1480s.
The Royal Manor in Espoo, founded by King Gustav I of Sweden in 1556. The current mansion was completed in 1797 and expanded in 1914.
The Neo-Renaissance Alberga Manor, built by the Russian industrialist Feodor Kiseleff in the 1870s.
Russian military map showing southeastern parts of Espoo some time between 1870 and 1907.
Emperor Nicholas II of Russia.
Military commanders of Germany during World War I: Paul von Hindenburg, emperor Wilhelm II and Erich Ludendorff.
German soldiers in Leppävaara in 1918.
VR Class Vk3 steam locomotive at Kauklahti railway station in the 1920s.
The so-called "Hip flask houses in Tapiola were built from 1959 to 1961. This picture is from 1967.
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Other websites
Media related to Espoo at Wikimedia Commons- Official Espoo site Archived 2014-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Travelling quide
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