Tikkurila
 District No. 61 of Vantaa |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 17 ′ 8 ″ N , 25 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ E |
| surface | 1.0 km² |
| Residents | 4976 (Jan 1, 2010) |
| Population density | 4976 inhabitants / km² |
| Source: City of Vantaa: 4 Tikkurilan suuralue | |
Tikkurila ( Swedish Dickursby ) is the district ( kaupunginosa ) number 61 of the Finnish city of Vantaa .
In addition, Tikkurila and the districts of Hakkila, Helsingin pitäjän kirkonkylä, Hiekkaharju, Jokiniemi, Koivuhaka, Kuninkaala, Ruskeasanta, Simonkylä and Viertola form the Tikkurila district, which covers an area of 23.1 km² and has around 37,000 inhabitants (as of 2010). The 1.0 km² large district is bounded by the Talvikkitie in the east and by the Ratatie and the railway line to Riihimäki in the west . This is also where the Tikkurila train station is located , where several lines of local rail transport in the Helsinki region and numerous long-distance trains stop. In the south, the Keravanjoki River forms the border with Puistola in the Helsinki metropolitan area . It is around 16 kilometers to Helsinki city center.
The Heureka Science Center, which opened in 1989, is to the east of the Tikkurila district . The Tikkurilan jäähalli ice rink (also known as Valtti-areena), home of the Kiekko-Vantaa ice hockey club, is located in the area of the neighboring Viertola to the east .
The proportion of foreigners is comparatively high at just under eleven percent. The proportion of the Swedish-speaking population was 5.6% in 1980 and only 2.8% in 2010.
Population development
| year | Pop. | change | Foreigners |
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| 1980 | 3.211 | ||
| 1990 | 3,521 | + 9.7% | |
| 2000 | 4,609 | + 30.9% | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 4,976 | + 8.0% | 10.9% |
| 2020 * | 5,724 | + 15.0% | |
| 2030 * | 6.324 | + 10.5% | |
| * Forecast; Changes compared to the previous decade | |||