Kamppi

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Kamppi (Kampen)
District No. 4 of Helsinki
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Coordinates 60 ° 10 '3 "  N , 24 ° 55' 54"  E Coordinates: 60 ° 10 '3 "  N , 24 ° 55' 54"  E
surface 0.94 km²
Residents 10,359 (Jan 1, 2006)
Population density 11,020 inhabitants / km²
Jobs 26,518 (Dec 31, 2004)
Source: Helsinki City Statistics Office: Helsinki alueittain 2006 (PDF, 12 MB, Finnish)

Kamppi ( Swedish Kampen ) is a sub-area ( Finnish. Osa-alue ) and a district ( kaupunginosa ) in the center of Helsinki , west of the Mannerheimintie street .

history

The name Kamppi has its origin in the Swedish word Kampen (fight), which refers to the field that was at this point in the 17th century. The first building on the site was the Turku barracks planned by Carl Ludwig Engel in 1833. This was almost completely destroyed in the Finnish Civil War. Only one building remained and was expanded to become the Helsinki bus station in 1935 . The field was paved and has since served as a terminal for local buses.

In 1983 the Kamppi station of the Helsinki Metro was inaugurated. Many of the buildings in the area were renovated in the 1990s, including the Lasipalatsi cultural center (built in 1937) and the Tennispalatsi building (1952) converted into a multiplex cinema . In June 2005, the new regional and long-distance bus station in Kampinkeskus went into operation. This complex, which was finally completed in 2006, also houses one of the largest shopping centers in Finland. In 2012 the Kamppi Chapel was opened.

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Commons : Kamppi  - collection of images, videos and audio files