The coffee house was originally a farm building dating from 1737. In its time, the charming old building has had many uses, including an inn, school, hospital and shoemaker’s shop. The Bemböle coffee house has been resident since 1938.

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7:30–18, Sat-Sun 9:30-18

The Espoo Cultural Centre is the main venue for cultural life and performed arts in Espoo. With a high-class repertoire, the likes of
Tapiola Sinfonietta, the Espoo City Theatre, the international festivals April Jazz and Espoo Ciné, and the biannual events Espoo Piano Week and Choir Espoo have made the centre renowned across borders.

Designed by architect Arto Sipinen, the “Moon Bridge“ continues the tradition of Alvar Aalto’s monumental buildings. In addition to concert, theatre and exhibition venues, the Centre also houses a library.

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8–21, Sat 9-18, Sun 9-15

www.espoo.fi/kulttuurikeskus

The Artists’ Association of Espoo’s Gallery AARNI operates in the WeeGee building designed by architect Aarno Ruusuvuori. Exhibitions by individual artists or groups are arranged every three weeks. Entrance to the exhibitions is free. 

Opening hours: Tue, Thu, Fri 11-17, Wed 11-16, Sun 12-16.

http://weegee.espoo.fi

The gallery will feature various exhibitions on puppets and stage settings as well as information especially for children on tales, theatre, puppet making and so on. In addition, workshops and courses are arranged on regular basis. No admission fee.

Opening hours: Mon - Fri 8-15 

www.hevosenkenka.fi

LänsiAuto Areena is a grand venue for sports, culture and other events, and a cosy and spacious meeting place that quickly adjusts from the atmosphere of one event to the next. The venue has restaurants to suit all tastes, from fast food to steaks.

www.lansiauto-areena.com

The Marketan puisto park is an exhibition park for garden and park building. Products and expertise from over 110 exhibitors are on permanent display. Product information, ideas and innovations can be found around the year for the grounds of detached houses as well as apartment blocks and public areas. The aim of the park is to forward quality-based planning, building and maintenance of the environment, and exhibit relevant products, services and expertise in a genuine environment.

The park is open on every day of the year from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Admission is free except during the Green Milieu exhibition.

www.marketanpuisto.fi

The Nature House Villa Elfvik is situated on the northern edge of the Laajalahti nature reserve. This historically valuable building represents the Art Nouveau style with an English influence. Villa Elfvik hosts the exhibition “Long live Espoo”, which portrays the most valuable characteristics of  nature in Espoo – herb rich forests, the archipelago, bird waters and the Nuuksio lake upland. Changing exhibitions present a variety of environmental and nature-related topics every month.

The Laajalahti nature reserve is one of the best bird waters in southern Finland, much valued even on an international scale. A 700-metre-long nature trail, also open to wheelchairs and prams, starts from Villa Elfvik. A bird watching tower, too, is accessible by wheelchair. Free admission.

Opening hours:	October - March	Mon-Fri 9-15, Sat closed, Sun 11-16
	April - September	Mon-Fri 9-16, Sat-Sun 10-16

www.espoo.fi/villaelfvik

In addition to Aalto, architects that have enriched Otaniemi’s redbrick facade include Kaija and Heikki Siren, Reima and Raili Pietilä, Timo Penttilä, Aulis Blomstedt and Markus Toivio.

Over the years, one of the most significant concentrations of technology in the country has emerged around Helsinki University of Technology(HUT) and the Lifelong Learning Institute Dipoli. Among others, the Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT, the pulp and paper research laboratory KCL, the Geological Survey of Finland GTK, CSC – Scientific Computing and the Innopoli business generator, which transforms new ideas and research results into business, operate in close interaction with HUT’s research and education.

Tapiola and its surroundings have quickly developed into northern Europe’s leading centre of technology. Approximately three out of every four industrial jobs in Espoo are in high-tech fields. Almost 500 international companies have operations in the city.

www.otaniemi.fi

On the national scale, the best-known of these is perhaps the garden city Tapiola: in its planning, the best architectural resources were employed to emphasize the harmony between inhabitation and nature.

The building of the Tapiola centre began in late 1950s based on a suggestion from the architect Aarne Ervi, who had won the planning competition. One of his works, the central tower, has later become the symbol of Tapiola.

Today, Tapiola is a dynamic centre of business and cultural life. The home stage of the internationally renowned chamber orchestra – Tapiola Sinfonietta – is the Espoo Cultural Centre. This building – named “Kuunsilta” (“Moon Bridge”), and designed by architect Arto Sipinen – is a sight in itself, right in the heart of Tapiola.

Mäkkylä, Leppävaara
Tel. +358 (0)9 348 834

The largest horse trotting track in Finland.
Races every Wednesday.

www.vermo.fi

The largest constant warm water amusement park in the Nordic countries, Serena is a refreshment centre for the whole family. The pool area has 2000 m² of heated water – terraced pools, whirlpools, waterfalls and slides, kid’s pools and a magnificent wave pool. 140 metres of white and calm waters alternate in the Wild stream. Saunas have been dug into solid rock in a cave maze.

In the summer, the water surface increases to 3000 m² with open-air rug slides, swim-ring rivers, the Dead Sea pool and the popular liana tower. The most daring will appreciate the Black Hole tube slide with light, image and sound effects. New! Mountain Cross track. A lift takes a car and driver up the slope for a speedy run back down, steering through the winding track.

In the winter, the Ski Centre offers downhill skiing, snowboarding and much more. The Ski Centre is open during the skiing season on weekdays 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. National holidays and weekends 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. During Christmas and skiing holidays 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. The slopes are closed on 24th and 25th December.

Open: between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. around the year (pools and rides close at 7.45 p.m.)

Opening times:
April-May 2007 Sat-Sun 11-20
June-August 2007 Mon-Sun 11-20

All day ticket (11 a.m. - 8 p.m.) 19 euros
 
Evening ticket (4 p.m. - 8 p.m.) 15 euros

Children under 4 years free

www.serena.fi

At the WeeGee House you will find five museums, a modern art gallery, a media-art centre, a museum shop and a cafe-restaurant.

www.weegee.fi