Kontula

Kontula is a quarter of , , part of the neighbourhood. Kontula was built mostly in the 1960s and 1970s when more housing was required in Helsinki.
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  • Type: Suburb with 14,100 residents
  • Description: quarter in Mellunkylä, Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Gardsbacka” and “Kontula, Helsinki”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kontula metro station and St Michael’s Church, Helsinki.

Metro station
Photo: Lasse Keskinen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ground-level station on the M2 line of the Helsinki Metro.

Church
Photo: Gregorius, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Metro station
Photo: Lasse Keskinen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ground-level station on lines M2 and M2M of the Helsinki Metro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kurkimäki and Vesala.

Quarter
, Tranbacka is an of , .

Quarter
is a neighborhood in eastern , .

Quarter
is a quarter of , the capital of .

Kontula

Latitude
60.23615° or 60° 14′ 10″ north
Longitude
25.08244° or 25° 4′ 57″ east
Population
14,100
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
9GG763PJ+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 98699851
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
847513
Wiki­data ID
Q3133413
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Kontula” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Kontula”
  • Chinese: “孔图拉”
  • Dutch: “Kontula”
  • Eastern Mari: “Контула”
  • Estonian: “Kontula”
  • Finnish: “Kontsa”
  • Finnish: “Kontula”
  • French: “Kontula”
  • Inari Sami: “Kontula”
  • Kildin Sami: “Контула”
  • Korean: “콘툴라”
  • Lule Sami: “Kontula”
  • Northern Sami: “Kontula”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kontula”
  • Persian: “کنتولا، هلسینکی”
  • Persian: “کنتولا”
  • Pite Sami: “Kontula”
  • Russian: “Контула”
  • Skolt Sami: “Kontula”
  • Slovenian: “Kontula”
  • Southern Sami: “Kontula”
  • Spanish: “Kontula”
  • Swedish: “Gårdsbacka”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Kontula”
  • Turkish: “Kontula”
  • Ukrainian: “Контула”
  • Ume Sami: “Kontula”
  • Urdu: “کونتولا، ہیلسنکی”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mellunkylä and Myllypuro.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kontula and Kontulan Metrokappeli.

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