Oulunkylä
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| Subdivisions of Helsinki | |||
| Subdivision number | 28 | ||
| District | Northern | ||
| Area | 8.61 km² | ||
| Population data | |||
| - Population | 22,503 (1/1/04) | ||
| - Pop. density | 2,614 /km² | ||
| Postal codes | 00620, 00630, 00640, 00650 | ||
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| Neighbouring subdivisions | Pasila, Käpylä, Koskela, Haaga, Kaarela, Pakila, Viikki, Pukinmäki, Malmi | ||
Oulunkylä (Swedish Åggelby, also known as Ogeli or Oglu) is a suburb 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 community, it was made part of Helsinki in 1946. A rink used for speed skating is located in Oulunkylä.
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[edit] Sports
[edit] Ice-hockey
[edit] Soccer
IF Gnistan
[edit] Famous people from Oulunkylä
[edit] Musicians
Ville Valo and Tapio Rautavaara are from Oulunkylä. Tapio Rautavaara has a statue in Oulunkylä. Opera singers Cynthia Makris and Raimo Sirkiä built their house on the lot where the house of Rautavaara was located. Also the bassist, Mikko Paananen is from Oulunkylä.
[edit] Writers
Tito Colliander, Joel Lehtonen, Larin-Kyösti and Estonian author Friedebert Tuglas have lived in Oulunkylä.
[edit] Artists
Cartoonist, illustrator Ola Fogelberg, creator of Pekka Puupää -cartoon, was even nicknamed "Fågeli från Ågeli". Helena Hietanen studied in the same high school with Ville Valo, a few years earlier, but both under supervision of the legendary teachers Erkki Falk (math) and Erik Relander (history).
[edit] Politicians
Vladimir Lenin lived here hiding from the Czar's police.
[edit] External links
http://www.kaupunginosat.net/oulunkyla/ (finnish)
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