Kauniainen

Kauniainen (IPA: /ˈkɑuniɑiˌnen/; Grankulla in Swedish) is a small municipality of 8,426 inhabitants (as of March 2005) in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland. Kauniainen is completely surrounded by the municipality of Espoo.

Related Topics:
IPA - Swedish - Municipality - March 2005 - Helsinki Metropolitan Area - Finland - Espoo

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The local taxation rate in Kauniainen is the lowest in Finland (15%), and so it tends to attract the highest earners, hence it is a generally wealthy place, and hence it can keep the taxation rate low without compromising the service to the inhabitants.

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Approximately 40% of the population have Swedish as their mother tongue; the rest are Finnish speakers. The dominant party in the town assembly has traditionally been the Swedish People's Party.

Related Topics:
Swedish - Finnish - Swedish People's Party

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