VANTAA

vänˈtä, Swed. Vanda, city (1998 pop. 173,860), Southern Finland prov., S Finland. Located 6 mi (9.7 km) N of Helsinki, it is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. High-technology and information sciences are important to Vantaa's economy. A science center, aviation museum, and aquarium are here; other notable sights include the Church of St. Laurentius.

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books on: Vantaa  - 27 results

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Metropolitan Governance: Capacity, Democracy and the Dynamics of Place
Book by Hubert Heinelt, Daniel Kubler; Routledge, 2005
Subjects: Comparative Government, Metropolitan Government--Europe--Case Studies, Metropolitan Government--North America--Case Studies, Political Planning
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Planning and Urban Growth in the Nordic Countries
Book by Thomas Hall; E & FN Spon, 1991
Subjects: City Planning--Scandinavia--History, Urbanization--Scandinavia--History
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Towards the Museum of the Future: New European Perspectives
Book by Roger Miles, Lauro Zavala; Routledge, 1994
...Heureka the Finnish Science Centre, at Vantaa, Finland; and before that the Director...linguistics and archaeology at Heureka, Vantaa. Heritage gives the European science...building itself, contributed by the City of Vantaa, the Finnish state, and corporate sponsorship...
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Economist with a Public Purpose: Essays in Honour of John Kenneth Galbraith
Book by Michael Keaney; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Economics, Economists--United States--Biography, Galbraith, John Kenneth--1908-
...Keaney is a Lecturer in Economics at Mercuria Business school, Vantaa, Finland. He has published various articles and reviews in the...presently a Lecturer in Economics at Mercuria Business School, Vantaa, Finland. He has published articles and reviews in the Journal...
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European Cities, Planning Systems and Property Markets
Book by James Berry, Stanley McGreal; E & FN Spon, 1995
Subjects: City Planning--Europe
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journal articles on: Vantaa  - 7 results

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Structured Discourse for Scientific Collaboration: a Framework for Scientific Collaboration Based on Structured Discourse Analysis
Journal article by Matti Hamalainen; Journal of Organizational Computing, Vol. 2, 1992
Subjects: Business Enterprises--Computer Networks, Communication In Organizations--Automation, Electronic Commerce, Electronic Data Interchange, Management--Data Processing
...Collaboration: A Framework for Scientific Collaboration Based on Structured Discourse Analysis Matti Hamalainen Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology, Finland Safaa Hashim MCC Bull HN Information Systems, Inc. Clyde W. Holsapple University...
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Finnish Homes - through Passages or Traps?
Journal article by Seppo Laakso, Heikki A. Loikkanen; Real Estate Economics, Vol. 23, 1995
Subjects: Helsinki, Finland--Housing, Home ownership--Research
...four municipalities, Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen. The population of the...0.04 Municipality of Vantaa (1/0) -0.21...0.4 Municipality of Vantaa (1/0) -1.4...
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Markets for Western Canada's Forest Products in East Asia
Journal article by Brian Peter; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 37, 2007
Subjects: Canada--Economic aspects, Canadian foreign relations, East Asia--Economic aspects, East Asia--International economic relations, Forest products--International trade, Forest products--Supply and demand, Forestry--Forecasts and trends, Forestry--Market size, Forests and forestry--Forecasts and trends, Forests and forestry--Market size
...the Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics, ed. H. Pajuoja and H. Karppinen. The Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics, Vantaa, Finland: Conference held in Jarvenpaa, Finland, 12-15 May 2004, pp. 327-336. http://www.metla.fi/tapahtumat/2004/ssfe/proceedings-SSFE-2004-Jarvenpaa...
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Prediction of Early Childhood Negative Emotionality and Inhibition from Maternal Distress during Pregnancy
Journal article by Roy P. Martin, Jennifer Noyes, Joseph Wisenbaker, Matti O. Huttunen; Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, Vol. 45, 1999
Subjects: Child psychology--Research, Emotions in children--Research, Temperament in children--Research
...consist of a cohort of children (N = 6,401) born between 1 July 1975 and 30 June 1976 in Helsinki and the adjacent suburbs of Vantaa and Espo. The region is ethnically homogeneous, with 90% being ethnic Finns, 7% ethnic Swedes, 2% persons from other Nordic...
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Unhealthy Accumulation: The Globalization of Health Care Privatization
Journal article by Michael Keaney; Review of Social Economy, Vol. 60, 2002
...Press. Michael Keaney is a lecturer in economics, finance and international political economy at Mercuria Business School, Vantaa, Finland. He has published articles in the Review of Radical Political Economics, Journal of Economic Issues, Capitalism Nature...
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magazine articles on: Vantaa  - 5 results

 
 
