What is Vantaa?
[[File:Vantaa.vaakuna.svg|200px|thumbnail|right|The arms of Vantaa]] '''Vantaa''' ({{lang-sv|Vanda}}) is the fourth largest city in [[Finland]] (after [[Helsinki]], [[Espoo]] and [[Tampere]]). It is part of the [[Greater Helsinki]] area. The most important parts of Vantaa are [[Tikkurila]], [[Hakunila]], [[Koivukylä]], [[Korso]], [[Martinlaakso]] and [[Myyrmäki]]. [[Tuusula]], [[Kerava]], [[Sipoo]], Helsinki, Espoo and [[Nurmijärvi]] are neighbour [[community|communities]] and [[city|cities]] of Vantaa. Vantaa has been a [[city]] since [[1974]]. As of [[April]] [[2014]], the population was about 208,800. The current [[mayor]] is [[Juhani Paajanen]]. The biggest [[airport]] in Finland, [[Helsinki-Vantaa (airport)|Helsinki-Vantaa]], is in Central Vantaa. [[Finnish language|Finnish]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] are the official languages of Vantaa. In 2006 Swedish was the [[mother language]] of 3.1 percent of population of Vantaa. == Mayors of Vantaa == * [[Lauri Lairala]] 1974-[[1989]] * [[Pirjo Ala-Kapee]] 1989-[[1997]] * [[Erkki Rantala]] 1997-[[2003]] * [[Juhani Paajanen]] 2003-[[2011]] * [[Jukka Peltomäki]] 2011 * [[Kari Nenonen]] 2012-[[2018]] * [[Ritva Viljanen]] 2018-[[2023]] * [[Pekka Timonen]] 2023- ==Population growth== {{Bar chart | title = Population | label_type = Year | data_type = Population | bar_width = 35 | width_units = em | data_max = 201300 | label1 = 1980 | data1 = 132050 | label2 = 1985 | data2 = 143844 | label3 = 1990 | data3 = 154933 | label4 = 1995 | data4 = 166480 | label5 = 2000 | data5 = 178471 | label6 = 2005 | data6 = 187281 | label7 = 2010 | data7 = 200055 }} <ref>http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain+1980+%2D+2012&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Tilastokeskus reference, Finnish</ref> == People who w