Editing Tapiola (section)

==Buildings==
[[File:Taskumattitaloja Tapiolassa.jpg|thumb|right|The so-called "[[Hip flask houses]]", designed by [[Viljo Revell]]]]
In the centre of Tapiola, next to the central pool, there is the Tapiola Garden [[hotel]], designed by Aarne Ervi. In autumn 2005, the highest [[wood]]en office building in [[Europe]], called the Modular-office, was built in southern Tapiola by next to the [[Länsiväylä]] highway. The building is operated by Finnforest.

[[File:Mini-Tapiola.jpg|thumb|left|Tapiola centre has a playground that features miniature versions of some of the iconic buildings in Tapiola.]]
Tapiola is also the name of a Finnish [[insurance]] company, presumably from the location of its headquarters. Among other major companies headquartered in Tapiola are [[Huhtamäki]] and [[M-real]].

In Otsolahti in eastern Tapiola, there is a small [[Marina|boat harbour]] for motor boats.

[[File:Kino Tapiola Espoo.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kino Tapiola]] movie theater by [[Aarne Ervi]]]]
The Itäkartano area east of the Tapiola centre is famous for its [[apartment building]]s built in the 1950s, visited by architects from all around the world. The Itäkartano centre operated as the centre of the whole district of Tapiola before the current central area was built. Remnants of this central role include Tapiola's [[Movie theater|cinema]], [[Kino Tapiola]], by the Mäntyviita street, and office apartments. The area belongs to the Finnish museum bureau's list of significant cultural environments. The highest, oldest, and most significant building in the area is the white, 11-storey Mäntytorni building.

To the north of Tapiola centre is a central park, Silkkiniitty, a large grass field reaching to [[Pohjois-Tapiola]]. It is popular among sportspeople and sunbathers.

According to the Finnish museum bureau, Tapiola is a unique phenomenon in the world. According to the bureau, new proposed changes to the city planning threaten the existence of this cultural heritage.<ref>"Kansallismaisema uhattuna", Vartti, 9 May 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.mfa.fi/tapiola Lukkarinen, Päivi: "Tapiolan puutarhakaupunki", Finnish museum of building art.] (Last retrieved on 29 June 2007)</ref>

The [[WeeGee house]], designed by architect [[Aarno Ruusuvuori]] and completed in 1964, is the former printing house of the Weilin+Göös publishing house. It currently hosts the [[Espoo Museum of Modern Art]] (EMMA), the Espoo City Museum, the Helinä Rautavaara Museum, the Finnish Museum of Horology, the Finnish Toy Museum, Galleria AARNI, and other cultural institutions.

Tapiola has its own metro station, the [[Tapiola metro station]]. The station was opened in November 2017.