Espoo. Bus lines travelling between southern and central Espoo have numbers beginning with 5. The Joker line 550 travels between Westend and Itäkeskus bypassing the Helsinki city centre by going to the north of it. International relations The City of Espoo has eight official sister cities: Esztergom, Hungary Irving, Texas, United States Køge, Denmark Kongsberg, Norway Kristianstad, Sweden Nõmme, Estonia Shanghai, China Skagafjörður, Iceland Notable people Susan Aho (born 1974), singer and member of the band Värttinä Peter Ahola (born 1968), former NHL player for the San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings, and others Niklas Hagman (born 1979), ice hockey player Kirsi Heikkinen (born 1978), football referee Miro Heiskanen (born 1999), ice hockey player Ella Junnila (born 1998), athlete Henri Kontinen (born 1990), tennis player Krista Kosonen (born 1983), actress Mikko Kärnä (born 1980), politician Alexi Laiho (1979–2020), guitarist and vocalist, co-founder of the metal band Children of Bodom Jani Lajunen (born 1990), ice hockey player Konsta Lappalainen (born 2001), racing driver Jere Lehtinen (born 1973), ice hockey player JJ Lehto (born 1966), racing driver Laura Lepistö (born 1988), figure skater Sami Lepistö (born 1984) ice hockey player Petri Lindroos (born 1980), musician and member of the Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum Pekka Lundmark (born 1966), businessman Heidi Parviainen (born 1979), musician and member of the Finnish symphonic metal band Dark Sarah, former lead of Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn Kimi Räikkönen (born 1979), former racing driver and 2007 Formula One World Champion Tony Salmelainen (born 1981), ice hockey player Joonas Suotamo (born 1986), actor in the Star Wars series and a former professional basketball player Gösta Sundqvist (1957–2003), bandleader of Leevi and the Leavings Antti Törmänen (born 1970), ice hockey coach Valtteri Virkkunen (born 1991), ice hockey player Ville Virtanen (born 1961), actor Mirel Wagner (born 1987), singer See also The UN's Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, signed in Espoo 1991 (text of Convention) Districts of Espoo Espoo Metro Areena FC Honka Espoo FC Espoo Iso Omena Kauniainen Kytö Lake Bodom Länsiväylä Pakankylä Postipuu School Ring II Sello mall shooting Pohjois-Tapiola Tapiola, Espoo Westend, Espoo List of European regions by GDP Notes References Citations Sources Espoon kaupungin taskutilasto 2007, issued by the City of Espoo, 2007 External links 1952 Summer Olympics official report. p. 50. City of Espoo – Official website City of Espoo (Esbo) – Official website City of Espoo – Official