Mellunkylä
Encyclopedia
Mellunkylä is a neighbourhood in East Helsinki
, Finland
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The area of Mellunkylä is 9,9 km2 and it has population of 36,360 (2005).
There are five suburbs in Mellunkylä:
Mellunkylä had some suburban settlements already before the World War II
. In 1960s
, Kontula, the largest suburb in Finland was built in record time.
East Helsinki
East Helsinki is an area in Helsinki, Finland, usually thought to comprise the city's eastern and south-eastern major districts , including the districts of Vartiokylä, Myllypuro, Mellunkylä, Vuosaari, Herttoniemi, Laajasalo and Kulosaari...
, 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...
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The area of Mellunkylä is 9,9 km2 and it has population of 36,360 (2005).
There are five suburbs in Mellunkylä:
- KontulaKontulaKontula is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland, part of the Mellunkylä neighbourhood. 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.Kontula has been built mostly in the...
(Gårdsbacka) - VesalaVesalaVesala , Ärvings is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland....
(Ärvings) - MellunmäkiMellunmäkiMellunmäki has been a quarter of eastern Helsinki, Finland since 1946. Serious construction of the area began in 1950 and it was originally designed for 7000 inhabitants. There are over 8500 inhabitants in the area today . Apart from the grocery stores Mellunmäki does not offer many services...
(Mellungsbacka) - KivikkoKivikkoKivikko is the name of a quarter of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Part of the Mellunkylä district, it was built during the 1990s and the first decade of the 2000s. The quarter is located on the west side of Kontula, an important subregional centre and will have a population of 5000 once...
(Stensböle) - KurkimäkiKurkimäkiKurkimäki , Tranbacka is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.-Politics:Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kurkimäki:*Social Democratic Party 26.4%*True Finns 22.7%*Left Alliance 13.5%...
(Tranbacka)
Mellunkylä had some suburban settlements already before the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. In 1960s
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
, Kontula, the largest suburb in Finland was built in record time.