Otaniemi

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Otaniemi Otnäs
District
Aerial view of Otaniemi (2019)
Location of Otaniemi within Espoo
Coordinates: 60°11′N 24°50′E / 60.183°N 24.833°E / 60.183; 24.833
Country	Finland
Municipality	Espoo
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Helsinki metropolitan area
Main District	Suur-Tapiola
Inner District(s)	Otaniemi, Keilaniemi
Population  (2006)
• Total	3,496
Languages
• Finnish	82.6%
• Swedish	4.3%
• Other	13.2%
Jobs	12,826

Otaniemi (Finnish), or Otnäs (Swedish), is a district of Espoo, Finland. It is located near the border of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.

Otaniemi is located on the southern shore of the Laajalahti bay,^[1] next to the district of Tapiola near the border to Helsinki. It is part of the Greater Tapiola major district. Otaniemi and Tapiola are separated by the Ring I beltway. The Aalto University metro station, located in Otaniemi, was taken into use in 2017.

Otaniemi is the home of Aalto University's campus, thus "Otaniemi" is often used as a synonym for Aalto. However, several research and business facilities are also located in Otaniemi. The most prominent institutions for science and engineering in Otaniemi are the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK). Business is represented in the area by the business incubator Technopolis. In 2010, Otaniemi became home to Aalto University, formed from the merger of the Helsinki University of Technology, the University of Art and Design Helsinki, and the Helsinki School of Economics.