Meanings
proper noun
- A city and municipality of Uusimaa, Finland, just north of Helsinki.
Origin
From Finnish Vantaa river, from Swedish Vanda å. Considered to have been named by Tavastians as Vanantaka, referring to the lake Vanaja (Vanan + taka, "behind Vanaja").
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Ва́нтаа
- Ва́нтаа (Vántaa)city in Finland
Chinese Mandarin 萬塔 /万塔
- 萬塔 /万塔 (Wàntǎ)city in Finland
Danish Vantaa
- Vantaacity in Finland
Finnish Vantaa
- Vantaacity in Finland
Greek Βάνταα
- Βάνταα (Vántaa)city in Finland
Polish Vantaa
- Vantaacity in Finland
Russian Ва́нтаа
- Ва́нтаа (Vántaa)city in Finland
Swedish Vanda
- Vandacity in Finland
Cite this entry
APA
Vantaa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vantaa
MLA
“Vantaa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vantaa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vantaa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vantaa.
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