Itäharju-Varissuo ( Finnish; ''Österås-Kråkkärret'' in Swedish) is a

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(, ) of

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, also known as Ward 4. The ward is located to the east of the city and named after Itäharju and Varissuo, two major districts in the ward. Itäharju-Varissuo has a population of 27,883 () and an annual population decrease of 1.26%. 17.75% of the ward's population are under 15 years old, while 13.21% are over 65. It is probably the most multicultural of the city's wards, and this is reflected in the

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makeup, which is 84.17% Finnish, 3.06% Swedish, and 12.77% other.

Districts

The ward consists of nine districts. One of them is divided with another ward.

Districts

See also