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Vantaan kaupunki - Vanda stad
Coat of Arms Location
Founded	1974
Province	Southern Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Greater Helsinki
Area - Of which land - Rank	243 km² 240,84 km² ranked 316th
Population - Density - Rank	190 058 (2007) 790.1 inh./km² ranked 4th
Unemployment	7.7%
Official languages	Finnish, Swedish
City Manager	Juhani Paajanen
Home page	http://www.vantaa.fi/

Vantaa (IPA: [ˈʋɑntɑː]; Vanda in Swedish) is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.

Vantaa, with its population of 190,058, (as of 31 January 2007) is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there. It also hosts a science centre, Heureka.

Vantaa is known for being the birthplace of the famous Finnish race driver Mika Häkkinen. Mika Salo has also lived there in the district of Martinlaakso.

In addition there is the city museum next to the railway station in Tikkurila. The museum is housed in the oldest station building in Finland, designed by Carl Albert Edelfelt and completed in 1861. There are exhibitions with various themes on local history.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Subdivision 1.3 Climate 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Politics 4.1 Municipal council 4.2 Sister cities 5 Mayors of the City of Vantaa 6 Internationally notable people native to Vantaa 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Vantaa encompasses 243 km², of which 1.90 km² is water. Population density is 790.1/km². It borders Helsinki, the Finnish capital, which is to the south and southwest. Other neighbouring municipalities are Espoo to the west, Nurmijärvi, Kerava and Tuusula to the north and Sipoo to the east.

Main article: Districts of Vantaa

Vantaa is divided into 5 districts (finn. palvelualue): Tikkurila, Korso-Koivukylä, Hakunila, Myyrmäki und Martinlaakso. Diese unterteilen sich wiederum in insgesamt 61 Stadtteile (kaupunginosa).

Tikkurila:	Hakkurila, Helsingin pitäjän kirkonkylä, Hiekkaharju, Ilola, Jokiniemi, Koivuhaka, Kuninkaala, Lentokenttä, Pakkala, Ruskeasanta, Simonkylä, Tammisto, Tikkurila, Veromies, Viertola
Korso-Koivukylä:	Asola, Havukoski, Jokivarsi, Koivukylä, Korso, Leppäkorpi, Matari, Metsola, Mikkola, Nikinmäki, Päiväkumpu, Rekola, Vallinoja, Vierumäki
Hakunila:	Hakunila, Itä-Hakkila, Kuninkaanmäki, Länsimäki, Länsisalmi, Ojanko, Rajakylä, Sotunki, Vaarala
Myyrmäki:	Hämeenkylä, Hämevaara, Kaivoksela, Linnainen, Myyrmäki, Vapaala, Varisto
Martinlaakso:	Askisto, Keimola, Kiila, Kivistö, Lapinkylä, Luhtaanmäki, Martinlaakso, Myllymäki, Petikko, Piispankylä, Riipilä, Seutula, Vantaanlaakso, Vestra, Viinikkala, Ylästö

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 on the river Vantaa to the Estonian Padise monastery.

On October 11, 2002, the city was shocked by the explosion of a bomb in the local Myyrmanni shopping centre, killing 7, including the bomber, a 19-year-old chemistry student from the Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology (see Myyrmanni bombing).

Demographic evolution

Year	Population
1805	4 840
1865	6 974
1880	7 819
1890	8 865
1900	11 110
1910	18 321
1920	22 368
1930	23 558
1940	31 511
1950	14 976
1960	41 906
1970	72 215
1980	129 918
1990	152 263
2000	176 386
2007	190 058

Compositition of the City Council (2005–2008)

Party	Election results[1]	Seats
Social Democratic Party of Finland	30,1 %	21
National Coalition Party	26,6 %	19
Green League	13,8 %	9
Left Alliance	9,4 %	6
Center Party	7,7 %	6
Christian Democrats	4,5 %	3
Swedish People's Party	3,8 %	3
Pro Vantaa	1,4 %	1

• Askim, Norway (1951)
• Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany (1987)
• Huddinge, Sweden (1951)
• Jinan, China (2001)
• Kineshma, Russia (1969)
• Lyngby-Taarbæk, Denmark (1951)
• Matte Yehuda Regional Council, Israel (1967)
• Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic (1978)
• Nuuk, Greenland (1965)
• District of Rastatt, Germany (1968)
• Salgótarján, Hungary (1976)
• Seyðisfjörður, Iceland (1980)
• Słupsk, Poland (1987)

• Lauri Lairala 1974-1989
• Pirjo Ala-Kapee 1989-1997
• Erkki Rantala 1997-2003
• Juhani Paajanen 2003

• Patrik Antonius, a professional poker player
• Sampsa Astala, a musician in Lordi
• Leena Peisa, a musician in Lordi
• Valtteri Filppula, Ice hockey player
• Jaakko Hintikka, a professor in Boston University
• Mika Häkkinen, a Formula 1 world champion
• Sami Kapanen, an Ice hockey player
• Suvi Koponen, a supermodel
• Antti-Jussi Niemi, ice Hockey Player
• Ville Peltonen, an ice hockey player
• Jarkko Ruutu, an ice hockey player
• Tuomo Ruutu, an ice hockey player
• Eicca Toppinen, a cellist on Apocalyptica
• Ossi Väänänen, an ice hockey player

• Districts of Vantaa

• Municipality Official site
• Map of Vantaa
• The Finnish Science Center
• Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport
• Vantaa City Museum
• Helsinki.fi - Helsinki region in a nutshell

	Municipalities of Uusimaa
	Ekenäs | Espoo | Hanko | Helsinki | Hyvinkää | Ingå | Järvenpää | Karis | Karjalohja | Karkkila | Kauniainen | Kerava | Kirkkonummi | Lohja | Mäntsälä | Nummi-Pusula | Nurmijärvi | Pohja | Pornainen | Sammatti | Siuntio | Tuusula | Vantaa | Vihti
	Uusimaa Region | Southern Finland | Finland

Coordinates: 60°17′40″N, 25°02′25″E