Lippajärvi (Finnish) or Klappträsk (Swedish) is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.[1] The district borders Lake Lippajärvi, a small lake with a drainage area of 6.9 km2, which had become heavily polluted due to human dumping since the 1940s.[2][3] In recent years, the lake has been cleaned substantially and now can now be used for swimming.

Lippajärvi
Klappträsk
Location of Lippajärvi within Espoo
Location of Lippajärvi within Espoo
Coordinates: 60°13′45″N 24°42′40″E / 60.22917°N 24.71111°E / 60.22917; 24.71111
CountryFinland
MunicipalityEspoo
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionGreater Helsinki
Main DistrictSuur-Leppävaara
Inner District(s)Lippajärvi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total4,094
Languages
 • Finnish87.9 %
 • Swedish9.4 %
 • Other2.7 %
Jobs320

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  1. ^ "Lippajärvi | Espoon Asunnot". www.espoonasunnot.fi. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  2. ^ Vuorinen, Antti; Alhonen, Pentti; Suksi, Juhani (1986-01-01). "Palaeolimnological and limnogeochemical features in the sedimentary record of the polluted Lake Lippajärvi in Southern Finland". Environmental Pollution Series A, Ecological and Biological. 41 (4): 323–362. doi:10.1016/0143-1471(86)90026-7. ISSN 0143-1471.
  3. ^ Virkanen, Juhani; Korhola, Atte; Tikkanen, Matti; Blom, Tom (1997-02-01). "Recent environmental changes in a naturally acidic rocky lake in southern Finland, as reflected in its sediment geochemistry and biostratigraphy". Journal of Paleolimnology. 17 (2): 191–213. doi:10.1023/A:1007919922330. ISSN 1573-0417. S2CID 127100004.