Suur-Tapiola
Encyclopedia
Suur-Tapiola or Stor-Hagalund (Swedish
) is a south-eastern main district
of Espoo
, a city in Finland
.
It contains the districts Haukilahti
, Laajalahti
, Mankkaa
, Niittykumpu
, Otaniemi
, Pohjois-Tapiola
, Tapiola
and Westend.
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
) is a south-eastern main district
Districts of Espoo
This is an alphabetical list of the fifty districts of Espoo. Swedish names are given in parentheses.* Bodom ¹* Espoon keskus * Espoonkartano * Espoonlahti * Gumböle ¹* Haukilahti...
of Espoo
Espoo
Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen....
, a city in 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...
.
It contains the districts Haukilahti
Haukilahti
Haukilahti or Gäddvik is a mainly residential district in the city of Espoo, Finland.Haukilahti is situated immediately west of the more commercially attractive district of Westend, which itself borders the Gulf of Finland to the east, beyond which lies the neighbouring city of Helsinki, the...
, Laajalahti
Laajalahti
Laajalahti or Bredvik is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland....
, Mankkaa
Mankkaa
Mankkaa or Mankans is a suburb of Espoo, located between Tapiola and Kauniainen, with a population of 7,704 , of which 704 speak Swedish as a first language...
, Niittykumpu
Niittykumpu
Niittykumpu or Ängskulla is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland....
, Otaniemi
Otaniemi
Otaniemi , or Otnäs , is a district of Espoo, Finland. It is located near the border of Helsinki, the capital of Finland....
, Pohjois-Tapiola
Pohjois-Tapiola
Pohjois-Tapiola or Norra Hagalund is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.-See also:* Districts of Espoo...
, Tapiola
Tapiola
Tapiola or Hagalund is a district of Espoo on the south coast of Finland, and is one of the major urban centres of Espoo...
and Westend.