Kaitaa

Kaitaa (Swedish: Kaitans) is a district of southern Espoo, Finland, located south of the "Länsiväylä" highway, with a population of 6000.

Kaitaa mostly consists of detached houses, and contains the Hannusjärvi recreational area. There as been a preservation attempt in May 1998 to save the future of the lake.

In the southern part of the district is the Iivisniemi apartment building area.

Notable natives

* Timo Soini, member of the Parliament of Finland, candidate in the Finnish presidential election, 2006
* Jari Sarasvuo, owner of Trainers' House
* Jukka Karjalainen, musician (J.Karjalainen ja Mustat Lasit)
* Ari Tirkkonen, owner of the Nature & Adventure Incentive travel bureau

chools

There are three schools in the Iivisniemi-Kaitaa area. The Iivisniemi school contains classes 1-6 and the Kaitaa school contains classes 7-9. The Kaitaa gymnasium provides marticulatory tuition. Part of the student places in the Kaitaa school and the Kaitaa gymnasium have been reserved for students emphasising on visual art tuition.

External links

* [http://www.kaitaa.net/ Espoon Hannusjärven Suojelu ry]
* [http://www.kaitaa.net/ Iivisniemi-Kaitaa society]
* [http://www.kaitaa.com/ Kaitaa school and gymnasium]