Vantaa
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| Vantaan kaupunki Vanda stad |
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Greater Helsinki | ||
| Charter | 1351 | ||
| City | 1974 | ||
| Government | |||
| - City manager | Juhani Paajanen | ||
| Area(2010-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 240.36 km2 (92.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 238.38 km2 (92 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1.98 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 294th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2010-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 198,351 | ||
| - Rank | 4th largest in Finland | ||
| - Density | 832.08/km2 (2,155.1/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] | 19% | ||
| Unemployment rate | 7.8% | ||
| 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 198,351 (31 March 2010),[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.
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.
The city is bilingual, with a majority (88.6 %) being Finnish and minority (3%) Finland Swedish speakers. Vantaa's residents that speak a native language other than Finnish or Finland Swedish stand at 8.4% of the population.
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Geography
Location
Vantaa encompasses 240.36 square kilometres (92.80 sq mi), of which 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi) is water.[1] Population density is 832.08 /km2 (2,155.1 /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.
Subdivision
Vantaa is divided into seven districts (Finnish: palvelualueet, Swedish: storområden): Myyrmäki (Myrbacka), Tikkurila (Dickursby), Hakunila (Håkansböle), Korso, Koivukylä (Björkby) and Aviapolis.
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/Vanda and promoted to a market town (i.e. Vantaan kauppala/Vanda köping), and in 1974, finally renamed Vantaan kaupunki/Vanda stad "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).
Climate
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 |
Politics
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 |
International relations
Twin towns and sister cities
Vantaa is twinned with:
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Askim, 
Huddinge, 
Kineshma, 
Kongens Lyngby, 
Matte Yehuda Regional Council, 
Mladá Boleslav, 
Salgótarján, 
Seyðisfjörður, 
Mayors
- Lauri Lairala 1974–1989
- Pirjo Ala-Kapee 1989–1997
- Erkki Rantala 1997–2003
- Juhani Paajanen 2003-
Economy
Finnair's head office is located in Tietotie 11 on the grounds of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in Vantaa. The company moved the head office there from central Helsinki in 1994. The company held a "house-warming" ceremony on 11 January 1994.[7] The head office of Finavia, the company that manages Finland's airports, is located on the grounds of the airport.[8] Other airlines with head offices on the grounds of the airport include Air Finland and Blue1.[9][10]
Culture
Music
Vantaa Chamber Choir comes from Vantaa. Its albums includes folk songs and poems from Kalevala. Ankkarock is a rock music festival held every summer in Korso since 1989.
See also
- Districts of Vantaa
- People from Vantaa
References
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2010" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta_alat_kunnittain_01012010.pdf. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2010" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/ACFC13B2F489698CC22577030039BD73/$file/20100331.htm. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ↑ "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 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 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2010". Tax Administration of Finland. 24 November 2009. http://www.vero.fi/download.asp?id=5853;25512. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ↑ Party results from YLE
- ↑ "1994." Finnair Group. Retrieved on 14 February 2010.
- ↑ http://www.finavia.fi/about_finavia/contact Contact Information]." Finavia. Retrieved on 15 February 2010.
- ↑ "Oy Air Finland Ltd in English." Air Finland. Retrieved on 25 February 2010.
- ↑ "Privacy Policy." Blue1. Retrieved on 25 February 2010. "or by visiting Rahtitie 3, 01530 Vantaa in person, where also the description of the data file is available for review."
External links
- 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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