Koskela
Koskela is a district in the city of Helsinki, Finland. There are about 3,300 inhabitants. The borough is surrounded by Käpylä, Kumpula, Vanhakaupunki, and Oulunkylä.- Type: Suburb with 3,350 residents
- Description: 26th neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland
- Also known as: “Forsby, Helsingfors stad” and “Käpylän terveysasema”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Koskela Church and Museum of Technology.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Käpylä and Vanhakaupunki.
Koskela
- Categories: neighbourhood of Helsinki, subdivision of a neighborhood of Helsinki, and locality
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.21877° or 60° 13′ 8″ north
Longitude
24.96824° or 24° 58′ 6″ east
Population
3,350
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Abbreviation
“26”
Open location code
9GG66X99+G7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Koskela” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Коскела”
- Cebuano: “Koskela”
- Danish: “Forsby”
- Dutch: “Koskela”
- Finnish: “Koskela”
- French: “Koskela”
- German: “Koskela”
- Northern Sami: “Forsby”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Forsby”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Forsby”
- Norwegian: “Forsby”
- Persian: “کسکلا”
- Russian: “Коскела (район Хельсинки)”
- Russian: “Коскела”
- Slovenian: “Koskela”
- Swedish: “Forsby, Helsingfors”
- Swedish: “Forsby”
- Turkish: “Koskela”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Koskelan sairaala-alue and Viikinjyrkkä.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Koskelan nuorisotalo and Petankkikenttä.
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