Uusimaa · Finland
Where to stay in Espoo
Espoo is a city in Uusimaa, Finland, home to about 326,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Espoo, with about 147 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- HEL21 km · Helsinki Vantaa Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Language
- Finnish, Swedish
About
About Espoo
Espoo is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa.
Espoo has several local regional centres, thus divided into seven major areas: Vanha-Espoo, Espoonlahti, Espoo, Kauklahti, Leppävaara, Matinkylä and Tapiola. The Espoo center (Espoon keskus) is the administrative centre, but doesn't rise above its peers with respect to population. The population is concentrated in an inverted F-shaped area defined by the railway to Espoo centre (north) and the highway Länsiväylä (south) up to Espoonlahti. The rest is sparsely populated, and north of Espoo centre, the area is mostly forested.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Espoo
See
- Nuuksio National Park
- Espoo Waterfront Walkway
- Pentala Island
- Iso Vasikkasaari Island
- Oittaa Area
- Espoo Central Park
- Marketta Park
- The Gallen-Kallela museum
- Otaniemi Campus
- EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art
- Glims Farmstead Museum
- Espoo Car Museum
Do
- Espoo archipelago
- Classical music
- Mini-Tapiola
- Espoo Waterfront Walkway
- Laajalahti Nature Reserve
- Nuuksio National Park
- Finnkino
- Bio Grani
- Kino Tapiola
- Serena Water Amusement Park
- Watch a game
- Vermo Horse Racing Track
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Espoo
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Comfort Hotel™ Sello hotel | 147 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Espoo
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Espoo are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 77 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Espoo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line; Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL, 89 km) and Turku Airport (TKU, 136 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Espoo is the western neighbour of Helsinki and Vantaa. The south of Espoo is served by Highway 51, transforming into the local highway, Länsiväylä, while Highway 1 from Turku serves its central parts. The railway from Turku passes through Espoo and commuter trains along it serves central Espoo, including Kauniainen. The metro reaches Matinkylä in the south-east. A light rail line connects eastern Espoo with Helsinki. Buses via Länsiväylä to destinations in Espoo leave from the Kamppi bus station (Kamppi shopping centre, ground floor).
Getting around
Espoo is part of the capital region's HSL public transport system, see Helsinki. Tickets and journey information can be found on their web site or by dowloading the HSL app. Espoo is covered by zones B and C. The metro serves Espoo's southern part (Keilaniemi–Kivenlahti) and connects it with Helsinki. Commuter trains along the railway from Helsinki to Turku form another east–west corridor, north of the metro (Leppävaara–Espoo Centre). Northern and southern Espoo are connected with plenty of bus routes and cycling trails. Trains A, E, S, U run across Espoo.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
HEL · Helsinki Vantaa Airport
TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport
TKU · Turku Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Espoo
Stay safe
Although a part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, Espoo has few or no problem spots and is exceptionally safe. There are various reasons. The population of Espoo is affluent, with few low-income neighbourhoods. Population is simply less concentrated, with few high-rise districts, traffic junctions or concentrations of nightlife. Thus, partygoers are more likely to head to Helsinki to cause trouble. Caution is warranted in urban districts (along the railway) with nightlife during Friday or Saturday nights, for instance in Leppävaara and Espoon keskus.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Espoo
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Espoo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Espoo?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Espoo are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 77 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Espoo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line; Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL, 89 km) and Turku Airport (TKU, 136 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Espoo?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Espoo?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Espoo
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.