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'''Espoo''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈespoː}}; {{lang-sv|'''Esbo'''}}, {{IPA-sv|ˈɛsbo|}}) is the seicont lairgest [[Leet o ceeties an touns in Finland|ceety]] an [[Municipalities o Finland|municipality]] in [[Finland]]. The population o the ceety o Espoo is 234,930 (Mairch 31, 2010). It is pairt o the [[Greater Helsinki|Helsinki Metropolitan Aurie]] alang wi the ceeties o [[Helsinki]], [[Vantaa]], an [[Kauniainen]]. Espoo shares its eastren mairch wi Helsinki an Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen. The day, Espoo is the anerlie municipality in Finland tae fully enclose anither municipality. The ceety is on the shore o the [[Gulf o Finland]], in the region o [[Uusimaa]].

Ither bordering municipalities o Espoo ar [[Nurmijärvi]] an [[Vihti]] in the north an [[Kirkkonummi]] in the wast. The [[Leet o naitional parks o Finland|naitional park]] o [[Nuuksio Naitional Park|Nuuksio]] is situated in northwast Espoo.

Espoo encompasses 528 square kilometres (204 sq mi), o which 312 km2 (120 sq mi) is land.

Espoo haes several local regional centers. Espoo is sicweys dividit intae seiven major auries ({{lang-fi|suuralueet}}, {{lang-sv|storområden}}): [[Vanha-Espoo]] (wi [[Espoon keskus|administrative center]]), [[Suur-Espoonlahti]], [[Pohjois-Espoo]], [[Suur-Kauklahti]], [[Suur-Leppävaara]], [[Suur-Matinkylä]] an [[Suur-Tapiola]].

The [[Helsinki University o Technology]] is based in [[Otaniemi]], Espoo, alang wi a thriving science community that includes numerous startups an organisations sic as [[Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus|VTT]] – the Technical Research Center o Finland. [[Nokia]], the telecommunications company, is headquartered in [[Keilaniemi]], Espoo, alang wi ither heich-tech companies sic as [[KONE]], [[Tekla]] an [[Fortum]].

The ceety o Espoo is offeecially [[bilingual]]. The majority o the population speaks [[Finnish leid|Finnish]] as thair mither tongue an thay staund at 83.6% o the population. The minority speaks [[Finland Swadish]] an thay staund at 8.3 percent o the population. Espoo's population that haes a [[first leid]] ither than Finnish or Swadish staund at 8% o the population.

==Internaitional relations==
{{See also|Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Finland}}

===Twin touns – Sister ceeties===
Espoo is [[twin touns|twinned]] wi:
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* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Esztergom]], Hungary
* {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Gatchina]], Roushie
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Irving, Texas]], Unitit States
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Køge]], Denmark
* {{flagicon|India}} [[Mumbai]], Indie
* {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Kongsberg]], Norawa
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* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Kristianstad]], Swaden
* {{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Nõmme]], Estonie
* {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Sauðárkrókur]], Iceland
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Shanghai]], Cheenae
* {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Sochi]], Roushie
|}

== Notes ==
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