Kaitaa (

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) or Kaitans (

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) is a district of southern

Espoo Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...

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, located south of the ''

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'' highway, with a population of 6000. Kaitaa mostly consists of

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s, and contains the Hannusjärvi recreational area. There has been a preservation attempt in May 1998 to save the future of the lake. In the southern part of the district is the Iivisniemi

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area. Espoo plans high buildings along the coast-line.Kumppanit kehittämään Finnoo ykköstä HS 14.2.2013 A21

Notable natives

Timo Soini Timo Juhani Soini (born 30 May 1962) is a Finnish politician who is the co-founder and former leader of the Finns Party. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Finland from 2015 to 2017 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2019. He was e ...

, member of the

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, candidate in the 2006 Finnish presidential election * Jari Sarasvuo, owner of Trainers' House

Schools

There are three schools in the Iivisniemi-Kaitaa area. The Iivisniemi school contains classes 1-6 and the Kaitaa school contains classes 7-9. The Kaitaa gymnasium provides matriculatory tuition. Part of the student places in the Kaitaa school and the Kaitaa gymnasium have been reserved for students emphasising on visual art tuition.

References

External links

Espoon Hannusjärven Suojelu ry

Iivisniemi-Kaitaa society

Kaitaa school and gymnasium
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