Kauniainen
Kauniainen (Swedish: [Grankulla] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a city in Uusimaa, Finland. It is part of the Greater Helsinki area. Kauniainen has an area 6.0 km² and is fully located within Espoo.
Kauniainen has the lowest local taxation rate in Finland (16,5 %). A lot of rich people live there.
Kauniainen was officially founded in 1920. It became a city in 1972. There are about 8,550 people living in Kauniainen. Most of them (57 %) speak Finnish as their first language. 39 % have Swedish as their mother tongue.
Kauniainen has very good bus and train connections. There is a railway station. Many buses drive through Kauniainen.
Kauniainen Media
- Uusimaa.vaakuna
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Lake Gallträsk in Kauniainen, Finland
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Kauniainen's commercial centre, where the old building from the 1960s to the right will be demolished
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A road in Kauniainen during winter
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Grani Shopping Centre (Kauppakeskus Grani) in Kauniainen
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Kauniainen town hall, Finland
Kauniaisten keskuskenttä (stadium) in Kauniainen Finland.
Other websites
- The official Kauniainen page, in Finnish, Swedish and English
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