{"id":18049,"date":"2024-05-02T09:12:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T07:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espoopaiva.fi\/information\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:09:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:09:42","slug":"information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/espoopaiva.fi\/en\/information\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Espoo's biggest event weekend!<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Espoo Day is a city-wide celebration for all Espoo residents on the last Saturday of August. On Espoo Day, citizens celebrate Espoo by organising a variety of activities around the city. The celebrations traditionally involve a number of local communities, companies and other operators. Over the years, the programme has included musical performances, dancing, outdoor cinema, roller skate disco and many other events! <\/span><\/p>\n

All Espoo Day events organized on Saturday are free of charge. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Frequently asked questions<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow can I participate in Espoo Day?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

You can join the celebrations by organising your own event or by attending others\u2019 events. You can even do both! <\/p>\n

Visit the page for event organisers<\/a> for more information on planning and organising your own event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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All of Saturday\u2019s events are free of charge. However, some events require advance registration. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen was Espoo Day first celebrated?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

The traditions of Espoo Day go back decades, as Espoo has been celebrated in various ways from village festivities to themed event series. The first Espoo Day was officially celebrated in 1992, the year when the City of Espoo turned 20.<\/em> The date selected was 27 August, the date on which the foundation agreement of \u2018Espoo Manor\u2019 was signed in 1556. These days, the last Saturday of August is dedicated to Espoo\u2019s signature day and the related festivities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Espoo’s biggest event weekend! Espoo Day is a city-wide celebration for all Espoo residents on the last Saturday of August. On Espoo Day, citizens celebrate Espoo by organising a variety of activities around the city. The celebrations traditionally involve a number of local communities, companies and other operators. Over the years, the programme has included […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11570,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18049","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nEspoo Day | Espoo celebrates!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Espoo's largest city-wide event day Espoo Day is celebrated 30.-31.8. 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