Halinen (
Finnish; ''Hallis'' in
Swedish
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) is a
district
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and a
suburb
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of the city of
Turku
Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ...
,
Finland
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. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city, bordering the
Littoinen
Littoinen ( Finnish; ''Littois'' in Swedish) is a village in south-western Finland, centred on ''Lake Littoinen'' (, ). The village is shared between the town of Kaarina and the municipality of Lieto, and it borders the regional centre of Turku. ...
district in
Kaarina
Kaarina (; , i.e. "Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Catherine's") is a town in Finland, located in the region of Southwest Finland. It lies south of the regional capital, Turku. The population of Kaarina is approximately , while the Turku sub-regi ...
. It is rather densely populated, having a population of 3,501 (), with an annual growth rate of 0.34%.
23.11% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while only 3.43% are over 65, making the district one of the youngest in Turku. The district's
linguistic
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makeup is 50% Finnish, 4.51% Swedish, and 45% other. This reflects the fact that Halinen is one of the areas with the highest proportion of
immigrant
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s in the city, as well as one with a high student population.
See also
*
Districts of Turku The city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards (''see Wards of Turku''), which in turn are divided into 78 non-governmental districts ( in Finnish, in Swedish). These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city ...
*
Districts of Turku by population
This is a list of the districts of Turku, Finland, sorted by population {{As of, 2004, lc=on.
# Runosmäki ''(Runosbacken)'', 10,269
# Varissuo ''(Kråkkärret)'', 8,760
# VII, 8,749
# Nummi ''(Nummis)'', 7,011
# VI, 6,187
# I, 6,177
# VII ...
External links
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Districts of Turku
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