Pakkala

Pakkala is a city district in , . It is the most populated district in the major region, and is named after the Backas estate situated there.
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  • Type: Suburb with 10,200 residents
  • Description: city district in Vantaa, Finland
  • Also known as: “Backas”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Point Library and Jumbo shopping centre.

Library
Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shopping center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
, commonly referred to as simply Jumbo, is a in , . It is located in the district of Pakkala, 2 kilometres south of .

School
Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haltiala and Veromies.

Quarter
, Tomtbacka is a northwestern neighborhood of , .

Suburb
Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city district in , . It is located in southeastern Vantaa, in the major region. It is situated south of and west of the Tuusulanväylä highway.

Suburb
Photo: Migro, Public domain.
is a city district in , . It is located in central Vantaa, in the major region. It is bordered to the north by the Ring III beltway, the west by the Tuusulanväylä highway, and south and east by the neighbourhood of .

Pakkala

Latitude
60.28776° or 60° 17′ 16″ north
Longitude
24.95286° or 24° 57′ 10″ east
Population
10,200
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Open location code
9GG67XQ3+44
Open­Street­Map ID
node 338703640
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6945603
Wiki­data ID
Q10424153
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Satellite Map

Discover Pakkala from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Pakkala” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Backas”
  • Finnish: “Pakkala”
  • French: “Pakkala (Vantaa)”
  • French: “Pakkala”
  • German: “Backas”
  • German: “Pakkala”
  • Japanese: “パッカラ”
  • Swedish: “Backas”
  • Swedish: “Pakkala”

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Localities in the Area

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