Espoonlahti

Espoonlahti
Esboviken
Location of Espoonlahti within Espoo shown in green, Kanta-Espoonlahti in red.
Location of Espoonlahti within Espoo shown in green, Kanta-Espoonlahti in red.
Coordinates: 60°9′00″N 24°39′30″E / 60.15000°N 24.65833°E / 60.15000; 24.65833
CountryFinland
MunicipalityEspoo
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionGreater Helsinki
Main DistrictSuur-Espoonlahti
Inner District(s)Espoonlahden keskus, Kivenlahti, Laurinlahti, Soukka
Population
 (2013/14)
 • Total52,465 [1]
Languages
 • Finnish83.0 %
 • Swedish9.5 %
 • Other7.4 %
Jobs2,821

Espoonlahti (Finnish) or Esboviken (Swedish) (literally The Bay of Espoo or Espoo Bay) is one of the five major urban areas of Espoo, a city in Finland.[2] It lies along the south-western coast of Espoo, bounded to the west by the bay of the same name, to the south by the shores of the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Finnoo (Finnå) valley, to the east of the municipal border of Kirkkonummi, and to the north by the forests of Espoo central forest area.[3] This total area of about 4,800 hectares is further divided into areas called Soukka, Suvisaaristo, Kaitaa, Nöykkiö, Latokaski and Saunalahti, with one greater center called Espoonlahden keskus ( Espoonlahti center). Areas known as Laurinlahti, Ylä-Kivenlahti, Ala-Kivenlahti and Iivisniemi are also part of the Espoonlahti district. Yet another name pertinent to this area is Kanta-Espoonlahti (Espoonlahti Proper), which includes Espoonlahden keskus, Soukanmäki (Soukka Hill), Kivenlahti, Laurinlahti and Soukanniemi (Soukka Peninsula).[4]

  1. ^ "Espoo census 2013/2014". Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  2. ^ Districts on Espoo official web site
  3. ^ Map showing Espoonlahti borders
  4. ^ "Espoonlahden alueellinen esteettömyyskartoitus". Espoo, Tekninen keskus. December 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2015.Page 5.(in Finnish)