Oulunkylä

Oulunkylä (Åggelby) ; district number 28 of Helsinki
Coordinates	60 ° 15 ′ 1 ″ N , 25 ° 0 ′ 35 ″ E Coordinates: 60 ° 15 ′ 1 ″ N , 25 ° 0 ′ 35 ″ E
surface	8.61 km²
Residents	22,336 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density	2594 inhabitants / km²
structure
Sub-areas	Pirkkola (28.1) ; Maunula (28.2) ; Metsälä (28.3) ; Patola (28.4) ; Veräjämäki (28.5) ; Maunulanpuisto (28.6) ; Veräjälaakso (28.7)
	Source: Helsinki City Statistics Office: Helsinki alueittain 2012 (PDF; 9.2 MB)

Oulunkylä ( Swedish Åggelby ) is a district ( kaupunginosa ) in the north of the Finnish capital Helsinki . The sub-areas Pirkkola, Maunula, Metsälä, Patola, Veräjämäki, Maunulanpuisto and Veräjälaakso are subordinate to the district. The statistical municipality ( peruspiiri ) Oulunkylä consists of the sub-areas Patola, Veräjämäki and Veräjälaakso while the remaining sub-areas form the municipality Maunula.

Clockwise, Oulunkylä borders the other districts of Pakila , Pukinmäki , Malmi , Viikki , Koskela , Käpylä , Pasila , Haaga and Kaarela .

The district is characterized by multi-storey buildings from the late 1980s. However, there are also some older wooden villas from the 19th century. There are larger green spaces along the Vantaanjokis , which forms Oulunkyläs' eastern border, north of Patola, west of Maunula (Maunulanpuisto Park) and south of Metsälä.

traffic

The Oulunkylä station is located in the district , where local rail services in the Helsinki region on lines I (to Tikkurila ), K and N (to Kerava ) and T (to Riihimäki ) stop. At the station Käpylä between Metsälä and Käpylä the lines I, N and T. keeping In addition, various bus routes in the district.

Cantatie 45 plays an important role in road traffic, coming from Käpylä opening up the sub-areas Metsälä, Patola and Maunula and then continuing north towards Pakila. The Kehä I / Seututie 101 ring road runs north-east of the district, already in the Malmi area .

Personalities

The following personalities are associated with the Oulunkylä district:

Joel Lehtonen (1881-1934), writer
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870–1924) stayed here briefly
Tapio Rautavaara (1915–1979), javelin thrower and singer, lived and died in Oulunkylä
Friedebert Tuglas (1886–1971), Estonian writer, lived in Oulunkylä during his time in exile
Ville Valo (* 1976), musician

gallery

Maunula church completed in 1980, architect Ahti Korhonen
Development in Veräjälaakso
Street in a residential area in Veräjämäki
Street in Oulunkylä

Web links

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

Website about Oulunkylä (Finnish)