Vantaa
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| Vantaa Vantaa – Vanda |
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| Vantaan kaupunki Vanda stad |
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| Coordinates: 60°17′40″N 025°02′25″E / 60.29444°N 25.04028°ECoordinates: 60°17′40″N 025°02′25″E / 60.29444°N 25.04028°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Southern Finland | ||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Greater Helsinki | ||
| Charter | 1351 | ||
| City | 1974 | ||
| Government | |||
| - City manager | Juhani Paajanen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 240.36 km2 (92.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 238.38 km2 (92 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 2.02 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 196,228 | ||
| - Density | 823.17/km2 (2,132/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 88.6% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 3% (official) | ||
| - Others | 8.4% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 18.5% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 70.5% | ||
| - 65 or older | 11.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% | ||
| Website | www.vantaa.fi | ||
Vantaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑntɑː]; Swedish: Vanda) is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
Vantaa, with its population of 196,228 (31 March 2009),[2] is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there. It also hosts a science centre, Heureka.
Vantaa is notable as the birthplace of racing driver Mika Häkkinen and Detroit Red Wings forward and Stanley cup winner Valtteri Filppula.
In addition there is the city museum next to the railway station in Tikkurila. The museum is housed in the oldest station building in Finland, designed by Carl Albert Edelfelt and completed in 1861. There are exhibitions with various themes on local history.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Vantaa encompasses 240.36 square kilometres (92.80 sq mi), of which 2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) is water.[1] Population density is 823.17 /km² (2,132.0 /sq mi). It borders Helsinki, the Finnish capital, which is to the south and southwest. Other neighbouring municipalities are Espoo to the west, Nurmijärvi, Kerava and Tuusula to the north and Sipoo to the east.
[edit] Subdivision
Vantaa is divided into 5 districts (finn. palvelualue): Tikkurila, Korso-Koivukylä, Hakunila, Myyrmäki and Martinlaakso.
[edit] History
The name Vantaa was taken into use in 1972 when the municipality gained market town rights. The first record of the area is as Helsinge in 1351 when king Magnus II of Sweden granted salmon fishing rights on the river Vantaa to the Estonian Padise monastery. The municipality was formerly known as Helsingin maalaiskunta "Rural municipality of Helsinki". The rapids of river Vantaa were known as Helsingfors, from which the current Swedish name of Helsinki derives. In 1972, the municipality was renamed Vantaa and promoted to a market town (i.e. Vantaan kauppala), and in 1974, finally renamed Vantaan kaupunki "City of Vantaa".
On October 11, 2002, the city was shocked by the explosion of a bomb in the local Myyrmanni shopping centre, killing 7, including the bomber, a 19-year-old chemistry student from the Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology (see Myyrmanni bombing).
[edit] Climate
[edit] Demographics
| Year | Population |
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| 1805 | 4 840 |
| 1865 | 6 974 |
| 1880 | 7 819 |
| 1890 | 8 865 |
| 1900 | 11 110 |
| 1910 | 18 321 |
| 1920 | 22 368 |
| 1930 | 23 558 |
| 1940 | 31 511 |
| 1950 | 14 976 |
| 1960 | 41 906 |
| 1970 | 72 215 |
| 1980 | 129 918 |
| 1990 | 152 263 |
| 2000 | 176 386 |
| 2007 | 190 058 |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Municipal council
| Party | Election results[6] | Seats | Votes |
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| National Coalition Party | 28.1% | 20 | 22 596 |
| Social Democratic Party of Finland | 25.6% | 18 | 20 599 |
| Green League | 13.9% | 9 | 11 150 |
| True Finns | 9.8% | 7 | 7 848 |
| Left Alliance | 7.7% | 5 | 6 229 |
| Center Party | 5.6% | 4 | 4 516 |
| Christian Democrats | 3.7% | 2 | 2 951 |
| Swedish People's Party | 3,5% | 2 | 2 838 |
| Pro Vantaa | 1,4% | 0 | 1 111 |
[edit] Sister cities
Askim, Norway (1951)
Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany (1987)
Huddinge, Sweden (1951)
Jinan, China (2001)
Kineshma, Russia (1969)
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark (1951)
Matte Yehuda Regional Council, Israel (1967)
Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic (1978)
Nuuk, Greenland (1965)- District of Rastatt, Germany (1968)
Salgótarján, Hungary (1976)
Seyðisfjörður, Iceland (1980)
Słupsk, Poland (1987)
[edit] Mayors
- Lauri Lairala 1974–1989
- Pirjo Ala-Kapee 1989–1997
- Erkki Rantala 1997–2003
- Juhani Paajanen 2003-
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
- ^ Party results from YLE
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Vantaa |
- City of Vantaa – Official website
- Map of Vantaa
- The Finnish Science Center
- Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport
- Vantaa City Museum
- Helsinki.fi – Helsinki region in a nutshell
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