Alppikylä (in Finnish) Alpbyn (in Swedish) | |
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Neighborhood of Helsinki | |
 Residential buildings in Alppikylä | |
| Coordinates: 60°15′33″N 25°04′08″E / 60.25904°N 25.06886°E | |
| Country | 
Finland |
| Province | Southern Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki |
| Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Alppikylä (Finnish: [ˈɑlpːiˌkylæ]; Swedish: Alpbyn; literally means the "Alpine village") is a 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 Vantaa's Hakkila, where the route merged with the King's Road from Turku to Vyborg. There is a rocky milestone along the Alppikyläntie from the old thoroughfare. The milestone and the four pines nearby are protected by a 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
Alppikylä is well-known for its colorful townhouses. [3] Most of the current buildings were built in a construction project in 2011–2016, where 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
- ^ Tea Tikkanen (2018). Helsinki alueittain 2017 (in Finnish). Helsinki: City of Helsinki. p. 146. ISSN 2323-4547.
- ^ a b Tattarmossen. Hufvudstadsbladet, 2013-04-17. (in Swedish)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jakomäen–Alppikylän kotikaupunkipolku: kohde 16; Vanha Porvoontie" (in Finnish). City of Helsinki. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ "Alppikylä | Uutta Helsinkiä". www.uuttahelsinkia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ "Päiväkoti Alppikylä" (in Finnish). City of Helsinki. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
External links
Media related to
Alppikylä at Wikimedia Commons
- Mikä ihmeen Alppikylä? – Uutta Helsinkiä (in Finnish)
- Moni-ilmeinen Alppikylä Helsingissä at YouTube
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