Martinlaakso
Encyclopedia
Martinlaakso is a district in Vantaa
, Finland
. The district
is similar to others in the region. Martinlaakso has its own train station, medical center, several shopping areas and a comprehensive school (lower level [6 years] and upper level [3 years]) and a Upper secondary school. It is the birthplace of former Formula One
drivers Mika Häkkinen
and Mika Salo
. Current Formula One star Kimi Räikkönen
also spent part of his childhood in Martinlaakso.
Vantaa
Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.Vantaa, with its population of , is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The district
Districts of Vantaa
This is an alphabetical list of the 61 districts of Vantaa.* Askisto* Asola* Hakkila* Hakunila* Havukoski* Helsingin Pitäjän kirkonkylä* Hiekkaharju* Hämeenkylä* Hämevaara * Ilola * Itä-Hakkila * Jokiharju...
is similar to others in the region. Martinlaakso has its own train station, medical center, several shopping areas and a comprehensive school (lower level [6 years] and upper level [3 years]) and a Upper secondary school. It is the birthplace of former Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
drivers Mika Häkkinen
Mika Häkkinen
Mika Pauli Häkkinen is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion...
and Mika Salo
Mika Salo
Mika Juhani Salo is a Finnish racing driver. He competed in Formula One between and . His best ranking was 10th in the world championship in 1999. He also won the GT2 class in the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans....
. Current Formula One star Kimi Räikkönen
Kimi Räikkönen
Kimi Matias Räikkönen , nicknamed Iceman, is a Finnish racing driver, who will drive in Formula One for Lotus in . After nine seasons racing in Formula One, in which he took the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, he competed in the World Rally Championship from 2009-2011.Räikkönen entered...
also spent part of his childhood in Martinlaakso.