Leppävaara
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Leppävaara () is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland. The Rantarata rail line and the Ring Road I, the busiest road in Finland, cross in Leppävaara, thus making it a major traffic hub in the Greater Helsinki region. The Sello Shopping Centre is also located in Leppävaara.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Leppävaara
- Settlement.native_name
- Alberga
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- sv
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District of Espoo
- Settlement.image_map
- File:Leppävaara-Alberga.sijainti-läge.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Leppävaara (red) within Espoo (light green) and Suur-Leppävaara (dark green)
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Leppävaara within Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- 15px|link=Espoo Espoo
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 15px|link=Uusimaa Uusimaa
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Greater Helsinki
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main District
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Suur-Leppävaara
- Settlement.subdivision_type5
- Inner District(s)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Area
- 6.4
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- Commons category
- Leppävaara
- official number of town quarter
- 51
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- Leppävaara before the railway line
- From the 1900s to the 1960s
- From the 1970s onwards
- Transport
- Education
- Sports
- Culture
- Tall buildings
- See also
- References
{{Infobox settlement
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