Espoonian

English

Etymology

From Espoo +‎ -n- +‎ -ian.

Noun

Espoonian (plural Espoonians) (rare)

1. Someone from Espoo.
   • 2008 September 9, Joe McVeigh, “Espoo vs. Vantaa”, in BTSB: Better Than Sliced Bread‎^[1] (blog), archived from the original on 25 May 2024:

     I got one Espoonian and one Vantaanian together and I asked them which town was better and why. The Vantaanian started the discussion with the captivating phrase that I later learned is known by all Vantaanians. “Blah blah blah Vantaa,” he said. “Blah Vantaa good, blah blah Espoo blah bad.”

   • 2021 October 27, puolarmaari, “Run report #2”, in parkrun‎^[2] (blog), archived from the original on 25 May 2024:

     [W]hether you are a Helsinkian, an Espoonian or from further afield, I hope you'll give both parkruns a go.

Translations

person

• Finnish: espoolainen (fi)
• Swedish: esbobo c