West End (Espoo)

West End ; District No. 13 of Espoo
Coordinates	60 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ N , 24 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E Coordinates: 60 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ N , 24 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E
surface	8.4 km²
Residents	3113 (Dec. 31, 2014)
Population density	371 inhabitants / km²
	Source: List of districts, Finnish ; Population figures at the end of 2014, Finnish ; Structure of the districts, Finnish

View from Westend towards Keilaniemi ( Otaniemi district )

Westend is a district of the Finnish city of Espoo and is located in the municipality (finn. Suuralue ) Suur-Tapiola .

The district borders on Tapiola and is about 10 kilometers from the center of Helsinki . Westend is known for its wealthy residents. It is one of the areas with the highest income in Finland.

Westend belongs together with the districts of Haukilahti , Laajalahti , Mankkaa , Niittykumpu , Otaniemi , Pohjois-Tapiola and Tapiola to the district of Suur-Tapiola .

Personalities

Jorma Ollila (* 1950), Chairman of the mineral oil and natural gas company Royal Dutch Shell and CEO of Nokia for many years until 2006

Alexander Stubb (* 1968), Finnish politician, member of the National Assembly Party and former Prime Minister of Finland

Individual evidence

↑ Report on salaries in Espoo (Finnish) of the business newspaper Taloussanomat, accessed on July 14, 2016.

Web links

Commons : Westend, Espoo - Collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Report on salaries in Espoo (Finnish) of the business newspaper Taloussanomat, accessed on July 14, 2016.