Espoo Tourist Places to Visit in Espoo, Finland, Europe

Espoo Tourist Places to Visit in Espoo, Finland, Europe

Espoo is the 2^nd largest city and municipality in Finland situated in the Uusimaa region, around 20 km northwest of the country capital, Helsinki. Espoo houses many major big institutions such as Aalto University and the Technical Research Center of Finland and telecommunication companies’ headquarters including Nokia.

Geography of Espoo:

Lying approximately between latitude 60°12′20″ in the north and longitude 024°39′20″ in the east, Espoo is spread over a total area of 528.14 sq. km. Espoo is bordered by the municipality of Espoo in the east, Nurmijarvi towards north and on the west by the Kirkkonummi municipality. Espoo is home to Nuuksio National Park.

History of Espoo:

The history of Espoo dates back to around 9,000 years ago when the first settler of Espoo was found. Espoo changed its status from a rural municipality into an upgraded city with the establishments of many industries during the 1940s and 50s.

How to reach Espoo?

Helsinki Airport is the airport serving Espoo, Helsinki and other neighboring cities with scheduled flights to main European cities such as Berlin, Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Rome, Athens, Minsk, Moscow and London.

There are commuter trains regularly plying between Espoo and Helsinki and buses are also frequent between these two cities.

For local travel, to reach tourist destinations and airport, tourists can use taxi or bus or rental car or bikes. Travel agencies are plenty in Espoo.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Espoo:

Espoo houses the dozens of museums, theatres, churches and the headquarters of Aalto University. The major shopping centers in Espoo include:

Iso omena
Entresse
Espoontori
Sello

List of the prime restaurants in Espoo is as follows:

Curry Palace
Thairavintola Jasmin
Restaurant Base
Restaurant Lime Leaf

What to do in Espoo?

Shopping
Hiking
Visiting museums

Tourist Attractions in Espoo:

WeeGee house museums:

Located at Ahertajantie 5 in Espoo, the prominent WeeGee house museums include KAMU – Espoo City Museum, EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finnish Toymuseum Hevosenkenka and Finnish Museum of Horology. The museums are open from 11am-5pm.

The Gallen-Kallela Museum:

The Gallen-Kallela museum is devoted to a Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela. It is locatedin house Tarvaspaa which was constructed by Akseli Gallen-Kallela between 1911 and 13. The museum describes the complete life of Akseli Gallen-Kallela with his paintings and artifacts. The entrance fee is 8€.

The headquarters of Nokia:

Espoo is home to the world headquarters of Nokia which is located in the suburb of Keilaniemi. Don’t miss it.

List of other places of interest in Espoo includes:

The headquarters of Fortum
Aalto University
Espoo Cathedral
Leppävaara Railway Station
Träskända Mansion
Nuuksio National Park
EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art
Tapiola Garden City
Kaitalampi Lake
Espoon Vanha Kirkko
Iso Omena Shopping Mall
Glimsin Talomuseo
Laajalahti Nature Reserve
Children’s Theatre Hevosenkenka
Haltia Nature Exhibition Center
Solvallan Urheiluopisto

Best time to visit Espoo:

Espoo can be visited between the months of April and September; April is special while Jazz Festival takes place.

Accommodation options in Espoo:

Being the second largest city of Finland and its nearness with national capital, Helsinki, Espoo receives a large number of tourists from the different regions of the world throughout the year. On this point, Helsinki hosts dozens of international hotels with superior facilities and services to serve both corporate people and tourists. Here is the list of the reputed hotels in Espoo: