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Vantaa is a town located on the shore of the lake Päijänne in the southern parts of Greater Finland. The town is located more north than its real-life counterpart with the same name, due to the difficult terrain of the southernmost parts of the country.
History
The early days
The founder and the current mayor of the town, MaxFI, joined the server and sailed from the coast of western Africa to Finland on March 15th, 2019. However, he didn't settle in Finland until a month later on April 20th, when he built his first house in the town's area. Coincidentally, at the same time the nation of Greater Finland was starting to form. A founding member of Kekkoslinna (The capital of Greater Finland) Dementikko created lake Päijänne by hand on April 22nd, causing the house to be sunken in the lake. On the next day, April 23rd, MaxFI dried the part of the lake where his house was by using cobblestone. But by the very next day, April 24th, that part of the lake had been filled with water again and his house had been demolished, with all the materials put on a chest. This forced him to build a new house on the shore of the lake. There is nowadays a memorial on the house's place.
Founding of the town and the Finnish nation
By April 25th, MaxFI had collected 64 gold, which was the price for creating a town. The town was founded on the same day. The very next day, on April 26th, the nation of Greater Finland was founded. Vantaa joined the nation on the same day and was the fourth town to join, thereby being one of the founding towns of the nation.
Fast growth
After the founding of the town, the first things to be built apart from the house were a flag of Finland, the farm and the Town Hall. The first new resident to move to the town was _JNX on April 28th. On the next day, April 29th, 3 new residents moved in. At the peak of the growth on May 1st, (the date of vappu, a national holiday in Finland) 7 new residents moved in on the same day. The growth was so fast that the town didn't have enough gold to provide plots for all of the newcomers. On April 30th, Vantaa was connected with a branch to the national iceroad/metro network of Greater Finland, with a station in the town. On May 3rd, _JNX and shapcott were named as the councillors of the town. During the Tampere crisis in the late May, during which Tampere was kicked from Greater Finland and joined Terra Mariana, Vantaa took a refugee, pipari11, and after the crisis another, Luunas, because his stuff had allegedly been stolen in Tampere.
Decline
Vantaa started to decline around late May because most of the new residents only visited once or twice, and nearly all of the active residents moved to other towns. This caused Vantaa's population to shrink from 18 to 5 in just a few weeks. This technically made Vantaa a one man-town, though there have always been other people registered as residents. In late June, a demolition project of incomplete abandoded houses begun. On June 27, s1s1l1sko was named the new mayor of Vantaa, because MaxFI tried to take over Szczecin, where the mayor was going to be deleted in the next days. MaxFI didn't get the town and returned as the mayor of Vantaa two days later on June 29.
New era
On July 26 the new Päijänne tunnel was built, connecting Vantaa and the lake Päijänne to the Baltic Sea, therefore easening transportation of goods. On the next day, a shop with the name Jumbo (referring to a local irl shopping mall) was opened in the metro station. On October 11, a second branch was opened in Mergopolis, Oceania. (later Solomon State). However, there are plans to move the shop once sign shops are back up, because of the leader Ian's spawnkilling. On 10 September a beacon was installed under the lake, being the second in Finland after Tampere. On 23 November, an iceroad connection to Lutkula was built.
Annexation of Porvoo
Porvoo was a seaside town located close to Vantaa. It was founded on February 3 2019, and like in real life, it was one of Finland's oldest towns. The long-time mayor of the town was Myyreli. The town originally was a part of the nation of Norrland, but joined Greater Finland as soon as it was founded. The town then experienced large population growth, but soon fell into inactivity. Porvoo was notably visited by the Russian youtuber Канал Кейна (Kanal Keina) in a video released on 13 May (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7lTQo_aKBk, starting from 12:00). MaxFI had for long in his mind to annex the town of Porvoo, and it was originally supposed to disband between June 27-June 29. He had even claimed land to the town's border. However, even after the mayor had been removed from the town, he as well as the last resident came back online on June 26, just before the town was about to fall. This delayed MaxFI's plans by nearly 2 months. On August 22, the town finally disbanded, and was annexed by Vantaa on the same day. Because of this, Vantaa is now a coastal town. On 5 September a new metro branch to Porvoo was built from the Vantaa main station. Nowadays Porvoo is pretty much in the same state as it was when it fell, except for the iceroad and an above ground-road built from Vantaa.
Attractions
The Town Hall and Museum of Vantaa
The town hall is the oldest remaining building in the town. The museum contains flags and maps from raiding trips and a map of southern Finland. On November 9, 2019 an underground expansion of the museum was opened.
The ancient steps
Somebody built a small house on top of this hill and steps leading to it before MaxFI's arrival to the area. The house had been griefed and the ruins were later demolished by the town, but the steps still remain today. They are a prime example of ancient ruins in Finland.
The road through a tree
This is the only road that goes through a tree in Finland and probably the entire server.
The Great Finnish Flag
Located in the center of the town, this is the largest Finnish flag on the entire server. On its place, there was a much smaller Finnish flag built during the town's beginning, but the flag was rebuilt on July 21 2019.
The museum ship Sampo
The historical museum ship Sampo sits in the town's harbor. It's unknown how it has been transported there, since Vantaa is not a seaside town, and is only connected to the sea by a small tunnel.
Joergen #2 and Water Sheep
PewDiePie's beloved former pets Joergen #2 and Water Sheep have come back to live on EarthMC and are currently in Vantaa.
Vantaa Castle
On July 29 construction of the castle began on top of the hill east of the town. However, for months, the only thing that had been built was the base. The castle truly started taking shape on November 17. The castle will be by far the largest building in the town once it's completed.
Statue of MaxFI
MaxFI built a giant statue of himself on December 6th, the same day he slightly changed his skin. The statue is located on the shore of lake Päijänne.
Business
Jumbo store
On July 27, a shop with the name Jumbo (referring to a local irl shopping mall) was opened in the city's metro station. The company's factories are located in Vantaa and its main products are pork chops, villager products and xp bottles. On October 11, a second branch was opened in Mergopolis, Oceania. (later Solomon State). However, when the sign shops came back up on December 6, the location was moved to Caracas, Venezuela because of the local leader Ian's spawnkilling.
Notable people
- MaxFI, the founder and the current mayor of the town.
- shapcott, a former councillor of the town.
- _JNX, a former councillor of the town.
- s1s1l1sko, a former mayor of the town.
