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[[Image:Olympiakyla.jpg|thumb|left|A view from the Olympic Village]] |
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'''Käpylä''' ({{lang-sv|Kottby}} |
'''Käpylä''' ({{lang-sv|Kottby}}) is a subdivision of [[Helsinki]] with 7,600 inhabitants. Administratively speaking, Käpylä is a part of the [[Vanhakaupunki]] district. |
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It is located between [[Kumpula]], [[Oulunkylä]] and [[Koskela]]. Käpylä has an end stop for the [[Helsinki tram ]] network. |
It is located between [[Kumpula]], [[Oulunkylä]] and [[Koskela]]. Käpylä has an end stop for the [[Helsinki tram ]] network. |
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Käpylä (Swedish: Kottby) is a subdivision of Helsinki with 7,600 inhabitants. Administratively speaking, Käpylä is a part of the Vanhakaupunki district.
It is located between Kumpula, Oulunkylä and Koskela. Käpylä has an end stop for the Helsinki tram network. Additionally, the Olympic Village built for the 1952 Summer Olympics and another village for the cancelled 1940 Summer Olympics are located in Käpylä. Park Hotel, located in Käpylä, became known for being the shooting location of a popular Finnish satirical TV show Hyvät herrat. The lyceum situated in Käpylä has a specific orientation towards students with an interest in the natural sciences.
The tram lines 1 and 1A as well as the Tuusulanväylä bus lines travel to Käpylä. The I- N- and T-trains of the Helsinki commuter rail system stop at Käpylä railway station.
There are smaller regions inside Käpylä that carry a distinctive name, Puu-Käpylä (wood-Käpylä) and Taivaskallio.
Käpylä was incorporated into the city of Helsinki in 1906.
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