Kontula, Helsinki
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Kontula
Gårdsbacka | |
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Greater Helsinki | |
| Municipality | Helsinki |
| District | Eastern |
| Subdivision regions | none |
| Area | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 13,172 |
| Postal codes | 00940 |
| Subdivision number | 471 |
| Neighbouring subdivisions | Vesala, Vartioharju, Myllypuro, Kurkimäki, Kivikko, Mellunmäki |
Kontula (Swedish: Gårdsbacka) is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland, part of the Mellunkylä neighbourhood. Kontula was built mostly in the 1960s and 1970s when more housing was required in Helsinki. Many people from the city centre moved to Kontula; due to its little higher than average concentration of government tenant housing complexes, immigrant and refugee population it is regarded as an average eastern Helsinki suburb.[1]
Kontula has generally been considered one of the most notorious suburbs in
The metro was expanded to Kontula in 1986, which made the area easy to reach. The Kontula Metro Station is daily used by 20,000 people.
In 2006, the Finnish Local Heritage Foundation picked Kontula as the Borough of the Year in Finland.[1]
Buildings
Kontulan Ostoskeskus, the mall
Kontula offers services to its inhabitants. There are various grocery stores, banks, pharmacies and over 20 shops and around 20 bars, Kontulan Ostoskeskus (The Shopping Centre or the mall) opened in 1967. The Shopping Centre also includes the health centre, a library, a swimming pool, gym, and a skateboard hall. There are also food production facilities in the area, for example, the famed ice cream house Kolme kaveria ('Three friends').[1]
Mikaelinkirkko
The church representing
References
- ^ a b c d "My Helsinki". www.myhelsinki.fi.
- ^ "Historical Layers and Cultural Intimacy: An Ethnographic Case Study of Kontula". www.europenowjournal.org.
- hdl:10138/313467– via www.cogitatiopress.com.
- ^ Pyörätuolissa istunut mies puukotti avuntarjoajaa sydämeen Helsingissä – ”Kontula on pahamaineinen paikka”, tuomittu perusteli kääntöveitsellä varustautumistaan (in Finnish)
- ^ Asuinalue esittelyssä: Monikulttuurinen Kontula on palkittu lähiö (in Finnish)
- ^ Tour de Kontula (in Finnish)
- ^ Pahamaineinen Kontula on muutakin kuin narkkareita ja alkoholisteja – festivaalit lähestyvät (in Finnish)
- ^ Jompero-Lahokoski, Sanna (September 4, 2022). "Tästä syystä voit nyt nähdä poliiseja metrossa – "Huumekauppaa käydään ihan tässä ikkunan edessä", sanoo aseman kupeessa toimiva kontulalaisyrittäjä". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ Mikaelinkirkko – Helsingin seurakunnat (in Finnish)
- ^ "Palkittu arkkitehti ei täytä harvinaista kilpailuehtoa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish): 12. January 15, 1982.
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