Published in: Helsingin Sanomat, 16th of June, 2004

- THE AREA AROUND THE MANOR OF ESPOO WAS INVESTIGATED

- Two medieval villages has been found from the area of Espoo Manor in West-Espoo. The abandoned villages of Mankki and Espoo, were found last spring, when the cultural environment was investigated there. From the Mankki area, remains of seventeen houses dating back to 14th century was found. This discovery makes the Mankki area the biggest one in Finland, which has remains from a medieval village. 

- Both of the villages were abandoned along with the nearby village of Järvikylä in 1556, when the King Gustaf Wasa redeemed the lands to be a part of the Espoo Manor, which back then, hosted the King's Manor. The villages were abandoned very quickly and this makes the discovery very valuable says the person who was part of the team that made the discovery. While the cultural environment was investigated, the roads and other buildings were also included to the inventory. The most interesting building from this inventory, was the main building of the Manor, which dates to the year 1797. From the yard of the Manor, remains of older buildings were also found.  The investigation also included other archeological remains and the oldest discoveries dates back to some 8 000 years. 

- The inventory in the area was performed by the Museum Officials along with the City of Espoo. It was financed by the YIT-corporation, which is planning to build a residential area to the Manor estates, that would have homes for five to seven thousand people.