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Tapiola Otaniemi-Keilaniemi
Tapiola has been known throughout its history as a garden city and still today
takes pride in its surroundings. Over the years the pedestrian centre created
in the 1950s and 60s to the plans of the architect Aarne Ervi has grown into
a service haven that attracts shopaholics and culture vultures alike. Tapiola’s
renowned “green fields” surround the suburb’s centre, criss-crossed by paths
that lead to the sea and the island landscape and to its architecturally famous
residential areas.
The opening in 2006 of the WeeGee exhibition centre and EMMA, Espoo Museum
of Modern Art made Tapiola a cultural city front runner. WeeGee, the Espoo
Cultural Centre and the Espoo City Theatre offer a daily cultural programme and
Tapiola annually plays host to jazz, film and piano music festivals.
Tapiola is a mere 15 minutes from downtown Helsinki and is easily accessible
by bus from the Kamppi City Bus Terminal, while the construction of the western
metro line will bring it even closer.
Otaniemi, Finland’s only true campus, is the home of tasselled caps – at least on
May Day Eve when students from the Helsinki University of Technology prepare
to party. Apart from its students Otaniemi is also famous for its Alvar Aalto architecture
and the Keilaniemi high-tech cradle, home of the head offices of Nokia,
Fortum, Neste Oil and Kone.