This article is about the municipality in Finland. For the river in southern Finland, see Vantaa (river).
City in Uusimaa, Finland
Vantaa
Vantaa – Vanda
City
Vantaan kaupunki Vanda stad City of Vantaa
Clockwise from top-left: Kielotorni in Tikkurila, Helsinki Airport, Sotunki, Flamingo and Jumbo shopping centers, the Church of St. Lawrence, Ostari shopping center in Martinlaakso, and the Vaarala Church.
Martti Lipponen, Jukka T. Salminen, Juha-Veikko Nikulainen, Elina Lehto-Häggroth[1]
• Sector directors
Heidi Nygren, Juha-Veikko Nikulainen[1]
Area
(2018-01-01)[2]
• Total
240.35 km2 (92.80 sq mi)
• Land
238.38 km2 (92.04 sq mi)
• Water
1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
• Rank
250th largest in Finland
Population
(2023-12-31)[3]
• Total
247,447
• Rank
4th largest in Finland
• Density
1,038.04/km2 (2,688.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[4]
• Finnish
72.9% (official)
• Swedish
2.2% (official)
• Others
24.8%
Population by age
[5]
• 0 to 14
17.2%
• 15 to 64
67.3%
• 65 or older
15.5%
Time zone
UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Unemployment rate
7.8%
Climate
Dfb
Website
www.vantaa.fi/en
Vantaa (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈʋɑntɑː]; Swedish: Vanda, Finland Swedish:[ˈvɑnːdɑ]) is a city in Finland. It is located to the north of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population of Vantaa is approximately 247,000. It is the 4th most populous municipality in Finland. Vantaa is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.58 million inhabitants.
The administrative centre of Vantaa is located in the Tikkurila district. Vantaa lies in Southern Finland and shares borders with Helsinki, the Finnish capital, to the south, Espoo to the southwest, Nurmijärvi to the northwest, Kerava and Tuusula to the north, and Sipoo to the east. The city covers a total area of 240.35 square kilometres (92.80 sq mi), of which 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) is water.[2]
Vantaa's significant attractions include Vantaa River (Vantaanjoki), which runs through the city before flowing into the Gulf of Finland. The Helsinki Airport, situated in Vantaa, serves as the largest airport in Finland and the primary airline hub for the Helsinki metropolitan area. Companies headquartered in Vantaa comprise Finnair, Finavia, R-kioski, Tikkurila Oyj, Veikkaus, and Metsähallitus. Additionally, Vantaa is home to Heureka, a science center.
Vantaa is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 73% Finnish speakers, 2% Swedish speakers, and 25% speakers of other languages, which is well above the national average.
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