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VantaaVantaa (''Vanda'' in Finland-Swedish) is a Municipalities of Finland in Finland. It borders Helsinki, the Finnish capital, to the north and northeast. Other neighbouring municipalities are Espoo to the west, Nurmijärvi, Kerava and Tuusula to the north and Sipoo to the east. Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The administrative center of Vantaa is located in Tikkurila (or Dickursby in Swedish). Vantaa with its population of 185,429 (as of 2004-12-31) is the fourth biggest city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is located there. It also hosts a science park, Heureka. The name ''Vantaa'' was taken into use in 1972 when the municipality gained market town rights. The first record of the area is as ''Helsinge'' in 1351 when king Magnus II of Sweden granted salmon fishing rights to river Vantaa to Estonian Padise monastery. On October 11, 2002, the city was shocked by the explosion of a bomb in the local Myyrmanni Shopping Mall, killing 7, including the bomber, a 19 year old Chemistry student from Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology. For more information on this issue see Myyrmanni bombing. == External links == *[http://www.vantaa.fi/ Municipality Official site] *[http://www.heureka.fi/ The Finnish Science Center] *[http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/ Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport] Municipalities of Finland Municipalities of Uusimaa Region Finnish cities VantaaIt is a common debate in Finland whether Vantaa has access to the sea or not. I have looked at the maps and have found that the answer is yes. There is a very narrow bay to the east of Helsinki and part of the northern shore of this bay belongs to Vantaa. Vantaa does not have access to the sea anywhere else. User:JIP — JIP | User talk:JIP 18:52, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC) See other meanings of words starting from letter: VWords begining with Vantaa: Vantaa Vantaa Vantaa,_Finland Vantaa-Heureka.jpg Vantaa.jpg Vantaa_dot.png |
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