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Oulunkylä

Field	Value
name	Åggelby
other_name	Oulunkylä
settlement_type	Helsinki Subdivision
image_map	Helsinki districts-Oulunkyla.png
map_caption	Position of Oulunkylä within Helsinki
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Finland
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Uusimaa
subdivision_type2	Sub-region
subdivision_name2	Helsinki metropolitan area
subdivision_type3	Municipality
subdivision_name3	Helsinki
subdivision_type4	District
subdivision_name4	Northern
parts_type	Subdivision regions
parts_style	para
total_type
area_total_km2	8.61
population_total	22,420
population_as_of	12/3/22
population_density_km2	2,614
postal_code_type	Postal codes
postal_code	00620, 00630, 00640, 00650
blank_name_sec1	Subdivision number
blank_info_sec1	28
blank1_name_sec1	Neighbouring subdivisions
blank1_info_sec1	Pasila, Käpylä, Koskela, Haaga, Kaarela, Pakila, Viikki, Pukinmäki, Malmi

Oulunkylä (, also known as Ogeli) is a suburb and a neighbourhood of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is located 6 km north from the center of the city.

It has been inhabited since the 13th century. Earlier an independent municipality, it was made part of Helsinki in 1946.

Oulunkylä is also the name of a district. It consists of Patola, Veräjämäki and Veräjälaakso, and has a total area of 4.51 km2.

History

For centuries, Oulunkylä was part of Helsingin pitäjä (now Vantaa). The neighbourhood started to grow after a railway station was founded there in 1881 along the Finland's first railway line between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna. In the late 19th century and early 20th century Oulunkylä was known for many villas that were built there. In 1921 it was separated from Helsingin pitäjä and became an independent municipality. However, most of the Oulunkylä area was already owned by the City of Helsinki and in 1946 Oulunkylä, along with many other suburbs, was annexed by Helsinki.

The modern Oulunkylä is largely constructed according to the zoning scheme of 1953 that transformed the neighbourhood from a villa community into an apartment building suburb.

Sports

Oulunkylä Ice Rink, a rink used for speed skating and bandy, is located in Oulunkylä. It was the first artificial ice pad for those sports in Finland. The Bandy World Championship has been hosted here.

Bandy

Botnia-69 has Oulunkylä Ice Rink as its home arena.

Ice-hockey

Oulunkylän Kiekko-Kerho

Football

IF Gnistan is a team.

Notable people

Ville Valo
Tapio Rautavaara
Cynthia Makris
Raimo Sirkiä
Mikko Paananen
Tito Colliander
Joel Lehtonen
Larin-Kyösti
Friedebert Tuglas
Helena Hietanen
Vladimir Lenin lived here hiding from the Russian police.

References

http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/404Oulunkyl%C3%A4.pdf Information about Oulunkylä district and its subareas{{in lang. fi
(2014). "Oulunkylä - Åggelby, vanhan huvilakaupungin aikakerrostumat". Oulunkylä-Seura.

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