Konala ( Finnish), Kånala ( Swedish) is a subdistrict of

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. Konala is situated in north-western Helsinki, north of the road Ring I and

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, west of Malminkartano and

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. Its southern boundary is the Ring I, while the eastern boundary is a

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which separates the industrial area along the road Vihdintie from Malminkartano. In the west, Konala borders

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. The houses are mainly small apartment houses and townhouses. The area also contains industrial and commercial enterprises. Vihdintie has several automotive companies. The Ristikko Shopping Centre, which opened in 2015, is also located in Konala. The road Konalantie splits Konala into two different parts. On the eastern side of the Konalantie, there are regional blocks of industry, business and apartment blocks. On the western side of the road, there are terraced houses, such as the houses by the road Äestäjäntie. The newer Lehtovuori suburb, between the road Vihdintie and the Uusmäki suburb in Espoo, is mainly composed of wooden houses. ''Konalan ala-aste'', a primary school, operates at two separate locations. The so-called "big school" is located by the Riihipellonkuja and was founded in 1981. The schoolhouse is a low white building, and it provides education for grades 1-6 as well as special education. Near the border with Espoo, there is the ''Hilatien Koulu'', which was founded in 1990 and provided education for the grades 1–2. The "little school" was closed in 2011 - 2012 due to poor indoor air quality.

History

The original inhabitants of Konala were

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. The name Konala is derived from an older Tavastian village name ''Konhola'', which is situated in the modern municipality of Akaa. Konala, under Pitäjänmäki, became a part of Helsinki in the great areal transfer of 1946. Before that, it belonged to Helsingin maalaiskunta (modern

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). Konala became a separate district in 1959.

Politics

Results of the

2011 Finnish parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 April 2011 after the termination of the previous parliamentary term. Early voting, Advance voting, which included voting by Finnish expatriates, was held between 6 and 12 April with a turnout o ...

in Konala: *

National Coalition Party The National Coalition Party (NCP; , Kok; , Saml) is a liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative List of political parties in Finland, political party in Finland. It is the current governing political party of Finland. Founded in 1918, the ...

27.4% *

Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland ( , SDP, nicknamed: ''demarit'' in Finnish; , SD) is a social democratic political party in Finland. It is the third-largest party in the Parliament of Finland with a total of 43 seats. Founded in 1899 as ...

19.1% *

True Finns The Finns Party ( , PS; , Sannf), formerly known as the True Finns, is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party. The party achieved its electoral breakthro ...

18.1% *

Green League The Green League, ( , Vihr; ; ; ; ) shortened to the Greens, (; ) is a green political party in Finland. Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the political spectrum. It is a reformist party and it supports femi ...

12.6% * Left Alliance 7.5% * Centre Party 5.9% * Swedish People's Party 3.8% * Christian Democrats 2.5%

Other

* Rap-band Konala Cartelli was founded in Konala. * TV shows, such as MTV3's popular '' Salatut elämät'' ("''Secret Lives''"), are filmed at a studio in Konala. * A board-game by Konalan ala-aste parents-association called Konala-peli (Konala-game) was published in 1995. * Scandinavia's largest rehearsal complex, Indie Center, which rents its rehearsal areas for bands. * Malminkartanonhuippu, approximately 90-meters high artificial hill, is located near the borders of Konala and Malminkartano.

References

External links

Konala-seura ry (Konala-Society),
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