Kaitaa
| Kaitaa Kaitans |
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| — District of Espoo — | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Municipality | Espoo |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Greater Helsinki |
| Main District | Suur-Espoonlahti |
| Inner District(s) | Ali-Suomenoja, Bondaksenmäki, Finnoonlahti, Finnoonniitty, Hannuksenpelto, Hannusjärvi, Hyljelahti, Hyljemäki, Iivisniemi, Kaitamäki, Suomenoja, Yli-Suomenoja |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 6,043 |
| Languages | |
| • Finnish | 86.4 % |
| • Swedish | 9.2 % |
| • Other | 4.4 % |
| Jobs | 1,519 |
Kaitaa (Finnish) or Kaitans (Swedish) is a district of southern Espoo, Finland, located south of the Länsiväylä highway, with a population of 6000.
Kaitaa mostly consists of detached houses, and contains the Hannusjärvi recreational area. There as been a preservation attempt in May 1998 to save the future of the lake.
In the southern part of the district is the Iivisniemi apartment building area.
[edit] Notable natives
- Timo Soini, member of the Parliament of Finland, candidate in the Finnish presidential election, 2006
- Jari Sarasvuo, owner of Trainers' House
- Jukka Karjalainen, musician (J.Karjalainen ja Mustat Lasit)
- Ari Tirkkonen, owner of the Nature & Adventure Incentive travel bureau
[edit] 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 marticulatory tuition. Part of the student places in the Kaitaa school and the Kaitaa gymnasium have been reserved for students emphasising on visual art tuition.
[edit] External links
Media related to Kaitaa at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 60°09′N 24°42′E / 60.15°N 24.7°E
