Pupuhuhta

A street view

Pupuhuhta is a suburb (lähiö) in the Kangasvuori district in Jyväskylä, Finland and it's a part of the Huhtasuo ward.[1] Pupuhuhta is located about four kilometers to northeast from the city center.[2] The area contains mostly apartment houses that were built in the late 1970s.[3] Pupuhuhta is one of the most multicultural neighborhoods in Jyväskylä.[4] The population of the area is about 2,200.[5]

The area has a bowling alley, a restaurant Fun Pub, a pizzeria, an elementary school, a family park, a nursery school and an elderly nursing home.[4]

History

During the 1960s and 1970s the cities of Finland needed new apartments and Pupuhuhta was built in a hurry during the late 1970s to fill this need.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Jyväskylän karttapalvelu". kartta.jkl.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  2. ↑ "Henkirikoksia ja ammuskeluja - Mikä riivaa Jyväskylän Pupuhuhtaa?" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  3. 1 2 Pupuhuhdan lähiö 9 - 11-vuotiaiden lasten silmin : kokemuksia ja kehittämisehdotuksia (pdf)
  4. 1 2 "Valoja ikkunoissa ja maailman suurin porkkananmuotoinen porkkanakakku". Humak (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Tutustuimme hurjamaineiseen lähiöön Keski-Suomessa: Työttömyyttä, päihteitä, astaloita – ja todella tyytyväisiä asukkaita". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-09-11.
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