Welcome to Vantaa
Suomi – Finland
Member of the European Union since
1995
Area: 338 145 km2
Oulu
Tampere
Turku
Vantaa
Espoo
Helsinki
Population: 5 401 267
- men 2.65 million (49%)
- women 2.75 million (51%)
- foreign nationals 183 133
Biggest cities:
Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere,
Vantaa, Turku, Oulu
Finland's north-south length amounts to 1
157 km. The widest east-west point is 540
km.
Source: Statistics Finland, data from the turn of the year
2011/2012
The fourth biggest city in Finland
Inhabitants
Area, km2
Population density, inhabitant/km2
Tax rate
203 001
240.4
839
19
• Excavations show traces of human habitation
dating back 7 000 years
• The name was firs documented
in 1351
• The coat of arms pays tribute to the salmon in the Vantaa
River
• An independent city since 1974
Source: Statistics Finland, data from the turn of the year 2011/2012
Territorial changes
City limits
in 2008
Parish limits
in 1578
Vantaa
Helsinki
At the beginning
of 2009, the
southeastern
corner of Vantaa
was annexed to
Helsinki.
Vantaa constitutes part of Helsinki region
• Helsinki region comprises 14 municipalities. At the turn of the
year 2011/2012, the population of the region amounted to
around 1.4 million.
• The metropolitan area cities—Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and
Kauniainen—i.e., the HSY area, have joint waste management
and mass transit, among other joint operations.
Population of the
neighboring municipalities
(2011/2012)
Helsinki
Espoo
Nurmijärvi
Tuusula
Kerava
Sipoo
Source: Statistics Finland
595 390
252 440
40 350
37 670
34 550
18 530
Vantaa is easy to access
• International airport
• E18 = Ring Road III
• National main roads
• Main line
• Vantaankoski line
• Ring Rail Line
(in 2014)
• Vuosaari Harbour
E18 - northern artery
Stockholm
Helsinki
Vantaa
St
Petersburg
Oslo
Moscow
Copenhagen
The heart of the Metropolis
always has room for things new
Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport
In 2011, 14.9 million passengers passed
through the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.
The Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is one of the best airports
in the world.
The airport was completed in time for the 1952
Olympic Games.
Plenty of outdoor exercise options
• The length of recreation trails winding
through Vantaa's terrains exceeds 300
kilometers. The majority of them have
outdoor lighting.
• Cyclists and walkers are provided with
light-traffic routes exceeding 600 km.
• Enthusiasts of winter sports are provided
with 71 ice hockey rinks and skating areas,
as well as 19 ski tracks. Hakunila also has a
skiing stadium.
• There are 26 tennis courts, 9 skateboarding places, and 3 golf courses.
Population from 1870 and forecast until
2040
residents
250 000
200 000
150 000
100 000
50 000
0
1870
1900
1950
2000
2040
Population per age groups
Men
90+
Population at the turn of
the year 2011/2012, total:
203.001
Women
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
-
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
0-6 years
7-15 years
16–64 years
over 64 years
- Women 51%
- Men 49%
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
8 000
Source: Statistics Finland
6 000
4 000
2 000
0
2 000
4 000
6 000
8 000
9.1%
10.2%
67.9%
12.7%
Vantaa's main districts, traffic routes, and
population on Jan. 1, 2012
Population,
total: 203:001
The sizes of the
main districts in
Vantaa are equal
to Finnish cities.
Population per level of education
10.6% 10.0%
8.3%
35.1%
36.1%
Basic education
Medium level
Lower upper level
Lower university level
Higher university level
Total number of population aged 15 or over: 166 036.
Source: Statistics Finland, data from the turn of the year 2011/2012
Families
12.6%
2.1%
30.6%
Married without
children
Partnership without
children
8.8%
Married with children
Partnership with
children
Mother and children
32.1%
13.8%
Father and children
At the turn of the year 2010/2011, the total number of families amounted to 55
216. The number of children in families totaled 53 447.
Source: Statistics Finland
Population per mother tongue
0
Swedish
Russian
Estonian
Somali
Albanian
Vietnamese
Arabic
English
Kurdish
Turkish
Chinese
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
5777
4932
3835
1761
1367
953
922
810
776
694
518
Of Vantaa's population, 175 209 (around 86%) are Finnish-speakers.
