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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kontula metro station and St Michael’s Church, Helsinki.
is a ground-level station on the M2 line of the Helsinki Metro.
is a ground-level station on lines M2 and M2M of the Helsinki Metro. is situated 1¼ km south of Kontula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vesala and Kurkimäki.
is a neighborhood in eastern , .

Kontula

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Latitude
60.23604° or 60° 14′ 10″ north
Longitude
25.08413° or 25° 5′ 3″ east
Open location code
9GG763PM+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Geo­Names ID

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Kontula” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Gårdsbacka”
  • Finnish: “Kontula”
  • French: “Kontula”
  • Icelandic: “Gårdsbacka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gårdsbacka”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gårdsbacka”
  • Spanish: “Kontula”
  • Swedish: “Gårdsbacka”

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