Itäharju is a district

District

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 in the Itäharju-Varissuo

Itäharju-Varissuo

Itäharju-Varissuo is a ward of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 4. The ward is located to the east of the city and named after Itäharju and Varissuo, two major districts in the ward.Itäharju-Varissuo has a population of 27,883 and an annual population decrease of 1.26%...

 ward of the city of Turku

Turku

Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...

, in Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. It is located to the east of the city centre, and consists mostly of industrial area, brownfields and low-density residential area. Since the beginning of 2000s the trend of renovating old industrial buildings to offices has sprawled over from the neighboring Kupittaa

Kupittaa

Kupittaa is a district in Turku, Finland. It is located on the eastern side of the city's centre, around the Kupittaa Park, the first landscaped park in a Finnish city. The district serves as a centre for recreation and business...

 to Itäharju as well.

The current population of Itäharju is 2,940, and it is decreasing at an annual rate of 0.78%. 16.19% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 15.54% are over 65. The district's linguistic

Language

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makeup is 93.20% Finnish, 5.07% Swedish, and 1.73% other.

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