Alppikylä

Coordinates: 60°15′33″N 25°04′08″E / 60.25904°N 25.06886°E / 60.25904; 25.06886
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Alppikylä (in Finnish)
Alpbyn (in Swedish)
Neighborhood of Helsinki
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Alppikylä (Finnish:

neighborhood in the northeastern part of Helsinki, Finland. It is located between the Tattarisuo neighborhood and the Helsinki–Lahti Highway (E75), near the Helsinki–Malmi Airport. It is classified as belonging to the Suurmetsä district. At the beginning of 2017, the area had a population of 1,478.[1]

History

The former building stock of Alppikylä is wooden houses with large gardens.[2] The area got its name when the undulating terrain merged with the Alps in people's minds.[3] The old road north of Helsinki curved past the high cliff of Jakomäki, which is also called Alppikallio (literally "Alpine rock". At its foot was a village that came to be called Alppikylä.[2]

In the 19th century, a bus passed from Alppikallio from Helsinki to

town plan. According to the readings in the milestone, the distance to Helsinki was 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) and to Vyborg 275 kilometres (171 mi).[4]

Buildings and services

Lidl grocery store in Alppikylä

Alppikylä is well-known for its colorful

apartment buildings and densely populated townhouses will be built in Alppikylä.[5]

The services of the residential area include a kindergarten, which was opened in the building completed at the beginning of August 2016 on the Alppikylänkatu street,[6] and a Lidl grocery store.[3]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b Tattarmossen. Hufvudstadsbladet, 2013-04-17. (in Swedish)
  3. ^ a b c Freyborg, Hanna (2022-05-29). ""Ei, ei sinne", sanoi äiti, kun hänelle ehdotettiin asuntoa Jakomäen läheltä – Silloin hän ei vielä tiennyt, että kyse on harvojen hiiskumasta townhouse-unelmasta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  4. ^ "Jakomäen–Alppikylän kotikaupunkipolku: kohde 16; Vanha Porvoontie" (in Finnish). City of Helsinki. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  5. ^ "Alppikylä | Uutta Helsinkiä". www.uuttahelsinkia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  6. ^ "Päiväkoti Alppikylä" (in Finnish). City of Helsinki. Retrieved 2022-05-29.

External links

Media related to Alppikylä at Wikimedia Commons