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Espoo ranks 624th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aberdeen, Santa Barbara, California, and Rabat. Memorable people born in Espoo include Kimi Räikkönen, JJ Lehto, and Alexi Laiho. Memorable people who died in Espoo include Arto Paasilinna, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, and Bo Carpelan. Espoo has been the birth place of many musicians and soccer players and the death place of many writers and dancers. Espoo is located in Finland.

Espoo is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population of Espoo is approximately 314,000. It is the 2nd most populous municipality in Finland. Espoo is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.58 million inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1911 and 1998, Espoo was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Kimi Räikkönen, JJ Lehto, and Alexi Laiho. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Espoo including Arto Paasilinna, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, and Bo Carpelan.

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Most individuals born in present day Espoo were musicians (5), soccer players (3), racing drivers (2), actors (2), and hockey players (2),  while most who died were writers (3), dancers (1), politicians (1), skaters (1), and athletes (1).

Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Espoo, including Alexi Laiho, Amen, and Petri Lindroos. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Espoo, including Alexi Laiho, Amen, and Petri Lindroos.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Espoo since 1700.