page_title: Vantaa
section_title: Arts and culture
hierarchical_section_title: Vantaa / Arts and culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Science Centre Heureka in Tikkurila, Vantaa. Suomi: Tiedekeskus Heureka, Vantaa
context_page_description: Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. It is part of the inner core of the Finnish Capital Region along with Helsinki, Espoo, and Kauniainen. With a population of 228,678, Vantaa is the fourth most populated city in Finland. Its administrative center is the Tikkurila district.
  Vantaa is bordered by Helsinki, the Finnish capital, to the south; Espoo to the southwest; Nurmijärvi to the northwest; Kerava and Tuusula to the north; and Sipoo to the east. The city encompasses 240.35 square kilometres, of which 1.97 km² is water.
  The largest airport in Finland, and the main airport and airline hub of Greater Helsinki, the Helsinki Airport, is located in Vantaa. Companies with headquarters in Vantaa include Finnair, Finavia, R-kioski, Tikkurila Oyj, Veikkaus Oy, and Metsähallitus. The city also hosts a science center, Heureka.
  The city of Vantaa is bilingual, both Finnish and Swedish being official languages. 78.7% of the population are Finnish speakers, while 2.4% speak Swedish as their first language. 18.9% of the population speak a native language other than Finnish or Swedish.
caption: Science centre Heureka
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