Vantaa encompasses 240.34 square kilometers (92.80 sq mi), of which 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) is water. Population density is 860.02 /km2 (2,227.4 /sq mi). It borders Helsinki, the Finnish capital, which is to the south and southwest. Other neighboring municipalities are Espoo to the west, Nurmijärvi, Kerava and Tuusula to the north and Sipoo to the east.
Vantaa is divided into seven districts (Finnish: palvelualueet, Swedish: storområden): Myyrmäki (Myrbacka), Tikkurila (Dickursby), Hakunila (Håkansböle), Korso, Koivukylä (Björkby) and Aviapolis
