Metsälä
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Metsälä is a subdivision of Helsinki
with about 1,000 inhabitants. It has predominantly small houses and it is situated between Maunula
and Käpylä
. Administratively speaking, Metsälä is a part of the Maunula
district. The distance to Helsinki City Centre is about 6 kilometres from Metsälä. The primary housing type has been wooden single-family homes, and a lot of terraced houses have been in the area in the 1970s. Nowadays Metsälä has few unbuilt lots.
Metsälä can be separated in to two functionally different parts. In the north, there is a residential area dominated by small houses. On the west side of this area, there is an urban forest belonging to the Maunulanpuisto park in the Helsinki Central Park. South of Asesepäntie and north of the Pasila railway yard, the business area of Metsälä is located. There are e.g. transportation and freight traffic companies in this area. The majority of the 1,020 jobs offered in Metsälä are located in this area (as of December 31, 2003). In the east, Metsälä is bordered by Tuusulanväylä. On the other side of the highway, there is Patola
, or the old part of Oulunkylä.
Traffic connections to Metsälä are excellent. It can easily be reached by bicycle, mass transit or car. In the southeast part of the area, there is Käpylä railway station belonging to the Helsinki commuter rail
system. Using walkways, Metsälä can be reached easily from the west through Central Park and from the east along the railway and through the station area.
Metsälä has few services and has to rely on neighbouring subdivisions.
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
with about 1,000 inhabitants. It has predominantly small houses and it is situated between Maunula
Maunula
Maunula , Månsas is a northwestern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.For the 1952 Summer Olympics, it hosted part of the road cycling events.-Reference:* p. 554....
and Käpylä
Käpylä
Käpylä is a neighbourhood of Helsinki with 7,600 inhabitants. Administratively speaking, Käpylä is a part of the Vanhakaupunki district.It is located between Kumpula, Oulunkylä and Koskela...
. Administratively speaking, Metsälä is a part of the Maunula
Maunula
Maunula , Månsas is a northwestern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.For the 1952 Summer Olympics, it hosted part of the road cycling events.-Reference:* p. 554....
district. The distance to Helsinki City Centre is about 6 kilometres from Metsälä. The primary housing type has been wooden single-family homes, and a lot of terraced houses have been in the area in the 1970s. Nowadays Metsälä has few unbuilt lots.
Metsälä can be separated in to two functionally different parts. In the north, there is a residential area dominated by small houses. On the west side of this area, there is an urban forest belonging to the Maunulanpuisto park in the Helsinki Central Park. South of Asesepäntie and north of the Pasila railway yard, the business area of Metsälä is located. There are e.g. transportation and freight traffic companies in this area. The majority of the 1,020 jobs offered in Metsälä are located in this area (as of December 31, 2003). In the east, Metsälä is bordered by Tuusulanväylä. On the other side of the highway, there is Patola
Patola
Patola may refer to:* Patola cloth, a double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India* Patola, a Punjwood film from the year 1987* Luffa species * Trichosanthes cucumerina...
, or the old part of Oulunkylä.
Traffic connections to Metsälä are excellent. It can easily be reached by bicycle, mass transit or car. In the southeast part of the area, there is Käpylä railway station belonging to the Helsinki commuter rail
Helsinki commuter rail
Helsinki commuter rail is the commuter rail system serving Greater Helsinki, Finland. The network is operated by VR, the Finnish national railway company. Together with the Helsinki Metro and trams, the network forms the heart of Helsinki's public transportation infrastructure.Trains run above...
system. Using walkways, Metsälä can be reached easily from the west through Central Park and from the east along the railway and through the station area.
Metsälä has few services and has to rely on neighbouring subdivisions.