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{{Short description|Horse racing venue in Espoo, Finland}}
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'''Vermo''' (in Finnish: ''Vermon ravirata'') is the largest [[harness racing]] track in [[Finland]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vermo Trotting Course Espoo |url=https://www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/vermo-trotting-course/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Discovering Finland |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vermo Areena |url=https://www.myhelsinki.fi/en/see-and-do/events/vermo-areena |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=My Helsinki |language=en}}</ref> The track was opened in 1977. It is located in the [[Leppävaara]] district of [[Espoo]], but is officially regarded as the racecourse of the neighbouring [[Helsinki]]. Length of the track is 1000 metres and width 24–26 metres. Notable race is [[Finlandia-Ajo]].

In 2023, it was disclosed that the racetrack received over 6 million euros in Finnish government subsidies the previous year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-12 |title=Find out which Finnish firms receive the biggest public subsidies |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20083428 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=News |language=en}}</ref> From 2020 to 2022, the track was subsidized by 18 million in public subsidies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tervla |first=Janne |date=2023-05-17 |title=IS: Vermon ravirata saanut yli 18 miljoonaa yritystukea – Lähes yhtä paljon kuin Nokia |url=https://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/uutiset/is-vermon-ravirata-saanut-yli-18-miljoonaa-yritystukea-lahes-yhta-paljon-kuin-nokia/fb9d736a-8b92-4c7f-9f5f-58bae037d606 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Tekniikka&Talous |language=fi}}</ref>

In 2024, the city of Helsinki proposed plans to turn the racetrack into a dense residential area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=Vermo {{!}} Espoo ja Helsinki ovat täysin eri mieltä Vermon raviradan näkymistä |url=https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000010377817.html |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rämö |first=Marjo |date=2024-05-02 |title=Näin Helsinki haluaa muuttaa Vermon ravirataa – "Tiivis, kantakaupunkimainen asuinalue" |url=https://www.lansivayla.fi/paikalliset/6739077 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Länsiväylä |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ikonen |first=Emmi |date=2024-05-17 |title=Vermo {{!}} Vermon ravirata lisää toimintojaan uhkista huolimatta – uusi hevosalan koulutus alkaa syksyllä |url=https://www.lansivayla.fi/paikalliset/6770575 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Länsiväylä |language=fi}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.vermo.fi The official homepage of Vermo] {{in lang|fi}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Espoo]]
[[Category:Sport in Espoo]]
[[Category:Leppävaara]]
[[Category:Harness racing in Finland]]
[[Category:Horse racing in Finland]]
[[Category:Horse racing venues]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Helsinki]]

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