Tapiola
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![Espoo cultural centre - which houses a library, gallery and theatre - and the Keskustorni (central tower), one of the oldest buildings in Tapiola](/Images/godic/202502/15/Espoon_Tapiola_kesällä2442.jpg")
![WeeGee Museum of Modern Art, Espoo, designed by Aarno Ruusuvuori, 1964](/Images/godic/202502/15/WeeGee_Ruusuvuori_Espoo2442.JPG")
![Mäntytorni apartment building, designed by Aarne Ervi.](/Images/godic/202502/15/TapiolaMantytorniH2442.jpg")
Tapiola (Finnish) or Hagalund (Swedish) is a district of Espoo on the south coast of Finland, and is one of the major urban centres of Espoo. It is located in the western part of Greater Helsinki. The name Tapiola is derived from Tapio, who is the forest god of Finnish mythology, especially as expressed in the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland.