Pakila

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Pakila (Baggböle)
District No. 34 of Helsinki
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Coordinates 60 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  N , 24 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 60 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  N , 24 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  E
surface 4.08 km²
Residents 9829 (Jan. 1, 2005)
Population density 2409 inhabitants / km²
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Sub-areas

Länsi-Pakila (34.1)
Itä-Pakila (34.2)

Source: Helsinki City Statistics Office: Helsinki alueittain 2006 (PDF, 12 MB, Finnish)

Pakila ( Swedish Baggböle ) is a district ( kaupunginosa ) of the Finnish capital Helsinki with around 9800 inhabitants. The district includes the sub-areas Länsi- and Itä-Pakila .

Pakila was once part of the Helsinki rural community . In the 19th century the village was still exclusively Swedish-speaking. The population was around 40. In the 20th century, Pakila gradually became a suburb of Helsinki and from then on the district was mainly inhabited by poorer sections of the population, which is why the left-wing socialist SKDL had a stronghold here after the war . In addition, the population increased noticeably as Karelian refugees came to Pakila. In the following decades the district developed into a middle class area and the conservative-bourgeois National Collection Party became the strongest force in Pakistan.

The writer Martti Larni (1909–1993) was born in Pakila.

  • Entering Itä-Pakila

  • House in the Papinmäentie

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