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Espoo (Esbo in Swedish): Finland

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The purpose of the city has always been to preserve nature, while developing, which has led to the creation of several local ‘city-centers’. Espoo is thus divided into the following major areas: Espoon keskus, Espoonlahti, Kalajrvi, Kauklahti, Leppvaara, Matinkyl-Olari, and Tapiola.

This decentralised nature has led to Espoo being jocularily called “Finland’s only highway with city privileges”.

The Helsinki University of Technology is based in Otaniemi, Espoo along with a thriving science community that includes numerous startups and organizations such as VTT - the Techical Research Center of Finland. Nokia, the telecommunications company, operates from Keilaranta, Espoo, along with other high-tech companies such as Kone, Fortum and the mobile telephony branch of Elisa Oyj.

See also
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, signed in Espoo 1991

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