Kallahti
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Kallahti
Kallvik | |
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 Position of Kallahti within Helsinki | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Greater Helsinki |
| Municipality | Helsinki |
| District | Eastern |
| Subdivision regions | none |
| Area | 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | 7,175 |
| • Density | 3,717/km2 (9,630/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 00980 |
| Subdivision number | 545 |
| Neighbouring subdivisions | Meri-Rastila, Rastila, Keski-Vuosaari, Aurinkolahti |
Kallahti (Finnish: [ˈkɑlːɑhti]; Swedish: Kallvik) is a neighborhood in the Vuosaari district of Helsinki, Finland. The area consists mainly of apartment buildings built between 1991 and 1999. There are 6,854 inhabitants in Kallahti (1 January 2017).
Demographics
[edit]There are a total of 2,642 immigrants in Kallahti, making up nearly 40% of the population. 1,121 come from Europe (16.4%), 798 come from Asia (11.7%), 669 come from Africa (9.8%) and 54 come from elsewhere (0.8%).[1] The share of people with a foreign background in Kallahti is the largest of all areas of Helsinki.[2]
Politics
[edit]Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kallahti:
- True Finns 22.5%
- Social Democratic Party 21.7%
- National Coalition Party 18.9%
- Green League 12.7%
- Left Alliance 11.5%
- Centre Party 4.1%
- Swedish People's Party 2.9%
- Christian Democrats 2.9%
References
[edit]- ^ "Itäisessä suurpiirissä asuu yli neljännes ulkomaalaistaustaisista ja vieraskielisistä | Ulkomaalaistaustaiset Helsingissä". ulkomaalaistaustaisethelsingissa.fi.
- ^ "Helsingin koko väestö ja ulkomaalaistaustaiset taustamaanosan mukaan osa-alueittain 1.1.2019". ulkomaalaistaustaisethelsingissa.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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