Source: Statistics Finland, data from the turn of the year 2011/2012
Religions
• Of Vantaa residents, 68.2% belong to the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Finland (Finland as a whole: 78%).
• Of Vantaa residents, 1.3% belong to the Orthodox Church
(Finland as a whole: 1.1%)
• Around 2% belong to other religious communities
• 28.5% of Vantaa residents do not belong to any religious
community
The Church of
St. Lawrence in
the 1460s
The Church of the Ascension of
the Christ in 1997
Foreign nationals in Vantaa 2000-2012
16000
14000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
0
Foreign citizens made up 7.3% of Vantaa's population at the beginning
of 2012.
Jobs in Vantaa from 1995 to 2011
Mean daily temperature at HelsinkiVantaa airport in 2011
25
20.9
20
17.4
16.9
15
12.9
10.8
10
7.6
6
4.2
5
2.1
0
Jan.
Feb.
March
-1.8
-5
-5.4
-10
-11.3
-15
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Rainfall (mm) at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
in 2011
180
167
160
140
120
100
86
80
60
55
40
81
86
55
29
24
24
27
20
27
12
0
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Housing per housing type, Jan. 1, 2012
13.1%
0.9%
Apartment buildings
One-family and
semi-detached
buildings
25.0%
Row houses
61.0%
Other buildings
Source: Facta-kuntarekisteri
Housing per possessory relation
5.4%
33.8%
56.9%
4.0%
Source: Statistics Finland, turn of the year 2010/2011
Owner-occupied
accommodation
Right-of-occupancy
housing
Rental apartments
Other
Ring Rail Line - modern urban railway route
open for traffic in 2014.
• A joint project between the state and the
City of Vantaa.
• The Ring Rail Line combines the
Vantaankoski line, the airport, and the main
line. New line amounts to 18 km, of which
7 km are in tunnel.
• At first, there will be four new stations:
Kivistö, Aviapolis, the Airport, and Leinelä.
• There are also four station reservations:
Vehkala, Petas, Viinikkala, and Ruskeasanta,
in addition to which, the Lapinkylä station is
being planned.
• The building costs amount to €590 million.
www.keharata.fi
Leinelä - new kind of pleasant living
• A new residential area, Leinelä, is being built along the
Ring Rail Line and major roads. Building started in 2009.
• Housing for over 2 500 people will be built in Leinelä,
including apartment buildings, row houses, and semidetached houses.
•Leinelä residential area will be an entity
where good transport connections are
combined with the surrounding natural
environment.
•Environmental art is a close-knit part of
Leinelä’s look, which further enhances the
area’s pleasantness.
Marja-Vantaa – urban hometown of the future
• The most important new residential
and workplace area in the
metropolitan area.
• Excellent location and transport
connections.
• New office premises approx. 2
million ka-m2 and around 26 000 new
jobs.
• The idea competition for the control tower on the
former Keimola motor-racing track was won by a work
called "Ombra."
• Keimolanmäki residential area for 2 500 residents
will be built around the control tower.
Marja-Vantaa – urban hometown of the
future
• Marja-Vantaa constitutes a platform for new-age urban living where cuttingedge innovations in environmental technologies are included in top-quality
construction.
• The area is planned as an eco-efficient, diverse cycling city emphasizing
community spirit and characterized by the culture of enthusiasm and
creativity.
• Instead of the current 5 000 residents,
in the future, Marja-Vantaa offers a
home to approx. 30 000 residents.
• A Housing fair is arranged in MarjaVantaa in 2015.
View from central Kivistö's Safiirinaukio to the west.
Kivistö station lies at the back. The Ring Rail Line
passes below the covered square.
Aviapolis
• Aviapolis, an approx. 42-km² business and residential area, is
rapidly developing around the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport.
• Aviapolis is implemented in cooperation with the City of Vantaa,
Finavia, and around twenty leading providers of business premises
and services.
• Seventy percent of Vantaa's new
jobs are situated in Aviapolis.
• Aviapolis has pleasant residential
areas and versatile recreation
options right next to the airport.
www.aviapolis.fi
Heureka - a Finnish Science Center
More than 20 years of insight!
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Main exhibition
Touring exhibitions
Vattenfall Planetarium
Science Park Galilei
Linnén plantation
Stone Park
Heureka is maintained by Science
Center Foundation,
of which the city is one member
among ten others.
www.heureka.fi