Matinkylä

Olari (Finnish) or Olars (Swedish) is a district of the city of Espoo, Finland. Olari is located about 15 kilometres west of central Helsinki, north of the Länsiväylä highway and Matinkylä. The district has a population of about 15,000. The district is famous for its contribution to the Finnish rap culture. One of the most notable landmarks of the district is Olari Church and Parish Centre, designed by architects Simo and Käpy Paavilainen, and completed in 1981.

Mattlidens Gymnasium is a Swedish speaking upper secondary school in Espoo, Finland. It was founded in 1977 as a standalone upper secondary school from Drumsö Svenska Samskola. With nearly 700 students, the school is the largest Swedish speaking high school in Finland. The school is an International Baccalaureate affiliate school, with about 150 students studying for the IB Diploma. The non-IB students opt to study towards the Swedish-speaking version of the Finnish Matriculation Exam (see: Studentexamen). IB intake is usually 50 students.In the Finnish Matriculation Examination, Mattlidens Gymnasium has consistently placed in the top 10%.

Iso Omena (Finnish for "Big Apple") is a shopping centre in Matinkylä, Espoo, Finland, opened on September 24, 2001. The construction of Iso Omena aimed to, as far as possible, take heed of the wishes of the population of Espoo. Because of this, Iso Omena includes many centralised municipal and private services. Iso Omena also includes apartments, with a direct connection to the shopping centre. The name "Iso Omena" comes from the nickname "The Big Apple" of New York City in the United States. Iso Omena includes over 200 businesses. The total area for rent is approximately 108,700 m2 (1,170,000 sq ft). The building has 3 to 4 floors, parking garages under ground and a separate parking building and an office tower.

Matinkylä (Finnish) or Mattby (Swedish) is an underground station of the western metro extension (Länsimetro) of the Helsinki Metro. It is located at the southern end of Iso Omena shopping centre. 3 December 2022, the extension from Matinkylä to Kivenlahti opened as part of the second phase of the Länsimetro. The station serves up to 30,000 people on weekdays. It is located 1,6 kilometres east from Finnoo metro station and 1,9 kilometres west from Niittykumpu metro station.

Niittykumpu (Finnish) or Ängskulla (Swedish) is an underground station on the western metro extension (Länsimetro) of the Helsinki Metro. The station is located 1,9 kilometres east from Matinkylä metro station and 1,1 kilometres west from Urheilupuisto metro station.

Länsimetro (English: Western Metro, Swedish: Västmetron) is an extension to the Helsinki Metro system in Finland, which opened on 18 November 2017. Länsimetro extends the system's two lines, M1 and M2, from Central Helsinki to the neighbouring city of Espoo. The new stretch continues the lines from the existing Ruoholahti station via the island of Lauttasaari, the Aalto University Otaniemi campus and Tapiola, the terminus of line M2. Line M1 continues further west to Matinkylä. Unlike previous extensions to the Helsinki Metro system, Länsimetro runs entirely underground. The second phase opened on 3 December 2022 and continues the line further west to Kivenlahti, near the municipal border of Kirkkonummi. Final approval for a 13.5-kilometre (8.4 mi) route was granted on 4 April 2007, and construction began in November 2009. In February 2014, rock blasting was completed, and the fitting out of the tunnels and construction of the stations was started. The opening of the extension was planned for August 2016, but was delayed until November 2017.

The Haukilahti water tower is located in Haukilahti in southern Espoo, Finland. The water tower was built in 1968 and is owned by the Espoo waterworks. The diameter of the tower is 45.3 m and it has two water containers—one inside the other—with a total volume of 4100 m³.: 72–77  The height of the tower is 45.3 m and from sea level 76.3 m.: 51 The tower was designed by architect Erkko Virkkunen and engineer Ilmari Hyppänen.: 72–77 The top part of the water tower houses a restaurant called Haikaranpesä ("Stork's nest"). A scene of the Finnish film Musta jää was filmed in the restaurant. The water tower is considered a landmark in southern Espoo. The widow of architect Erkko Virkkunen has said that the futuristic appearance of the water tower was inspired by the animated series The Jetsons. The upper part of the tower resembles a flying saucer. It has also been compared to the Space Needle in Seattle, United States. Construction of the water tower was the first time a technique where concrete elements built on the ground were hydraulically pulled upwards was used in Finland.

Niittykumpu (Finnish) or Ängskulla (Swedish) is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland. The districts belongs to the major district of Suur-Tapiola. The district, partly located on the eastern lands of the former Gräsa manor, started developing along with the rest of southern Espoo in the 1930s when the street Jorvaksentie (now known as the Länsiväylä highway) was completed. The first significant construction phase of Niittykumpu happened during the 1960s and 1970s, when a large number of terraced houses were built in the area because of rapid growth of the city of Espoo. Construction slowed down during the early 1990s depression in Finland. Construction picked up pace again in the 2000s and increased even further during the construction of the Länsimetro transport line. The oldest lower stage primary school, the Niittykumpu school, is located in Niittykumpu. The automobile dealership concentration around the street Merituulentie has been called "the automobile street of Espoo", even though some of the dealerships have slowly moved away from Niittykumpu because of further construction of Länsimetro. At the turn from 2021 to 2022 Niittykumpu had a population of 7,085 and a population density of 3,374 people per square kilometre. Niittykumpu is served by the Länsimetro line belonging to the trunk routes of the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority, and the Niittykumpu metro station is located in connection with the metro centre located in southern part of the district and the shopping centre Niitty.

Suur-Matinkylä (Finnish) or Stor-Mattby (Swedish) is a southern main district of Espoo, a city in Finland. It contains the districts Henttaa, Matinkylä and Olari.

Suurpelto (Swedish: Storåker) is an area under construction in Espoo, Finland, between the districts of Henttaa, Mankkaa and Olari. The original plan for the completion of Suurpelto was from 2010 to 2015. There are a total of seven zoning areas, of which some have a confirmed zoning plan. The construction plan includes an overall total of about a million square metres of apartment space. Residential buildings include apartment buildings and one-family houses, the majority being apartment buildings hosting owner-occupied and rented apartments as well as housing cooperatives. The total planned number of residents is between 10 and 15 thousand. Suurpelto has the second-highest proportion of immigrants in Espoo after Suvela. In 2020 36.4 percent of the inhabitants in Suurpelto spoke a foreign language.

Haukilahti (Swedish: Gäddvik) is a neighbourhood in Espoo, Finland. It is located on the seashore of the Gulf of Finland in the southern part of the city. Haukilahti is quiet and has many forested areas and parks. Right across the road from the main residential area is the Toppelund forest, beyond which lies the seashore. The Finnish name "Haukilahti" and the Swedish name "Gäddvik" both translate to "bay of pikes", referring to the narrow bay at the mouth of the Gräsaån stream. The modern history of Haukilahti starts from the 16th century, but most of the development to its current state happened in the decades after World War II, when many new detached houses and apartment buildings were built in the area. After the war, Haukilahti grew from a small vacation spot for Helsinkians into a suburb of six thousand inhabitants, which also caused its main income to change from agriculture to services and trade.

Länsiviitta (Finnish for "west cardinal mark") is a shopping centre in Haukilahti, Espoo, Finland. The shopping centre was opened in 1990, replacing the SPAR and Alepa grocery stores that formerly stood at the site.: 68 The Länsiviitta shopping centre is in two separate parts forming a symmetrical whole. The main entrance way to the shopping centre is from between the parts, with separate entrance to the western and eastern buildings. The western building hosts an S-market grocery store and restaurants E.T. Charlie and Tokka Pizza. The eastern building hosts a kindergarten.