Kauniainen

Kauniainen () is a sma toun an a municipality o 8,649 indwallers (31 Januar 2011) indwallers. in the Helsinki Metropolitan Aurie, Finland. It is surroondit bi the ceety o Espoo, in Greater Helsinki. Kauniainen wis foondit bi a corporation in 1906, AB Grankulla, that parcelled land an creatit a suburb for villas; Kauniainen received the status o a mercat toun in 1920, the Finnish name in 1949, an the title o kaupunki ("ceety, toun") in 1972.

The local taxation rate in Kauniainen is the lawest in Finland (16.5%), which maks the ceety attractive tae the heichest earners. This in turn maks the average income generally heich, makkin it possible tae keep the taxation rate law athoot compromisin the service tae the indwallers.

Approximately 58% o the population hae Finnish as thair mither tongue while 38%are Swadish speakers. The dominant pairty in the ceety cooncil haes tradeetionally been the Swadish Fowkpairty.

Transport
Roads
Kauniainen haes guid road connections in maist directions. The east-tae-wast Helsinki–Turku motorwa (naitional road 1) passes Kauniainen tae the sooth an the auld Helsinki–Turku main road passes the northren pairts o the toun. The construction o the motorwa in the 1960s played a big role when new indwallers muivit tae Kauniainen, when thay coud drive quickly alang the motorwa intae Helsinki's ceety centre. The north-tae-sooth Kehä II (Ring Road 2) passes the eastren corner o Kauniainen.

Public transportation
The maist important form o public transportation in Kauniainen is the Rantarata railway, opened in 1903. The railway haes been important for the development o Kauniainen as a suburb o Helsinki. Trains leave ivery 15 minutes an the ride tae Helsinki Central railway station takes less nor 20 minutes.

Thare are twa regional bus lines which connect tae Helsinki. Thare are an aw local bus lines which connect tae various districts o Espoo.

Services
Kauniainen affers a vera lairge range o services tae its indwallers, considerin the size o the toun. Thare are sax schuils in Kauniainen, spread oot on three levels an twa leids – Finnish an Swadish. Kauniainen haes:

soummin baths
indoor ice rink
slalom slope (Anerlie ane slope, the auldest in Finland opened in 1934)
sma athletics stadium
indoor sports arena (handbaw, tennis, etc.)
muisic schuil (for childer)
airt schuil (for childer)
public leebrar
adult education schuil
health station

Destricts
Thare are three destricts in Kauniainen cried I, II an III. Nae destricts are named acause o the sma size o the toun. The anerlie aurie that is viewed as a named destrict is Kasavuori () in the wastren pairt o the toun.

References

 Freemit airtins 

 Ceety o Kauniainen  – Offeecial wabsteid


Category:Ceeties an touns in Finland
Category:Municipalities o Uusimaa
Category:Populatit places established in 1920