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Tapiola (; ) is a district of the municipality of Espoo on the south coast of Finland, and is one of the major urban centres of Espoo. It is located in the western part of Helsinki capital region. The name Tapiola is derived from Tapio, who is the forest god of Finnish mythology, especially as expressed in the Kalevala.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tapiola
- Settlement.native_name
- Hagalund
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- sv
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District of Espoo
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Espoon Tapiola kesällä.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Espoo cultural centre and the Keskustorni (central tower)
- Settlement.image_map
- Tapiola-Hagalund.sijainti-läge.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Tapiola (red) within Espoo (light green) and Suur-Tapiola (dark green)
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Tapiola within Finland
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal Code(s)
- Settlement.postal_code
- 02100, 02120
- Settlement.subdivision_type
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Future
- Urban planning
- Neighbourhoods
- Services
- Public transportation
- Sports services
- Buildings
- Controversies
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tapiola | native_name = Hagalund | native_name_lang = sv | settlement_type = District of Espoo | image_skyline = Espoon Tapiola kesällä.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = The Espoo cultural centre and the Keskustorni (central tower) | image_map = Tapiola-Hagalund.sijainti-läge.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Tapiola (red) within Espoo (light green) and Suur-Tapiola (dark green) | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Tapiola within Finland | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | postal_code_type = Postal Code(s) | postal_code = 02100, 02120 | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Finland | subdivision_type1 = Municipality | subdivision_name1 = 15px|link=Espoo Espoo | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Uusimaa | subdivision_type3 = Sub-region | subdivision_name3 = Helsinki metropolitan area | subdivision_type4 = Main District | subdivision_name4 = Suur-Tapiola | subdivision_type5 = Inner District(s) | subdivision_name5 = Itäkartano, Länsikorkee, Otsolahti, Tapiolan keskus | established_title = | established_date = | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 3.5 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 9,325 | population_as_of = 2012 | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_footnotes = <!-- for references: use