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Pakila
Pakila ( sv, Baggböle) is a neighbourhood in Northern Helsinki, about nine kilometers from the city center. It comprises Länsi-Pakila ("West Pakila") and Itä-Pakila ("East Pakila"). Pakila has approximately 10 275 inhabitants.City of Helsinki Urban Facts
Retrieved 14 January 2023
In Pakila the average size of the apartments is the second largest in Helsinki, 98 m2. Since the 1970s, the largest party in Pakila has been Coalition. The National Coalition Party was the most popular party in Pakila in the 2012 municipal elections (50% support) and in the 2015 parliamentary elections (44% support). Pakila is home to many celebrities, such as
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Länsi-Pakila
Länsi-Pakila ( Finnish), Västra Baggböle (Swedish) is a neighbourhood in Northern Helsinki, about nine kilometers from the city center. Länsi-Pakila has approximately 6 874 inhabitants (1.1.2014). In Länsi-Pakila the average size of the apartments is the second largest in Helsinki, 98 m2. Since the 1970s, the largest party in Länsi-Pakila has been Coalition. The National Coalition Party was the most popular party in Länsi-Pakila in the 2012 municipal elections (50% support) and in the 2015 parliamentary elections (44% support). Notable people *Antero Vartia *Arto Bryggare *Erkki Junkkarinen *Jimi Constantine *Kari Hotakainen * Martti Larni * Oskari Mörö *Signmark Marko Vilhelm Vuoriheimo (born 26 June 1978 in Helsinki), professionally known as Signmark, is a deaf Finnish rap artist. He describes his music as being party hip hop that takes a stand. Born into a signing family, Vuoriheimo feels that socie ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lansi-Pakila Neighbou ...
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Itä-Pakila
Itä-Pakila (Finnish), Östra Baggböle (Swedish) is a northwestern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo .... Neighbourhoods of Helsinki {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub ...
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Subdivisions Of Helsinki
The city of Helsinki, the capital of Finland, can be divided into various sorts of subdivisions. Helsinki is divided into three major areas: Helsinki Downtown ( fi, Helsingin kantakaupunki, sv, Helsingfors innerstad), North Helsinki ( fi, Pohjois-Helsinki, sv, Norra Helsingfors) and East Helsinki ( fi, Itä-Helsinki, sv, Östra Helsingfors). The subdivisions include neighbourhoods, districts, major districts and postal code areas. The plethora of different official ways to divide the city is a source of some confusion to the inhabitants, as different kinds of subdivisions often share similar or identical names. Neighbourhoods Helsinki consists of 60 neighbourhoods (''kaupunginosa'' in Finnish; ''stadsdel'' in Swedish). The division into neighbourhoods is the official division created by the city council and used for city planning and other similar purposes. Most of the neighbourhoods have existed since the 19th century as numbered parts of the city, and official names we ...
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Myrskylä
Myrskylä (; sv, Mörskom) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region and it is the smallest municipality in the region in relation to its population; the municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Askola, Porvoo, Pukkila, Orimattila, Lapinjärvi and Loviisa. The Myrskylä parish was founded in 1636 when it was separated from Pernå by Isaacus Rothovius, the Bishop of Turku, and confirmed by Christina, the Queen of Sweden. Geography There are many lakes connected to the Myrskylänjoki watershed. These lakes are Pöyrysjärvi, Isojärvi, Vähäjärvi, Muttilanjärvi, Siippo, Sopajärvi, Kirkkojärvi and Sulkavanjärvi. Villages Hallila, Hyövinkylä, Jaakkola, Kankkila, Myrskylä (''Kirkonkylä''), Pakila and Kreivilä. Demographics The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers. Myrskylä is the ...
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Venues Of The 1952 Summer Olympics
For the 1952 Summer Olympics, a total of twenty-four sports venues were used. Three of the venues were constructed for the 1940 Summer Olympics, but were postponed in the wake of World War II. Those venues were completed in time for the 1952 Games. The main stadium served as host to the World Athletics Championships in 1983 and in 2005. Two venues were purchased by the city of Helsinki after the Olympics, one changed from an exhibition center to a sports arena, and another changed from a sports arena to an art museum. With an annual average temperature of 5.9 °C, Helsinki is the coldest city to host the Summer Olympics. Venues Before the Olympics The idea for the construction of the Olympic Stadium began in 1927 though construction itself would take place between 1934 and 1938.History of Helsinki Olympic Stadium.< ...
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Martti Larni
Martti Larni (birth name Martti Johannes Laine) (September 22, 1909 – March 7, 1993) was a Finnish writer. He was the chairman of the Union of Finnish Writers The Union of Finnish Writers ( fi, Suomen Kirjailijaliitto r.y.) is an ideological and professional organization representing fiction authors writing in Finnish. The organization was founded in 1897 and now has around 770 members. It is led by an el ... from 1964 to 1967. Works * Seikkailuja Saamenmaassa (1936) * Kuilu (1937) * Hyvien ihmisten kylä (1942) * Arvokkaat köyhät ja heidän kirjava seurakuntansa (1944) * Kahden maailma (1944) * Laulun miekka (1944) * Malttamaton intohimo (1945) * Äidin kädet (1945) * Lähellä syntiä (1946) * Musta Venus (1946) * Juokseva lähde (1947) * Taivas laskeutui maahan (1948) * Musta Venus (1951) * Minnesota palaa (1952) * Neljäs nikama eli Veijari vastoin tahtoaan – ''The Fourth Vertebra, or a Scamp Despite Himself'' (1957) * Kaunis sikopaimen eli Talousneuvos Minna Karlsso ...
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