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Espoo

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Espoo is a city in Finland, located west of the capital Helsinki in southern Uusimaa, with a population of approximately 326,000, making it the second most populous municipality in the country. Espoo is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.6 million inhabitants, lies on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, borders Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijarvi, and includes the enclave of Kauniainen. It covers an area of 528 square kilometers and is a bilingual municipality, with a population that is 68 percent Finnish speaking, 6 percent Swedish speaking and 26 percent speakers of other languages, well above the national average.

Facts
Population
325,716 1
Area (sq km)
330.25 1
Founding Year
1458 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
27 1
Latitude
60.205556 degrees north 1
Longitude
24.655556 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
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Sources
1. Espoo (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1458-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 325,716 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 60.205556, longitude 24.655556
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 27 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 330.25 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 325716 (2025)
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2. GeoNames: Espoo - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 660158
    60.2052 24.6522 P PPLA3 FI 01 011 049 323910 16 Europe/Helsinki
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 16 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 60.25, 24.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 60.25, 24.75
60.25 24.75 Dfb
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Wikidata: Espoo
Wikidata Q47034, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Espoo (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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