Kaitaa

Kaitaa (Finnish) or Kaitans (Swedish) is a district of southern Espoo, Finland, located south of the Länsiväylä highway, with a population of 6000.

Kaitaa
Kaitans
District of Espoo
Location of Kaitaa within Espoo
Location of Kaitaa within Espoo
Coordinates: 60°09′N 24°42′E
CountryFinland
MunicipalityEspoo
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionGreater Helsinki
Main DistrictSuur-Espoonlahti
Inner District(s)Ali-Suomenoja, Bondaksenmäki, Finnoonlahti, Finnoonniitty, Hannuksenpelto, Hannusjärvi, Hyljelahti, Hyljemäki, Iivisniemi, Kaitamäki, Suomenoja, Yli-Suomenoja
Population
 (2006)
 • Total6,043
Languages
 • Finnish86.4 %
 • Swedish9.2 %
 • Other4.4 %
Jobs1,519

Kaitaa mostly consists of detached houses, 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 apartment building area.

Espoo plans high buildings along the coast-line.[1]

Notable natives

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
  1. Kumppanit kehittämään Finnoo ykköstä HS 14.2.2013 A21

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