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Avanto Architects: Cemetery Chapel, Vantaa, Finland
Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 221, January 2007
Subjects: Architects--Alliances and partnerships, Architects--Works, Architectural firms--Services, Architectural practice--Services, Architectural services--Services, Chapels--Remodeling and renovation, Hara, Ville--Alliances and partnerships, Hara, Ville--Works, Helsinki, Finland, Puustinen, Anu--Alliances and partnerships, Puustinen, Anu--Works
Avanto Architects: Cemetery Chapel, Vantaa, Finland. Finnish architect Ville Hara, who was premiated...funerary chapel adds a new element to a historic church site in Vantaa, just to the north of Helsinki. The Church of St Lawrence was...
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Russian Spies Are Alive, Well
Magazine article by J. Michael Waller; Insight on the News, Vol. 15, March 8, 1999
Subjects: Espionage, Russian--International aspects, Spies--Russia
...electrical engineer Anatoly Gendler is arrested and imprisoned in Tel Aviv. In Finland, police grab a British couple at Helsinkis Vantaa airport and deport them-- to their home in Russia. These people had one thing in common: All were deep-cover Russian spies...
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Fine Finnish
Magazine article by Layla Dawson; The Architectural Review, Vol. 207, February 2000
Subjects: Architectural museums--Exhibitions, Finland--Influence
...Pekka Helm (Nokia HQ), andJan Soderlund, AnttiMatti Siikala (Sanoma HQ), Mikko Heikkinen and Markku Komonen (Science Centre, Vantaa, and European Film School in Denmark), and Jyrki Tasa (Kuhmo Library) are carrying forward a technologically refined Moderhism...
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Letters
Magazine article; New Statesman, Vol. 132, January 6, 2003
...synagogue. Reports failed to say that it was equally close to the Muslim cemetery, or indeed, any number of other sites. The Vantaa shopping centre explosion in October--on the same weekend as the Bali bomb--precipitated similar press stories, especia lly...
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Carlsberg for Leiviska
Magazine article by Michael Ball; The Architectural Review, Vol. 198, July 1995
Subjects: Architects--Achievements and awards, Leiviska, Juho--Achievements and awards
...centres, of which the most well known are St Thomas Church at Puolivalinkangas and the Myyrmaki Church and Parish Centre at Vantaa. There is no question but that Leiviskas architecture emerges directly from the Finnish tradition and this means to a certain...


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newspaper articles on: Vantaa  - 7 results

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Football: They Cursed Me High and Low and I'll Make Them Do It All over Again! UEFA CUP SECOND LEG: Allianssi V Glentoran July 29, Pohjola - Vantaa, 5pm (Local Time) PARKHOUSE SHOWS NO FEAR OF FOUL FINNS
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), July 25, 2004
...Cursed Me High and Low and Ill Make Them Do It All over Again! UEFA CUP SECOND LEG: Allianssi V Glentoran July 29, Pohjola - Vantaa, 5pm (Local Time) PARKHOUSE SHOWS NO FEAR OF FOUL FINNS. Byline: Alex McGREEVY STEPHEN Parkhouse does not understand...
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Speaking out; Economic Impact of GMA's Swing
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 11, 2006
Speaking out; Economic Impact of GMAs Swing. Byline: Ignacio R. Bunye WE touched down at Vantaa Airport here in Helsinki, Finland around 2 p.m. Saturday (7 p.m. Manila time) in 15-degree weather after a 12-hour flight from...
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Community Sports
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), September 13, 2004
...in the mens and womens divisions, who are 18 years or older on race day, will determine the winner. Riina Tolonen, 22, of Vantaa, Finland, will arrive in Coos Bay on Tuesday to participate in the Run and to represent the Lasse Viren Run. She has competed...
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Update: Munich Thumbs-Up for Hoy
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), November 11, 2004
...after 10 years. JUDO: Scotland selectors have opted to take a nine-strong team to the Finnish Open Championships being held in Vantaa this weekend. TEAM: Mens under-60kg - J Millar (Invergordon); u-73kg - I Feenan (Dunfermline); u-81kg - E Burton (Edinburgh...
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50 for Fun; POST PUZZLER
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), May 29, 2008
...first few minutes after the Big Bang? 26 Which European capital city is served by an airport just outside the nearby town of Vantaa? 27 In which year (one either way) was the Sinclair ZX80 the first computer ever to be sold in the UK for under pounds 100...
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encyclopedia articles on: Vantaa  - 3 results

 
 
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Vantaa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VANTAA van ta, Swed. Vanda, city (1998 pop. 173,860), Southern Finland prov., S Finland. Located 6 mi (9.7 km) N of Helsinki, it is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. High-technology and information sciences are important to Vantaas economy. A science center, aviation museum, and aquarium are here; other notable sights include the Church of St. Laurentius...
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Espoo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...City, an exemplary planned city. Espoo has many high-tech businesses and institutes; the Helsinki Univ. of Technology and Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology are there. Notable sights include the city museum and a granite church dating from 1458...
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Finland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Jyvaskyla , Kemi , Kotka , Kuopio , Lahti , Lappeenranta , Oulu , Pori , Tampere , Turku , Vaasa , and Vantaa . Finnish and Swedish are both official languages, and about 6% of the population speaks Swedish as a first language; nearly...


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