Editing Espoo (section)

== Administration ==
Espoo belongs to the region of [[Uusimaa]]. Supreme decision-making power in the city is held by the City Council of Espoo. The council has 75 members, elected for a period of four years.

=== Subdivisions ===
[[File:Reimarintorni Kivenlahti Espoo 2019-8-22.png|thumb|upright|left|A high-rise building in Kivenlahti]]
[[File:Nuuksioruska.png|thumb|upright|[[Nuuksio National Park]] in autumn]]
{{main|Districts of Espoo}}
Espoo is divided into seven major areas ({{langx|fi|suuralueet}}, {{langx|sv|storområden}}): [[Vanha-Espoo]] (with [[Espoon keskus|administrative center]]), [[Suur-Espoonlahti]], [[Pohjois-Espoo]], [[Suur-Kauklahti]], [[Suur-Leppävaara]], [[Suur-Matinkylä]], and [[Suur-Tapiola]] of which Suur-Leppävaara has the highest population. These major areas are then divided into a total of 56 [[Districts of Espoo|districts]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110606044420/http://www.espoo.fi/default.asp?path=1;28;11866;17468;17633;17859;17653;17715 Kaupunginosat], city of Espoo. Accessed on 31 March 2020.</ref> The healthcare, social, cultural and school services of the city have been concentrated to the regional centres in the major areas.

Statistics about Espoo also include the division "other", which included 4,582 people on New Year 2022. From 2011 to 2022 the population growth was the highest in [[Suur-Kauklahti]], about 70%. The growth in [[Suur-Matinkylä]] was about 27%, while [[Suur-Tapiola]] and [[Suur-Leppävaara]] grew by about 20%. The population in [[Suur-Espoonlahti]] and [[Vanha-Espoo]] grew by about 12% to 13% and that in [[Pohjois-Espoo]] by about 10%.<ref name="tiedostot">[https://www.espoo.fi/fi/vaesto#section-17442 Ladattavat tiedostot: Tietoisku 2/2022] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041013031121/https://www.aluesarjat.fi/#section-17442 |date=13 October 2004 }}, city of Espoo. Accessed on 28 April 2022.</ref><ref>[https://docplayer.fi/19430466-Espoo-alueittain-2011.html Espoo alueittain 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920205509/https://docplayer.fi/19430466-Espoo-alueittain-2011.html |date=20 September 2022 }}, city of Espoo. Accessed on 28 April 2022.</ref>

The postal codes in Espoo start with the digits "02", like in [[Kauniainen]], [[Kirkkonummi]] and [[Siuntio]] as well. Espoo includes the postal codes 02100 to 02380, 02600 to 02860 (excluding 02700 Kauniainen) and 02920 to 02980. The lowest postal codes are located in the south and the highest ones in the north.

=== Municipal annexations ===
In connection to the municipal renewal plan in Finland there have been suggestions to annex Espoo into the rest of the Finnish capital region, together with some of the surrounding municipalities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?contentid=427137&lan=fi |title=Metropolialueen esiselvityksen ehdotukset kuntakäsittelyyn valmistuivat – ymparisto.fi |website=www.ymparisto.fi |access-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122091704/http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?contentid=427137&lan=fi |archive-date=22 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> So far the City Council of Espoo has strongly opposed these suggestions.<ref>[http://www.espoo.fi/fi-FI/Espoon_poliittinen_johto_vastustaa_pakko(9988) Espoon poliittinen johto vastustaa pakkoliitoksia], city of Espoo 13 February 2012.{{dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref>

=== Organisation ===
The city of Espoo has three industries and one result area.
* Result area of vitality. Led by [[Mervi Heinaro]].<ref name="kaupunginjohtaja">[https://www.espoo.fi/fi/espoon-kaupunki/kaupunginjohtaja-ja-toimialajohto Kaupunginjohtaja ja toimialajohto], city of Espoo. Accessed on 30 April 2022.</ref>
* Industry of growth and education. Led by [[Harri Rinta-Aho]].<ref name="kaupunginjohtaja"/>
* Industry of welfare. Led by [[Sanna Svahn]].<ref name="kaupunginjohtaja"/>
* Industry of technology and the environment. Led by [[Olli Isotalo]].<ref name="kaupunginjohtaja"/>

=== City and municipal managers ===
[[File:Jukka Mäkelä at Espoo Day 2019 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Jukka Mäkelä]], the city manager of Espoo, at Espoo Day 2019]]
The office of a municipal manager was introduced to the rural municipalities in Finland through the 1948 municipal law, but in Espoo this office was only first fulfilled in 1962, one year before Espoo became a market town. Before this, the duties of the municipal manager were handled by the speaker of the municipal council.<ref>Kemppi-Virtanen, Pirjo: [http://www.espoonkokoomus.fi/blogit/2013/10/28/framilla-espoo-tarina-kolme-kaupunginjohtajaa-15-10-2013/ Framilla: Espoo tarina – kolme kaupunginjohtajaa 15.10.2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922073818/https://www.espoonkokoomus.fi/blogit/2013/10/28/framilla-espoo-tarina-kolme-kaupunginjohtajaa-15-10-2013/ |date=22 September 2022 }}, National Coalition Party of Espoo 28 October 2013. Accessed on 18 April 2016.</ref>

Municipal managers of Espoo include:
* [[Arvi E. Heiskanen]] 1962–1963
* [[Teppo Tiihonen]] 1963–1985
* [[Pekka Löyttyniemi]] 1985–1995
* [[Marketta Kokkonen]] 1995–2010
* [[Jukka Mäkelä]] 2011–2025
* [[Kai Mykkänen]] 2025–present<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-03-28 |date=2025-01-31 |title=Kai Mykkänen takes office as Mayor of Espoo 1 February 2025 |url=https://www.espoo.fi/en/news/2025/01/kai-mykkanen-takes-office-mayor-espoo-1-february-2025 |website=espoo.fi}}</ref>

=== City Council ===
Politically, Espoo is a clearly bourgeois city, with the largest party being the [[National Coalition Party]]. Support of the [[Green League]] and the [[Swedish People's Party of Finland]] is also larger in Espoo than the average of Finland.<ref>{{Cite web |title={{!}} Espoo {{!}} Results Service {{!}} Parliamentary Elections 2023 {{!}} yle.fi |url=https://vaalit.yle.fi/ev2023/tulospalvelu/en/municipalities/49/polling-districts/006/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=vaalit.yle.fi |language=en |archive-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620020328/https://vaalit.yle.fi/ev2023/tulospalvelu/en/municipalities/49/polling-districts/006/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The parties with the largest increase in support in the 2010s were the Green League and [[Movement Now]].<ref>[https://vaalit.yle.fi/tulospalvelu/kv2017/vaalipiiri/2/kunta/49 Kuntavaalit 2017 tulospalvelu], [[YLE]] 9 April 2017.</ref><ref>[https://vaalit.yle.fi/ev2019/fi/regions/2/municipalities/49 Eduskuntavaalit 2019 tulospalvelu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920212229/https://vaalit.yle.fi/ev2019/fi/regions/2/municipalities/49 |date=20 September 2022 }}, [[YLE]] 14 April 2019.</ref>