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Vantaa with its population of 184,039 (as of 2003-12-31) is the fourth biggest city of Finland. Its main claim to fame is being the location of the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. It also hosts a science park, Heureka .

The name "Vantaa" was taken in use in 1972 when the municipality gained market town rights. The first record of the area is as "Helsinge" in 1351Events End of the reign of Emperor Suko of Japan, third of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Start of the reign of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan, fourth of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders May 1 Zurich joins the Swiss Confederation. King Ramathibodi I ascends when king Magnus II of SwedenMagnus II Ericson Magnus VII of Norway ( 1316 1377), King of Sweden, Norway and Terra Scania, son of the duke Eric. Magnus was in line for the succession of the Norwegian throne when at age three he was preemptively elected king of Sweden in 1319. While h granted salmonThis article is about the fish. For the color, see salmon (color). Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the Salmonidae family. Several other fishes in the family are called trout. Salmon live in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. fishing rights to river Vantaa to EstoniaThe Republic of Estonia is a country in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the north, and sharing a land border with its fellow Baltic state Latvia to the south and with Russia to the east. Eesti Vabariik ( Inn Padise monasteryA monastery is the habitation of monks. Originally: a hermit's cell. Christian monasteries are also called abbey, priory, charterhouse, friary, and preceptory The habitation of nuns is also called a convent. The communal life of a monastery is called ceno.

On October 11October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). There are 81 days remaining. Events 1600-1899 1614 Adriaen Block and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General for exclusive trading rights in the New Netherland colony. 1776 American, 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, the city was shocked by the explosion of a bombThis article is about explosive devices. Bomb can also refer to water bombs or volcanic bombs. Bomb is also a slang term. A bomb is an explosive device, usually some kind of container filled with explosive material, designed to cause destruction when set in the local Myyrmanni Shopping Mall, killing 7, including the bomber, a 19 year old Chemistry student from Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology. For more information on this issue see Myyrmanni bombing.