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Espoo , Swed. Esbo, city (1998 pop. 204,962), Southern Finland prov., S Finland, 10 mi (16 km) W of Helsinki. Part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, Espoo saw enormous growth in the late 20th cent., and is now Finland's second largest city. The city has five regional centers, including Tapiola Garden City, an exemplary planned city. Espoo has many high-tech businesses and institutes; the Helsinki Univ. of Technology and Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology are there. Notable sights include the city museum and a granite church dating from 1458.

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Espoo, Finland Esbo Derived from the earlier Swedish Esbo, which itself comes from the name of an ancient village called Espåby ‘Espå Village’ once located at the mouth of the Espoo River. Espåby is said to be derived from Äspeby from the Old Swedish äspe (modern Swedish asp) ‘aspen’, probably a reference to the numerous aspen trees growing at the mouth of the river.

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