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, another car racer, 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.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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