Editing Espoo (section)

===General===
[[File:Subdivisions of Espoo-fi.svg|thumb|left|upright|The districts and major areas of Espoo]]
[[File:Kyto linjataulut.jpg|thumb|right|The bare cliffs on the islands of the outer archipelago change into forested islands closer to the shore. This picture shows the former fortification island of [[Kytö]].]]
[[File:Kasavuori 19.7.2019.jpg|thumb|right|A landscape view from the Kasavuori hill in Soukka]]
[[File:Nuuksio peat accumulations.jpg|thumb|right|The Nuuksio national park]]
Espoo has an area of {{convert|528|km2|1}}—{{convert|312|km2|1}} (59%) of land and {{convert|216|km2|1}} (41%) of water. Sea water makes up 37% of the total area of Espoo and inland water makes up a bit over 3%.<ref name="info"/> To the north of the lush river areas and the fields in central Espoo, the archipelagal and coastal zone in southern Espoo changes into lake-filled and rocky terrain. At some places the lake areas in northern Espoo resemble the [[Finnish Lakeland]]. The largest part of the lake ridge in Nuuksio is located in Espoo, but a part of it is located in neighbouring [[Vihti]].<ref name="paikkala">Paikkala, Sirkka (ed.): ''Järvi-Espoo: vesistönimet, luontoa, historiaa ja tulevaisuutta.'' Nomenclature unit of the urban planning bureau of Espoo 1992. {{ISBN?}}</ref>{{rp|5}} The largest lakes in Uusimaa, [[Lohjanjärvi]] and [[Hiidenvesi]], are located west of the ridge.

The highest point in Espoo is Velskola at 114.2 m above sea level, and the lowest point is at sea level. Espoo is a part of the [[Helsinki capital region]] and is contiguously bordered by the cities, towns and municipalities of [[Kirkkonummi]], [[Vihti]], [[Nurmijärvi]], [[Vantaa]], [[Kauniainen]] and [[Helsinki]].

For a city of its size, Espoo is home to exceptionally large natural areas. The southern part of the city is characterized by maritime environment, including a varied coastline and an archipelago consisting of 165 islands.<ref name="Espoo-tarina">{{cite magazine |date= 11 September 2017 |title= Espoo-tarina |url= https://www.espoo.fi/fi-fi/espoon_kaupunki/paatoksenteko/espootarina |language= Finnish |magazine=  |location= Espoo |publisher= City of Espoo |page= 2 |access-date= 2 April 2021 |archive-date= 16 April 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210416212017/https://www.espoo.fi/fi-fi/espoon_kaupunki/paatoksenteko/espootarina |url-status= dead }}</ref>