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Espoo (Swedish: Esbo) is the second largest city in Finland with the population of 248,355. It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. The national park of Nuuksio is situated in northwest Espoo.

Espoo has several local regional centres, thus divided into seven major areas: Vanha-Espoo, Espoonlahti, Espoo, Kauklahti, Leppävaara, Matinkylä and Tapiola.

The science and technology related campuses of the Aalto University are based in Otaniemi, Espoo, along with a thriving science community that includes numerous startups and organizations such as VTT – the Technical Research Center of Finland. Nokia is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, along with other high-tech companies such as KONE, Tekla and Fortum, etc.

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Espoo is served by Helsinki commuter trains, with 4 faster E, S, U and Y trains (25 min from Helsinki) to Middle- and West-Espoo. In addition, A train (every 10-20 minutes, 17 minutes from Helsinki) serves the east part of Espoo. The Finnish National Rail commuter traffic section [1] has route maps and timetables online.

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See Helsinki#Get_in

• Regional U-line bus 540 (€4,50) leaves from bus platform 14 of T2 via platform 5 of T1, for connections to the areas of Leppävaara, Nihtisilta, Ikea and Espoonkeskus. Everyday 7:45-22:50[2]

The following regional buses run only in rush hours from Mon-Fri, roughly one departure per hour, leaving from bus platform 4 of T1 via platform 35 of T2

• 514 and 514K (€4,50) connect the areas of Leppävaara, Tapiola and Westend. [3]
• 535 (€4,50) connect the areas of North and Middle Espoo.[4]

[edit] Get around

See Helsinki#Get around

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Trains A, E, S, U run across Espoo. Train L runs late at night and on weekend mornings. Single ticket costs €2.7, valid within 80 minutes and entitles unlimited transfer to other tains and buses.

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Buses are frequent and convenient enough. Check HSL Journey Planner [5]for timetables.

[edit] By Cycles

There are excellent cyclist paths almost everywhere in Espoo, so it's worth cycling in a sunny day. Remember to wear helmet. Detailed information of cyclist paths are available in HSL's website[6].

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Nuuksio National Park

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• Thairavintola Jasmin, Kiltakallio 2, Espoonväylä 87 or Finnoontie 87., ☎ +358(0)98593131, [7]. Mo-Th 11:00-20:00, Fr-Su 12:00-21:00. Tasty and authentic Thai food. Lunch buffet €8.5 (Mo-Fr), €12.5 (Weekend), Mains from €11.  edit
• Curry Palace, Leppävaarankatu 10, Espoo, ☎ 09-548 3751, [8]. Mo-Fr 10:30-22:00, Sa 12:00-22:00, Su 13:00-19:00, Lunch buffet Mo-Fr 10:30-14:30, Sa 12:00-16:00, Su 13:00-16:00. Indian restaurant. Don't leave the restaurant without trying its pickled spice. It's fantastic! Lunch buffet Mo-Fr €9.2, weekend €13.5 (2-8yrs €8), mains from €16.  edit
• Restaurant Lime Leaf, Sello Rex, Leppävaara, [9]. Thai and Malay restaurant run by Chinese.  edit
• Fusion Square, Tapiontori 3 B16, ☎ +358 9 8550038, [10]. Mo-Fr 11:00-22:00, Sa&Su 12:00-22:00, Lunch Buffet Mo-Fr 11:00-15:00. Tasty and authentic Chinese food. Try their spicy tofu. Mains from €9.8.  edit

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There are plenty of hotels in Espoo.

• Hellsten Hotel Apartment, Porarinkatu 3, Espoo, ☎ +358(0)9 511051, [11]. Clean and simple. Located in a quiet neibourhood but close enough to shopping centre Sello in Leppävaara.  edit