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Leppävaara
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Finnish
Etymology
fi leppä vaara hill alder (forested) hill, fi sv 1 Alberga (originally a name for an estate, named such by its founder, major Johan Gyldenär, in 1622). It is said that the Finnish name was fi 1 Elli Tompuri Finnish actress director author 1 in c. 1913, who was from Vehkalahti in southeastern Finland (Karelia), where the word fi vaara hill is used of the hills characteristic of the area.
Pronunciation
leppä-vaara
Proper noun
fi district c/Espoo
Declension
internal Leppävaara Leppävaarassa
sg Leppävaar a
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