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[[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
}}

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== People who were born in Vantaa ==

* [[Patrik Antonius]], a professional [[poker]] player
* [[Sampsa Astala]], a [[musician]] on [[Lordi]]
* [[Valtteri Filppula]], a [[ice hockey]] player
* [[Jaakko Hintikka]], a professor in [[Boston University]]
* [[Mika Häkkinen]], [[Formula 1]] world champion
* [[Sami Kapanen]], an ice hockey player
* [[Ville Peltonen]], an ice hockey player
* [[Jarkko Ruutu]], an ice hockey player
* [[Tuomo Ruutu]], an ice hockey player
* [[Eicca Toppinen]], a [[cellist]] on [[Apocalyptica]]
* [[Ossi Väänänen]] an ice hockey player

== Other websites ==
* [http://www.vantaa.fi/i_etusivu.asp?path=1 The official Vantaa page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204060810/http://www.vantaa.fi/i_etusivu.asp?path=1 |date=2011-02-04 }}, in Finnish, Swedish and English
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