Espoo's history in a nutshell

• 1300-1400 King's Road from Turku to Vyborg via Espoo 
• 1400th century the first church is built 
• 1458 Espoo becomes an independent parish 
• 1550 Swedish king Gustav Wasa founded the town of Helsinki 
• 1812 Helsinki becomes the capital of Finland 
• 1868 Espoo gets the first municipal administration 
• 1903 Construction of Pasila-Karjaa -railway via Espoo is finished 
• 1920 The city of Kauniainen is separated from Espoo 
• 1944 The settlement of immigrants and veterans begins 
• 1952 Construction of Tapiola Garden suburbs begins 
• 1963 Espoo becomes a town
• 1966 Regional building of Espoo begins • 1968 Decision of regional and district centres of Espoo 
• 1972 Espoo becomes a city 
• 2008 Espoo celebrates its 550th anniversary