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'''Länsi-Pakila''' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]]), '''Västra Baggböle''' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]) is a [[Subdivisions of Helsinki#Neighbourhoods|neighbourhood]] in Northern [[Helsinki]], about ten kilometers from the city center. Länsi-Pakila has approximately 6&nbsp;945 inhabitants (1.1.2015).<ref>http://www.hel.fi/hel2/tietokeskus/julkaisut/pdf/15_02_23_Hki_alueittain2014_verkko.pdf</ref>
'''Länsi-Pakila''' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]]), '''Västra Baggböle''' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]) is a [[Subdivisions of Helsinki#Neighbourhoods|neighbourhood]] in Northern [[Helsinki]], about nine kilometers from the city center. Länsi-Pakila has approximately 6&nbsp;945 inhabitants (1.1.2015).<ref>http://www.hel.fi/hel2/tietokeskus/julkaisut/pdf/15_02_23_Hki_alueittain2014_verkko.pdf</ref>


In Länsi-Pakila the average size of the apartments is the second largest in Helsinki, 98 m<sup>2</sup>.<ref>http://www.hel.fi/hel2/tietokeskus/julkaisut/pdf/15_02_23_Hki_alueittain2014_verkko.pdf</ref> The value of apartments in Länsi-Pakila is high, because it belongs to the most sought after residential areas of Helsinki.<ref>http://www.mesta.fi/asuinalueet/pakila</ref>
In Länsi-Pakila the average size of the apartments is the second largest in Helsinki, 98 m<sup>2</sup>.<ref>http://www.hel.fi/hel2/tietokeskus/julkaisut/pdf/15_02_23_Hki_alueittain2014_verkko.pdf</ref> The value of apartments in Länsi-Pakila is high, because it belongs to the most sought after residential areas of Helsinki.<ref>http://www.mesta.fi/asuinalueet/pakila</ref>

Revision as of 13:45, 27 September 2015

Länsi-Pakila Template:Fi icon
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Neighborhood of Helsinki
Location in Helsinki
Location in Helsinki
Country Finland
ProvinceSouthern Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionHelsinki
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Länsi-Pakila (Finnish), Västra Baggböle (Swedish) is a neighbourhood in Northern Helsinki, about nine kilometers from the city center. Länsi-Pakila has approximately 6 945 inhabitants (1.1.2015).[1]

In Länsi-Pakila the average size of the apartments is the second largest in Helsinki, 98 m2.[2] The value of apartments in Länsi-Pakila is high, because it belongs to the most sought after residential areas of Helsinki.[3]

Länsi-Pakila is known for its highly educated and rich people.[4][5]

Since the 1970s, the largest party in Länsi-Pakila has been Coalition.[6] The National Coalition Party was the most popular party in Länsi-Pakila in the 2012 municipal elections (50 % support)[7] and in the 2015 parliamentary elections (44 % support).[8]

Church membership is more common in Pakila than anywhere else in Helsinki.[9]

Länsi-Pakila is home to many celebrities, such as Antero Vartia,[10] Arto Bryggare,[11] Erkki Junkkarinen,[12][13] Jimi Constantine,[14] Kari Hotakainen,[15] Martti Larni,[16] Oskari Mörö,[17] and Signmark.[18]

60°15′N 24°55′E / 60.250°N 24.917°E / 60.250; 24.917

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