Editing Espoo (section)

==== Gräsa manor ====
The oldest ''frälse'' stead in Espoo, the Gräsa manor, apparently received ''frälse'' rights in the late 15th century.<ref name="gräsa">[https://web.archive.org/web/20210125212509/https://www.espoo.fi/fi-FI/Asuminen_ja_ymparisto/Kaavoitus/Nimisto/Nakokulmia_nimistoon/Grasan_tarina(98145) Gräsan tarina], city of Espoo. Accessed on 28 November 2020.</ref> Gräsa is one of the oldest settlements in Espoo and the oldest in southern Espoo, as it was probably founded already in the early 14th century as Swedish settlement moved inland. From the beginning, the settlement was located at the site of the current [[Olari Church, Espoo|Olari Church]] on both sides of the [[Gräsanoja]] river. The absence of Finnish names in the area reveals that the population was Swedish-speaking from the beginning.<ref name="gräsa"/>