"Greater Helsinki" 4 Cities - and their differences

[sinikettu]

Helsinki Sanomat fun..
Comparing the (genaralised) images of the "typical" resident of the 4 cites that make up "Greater Hesinki"
http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Statis ... 5234365652

My favorite is Rouva Espoo..
Residents of Finland's "second city" (by population) have a reputation for being snooty, arrogant, and overly fond of Burberry and Lacoste. The fur-clad vision (in the picture) probably does not live in an apartment in Leppävaara, but rather in a house on Espoo's "Gold Tooth Coast" of Westend and Haukilahti.
Enjoy..the rest...I have to admit that the picture of Rouva Vantaa does look familiar

[Hank W.]

Heh, the Espoo Lady is just on her way to Tapiola Stocka to buy minced meat for the pooch...

[catfish78]

I feel old, poor and uneducated. I should move to Espoo where I will be a little younger have more money and be educated.

[Cod]

In recent years, this has often meant heading out beyond the four cities that traditionally make up the metropolitan area, populating places like Kirkkonummi, Vihti, Nurmijärvi, and Sipoo.
The downside is a long and often gridlocked commute and a yearning for better services like shops and entertainment.

"often gridlocked commute"...maybe a small price to pay to live in a place where all the schools, halls, houses, lakes, ski tracks, forests are in walking distance of each other - ie you don't need to play taxi before and after work and all weekend..

[Rosamunda]

Yes, I agree. "Gridlocked commute" by Nordic standards p'haps but a Walk In The Park compared to Paris, London etc