- Laakso
Laakso ( _sv. Dal) is a neighbourhood in
Helsinki ,Finland . Its borders are defined by the streets ofMannerheimintie andNordenskiöldinkatu and the Helsinki Central Park. The district is bordered byTöölö in the south,Meilahti in the southwest,Ruskeasuo in the north and Länsi-Pasila in the east.The neighbourhood has an area of 0.74 km², a population of 1781 and 1583 jobs (December 31, 2003). Laakso is district #18 in the official district numbering of Helsinki, and belongs to the Reijola basic circle.
The population in Laakso is mainly concentrated in multiple-floor
apartment building s on Mannerheimintie. The district also includes ahospital , ariding field , and a large part of the southern Central Park.Rockgroup
Laakso is also the name of a Swedish rockgroup withMarkus Krunegård as leadsinger. Their songVästerbron about a bridge inStockholm became very popular in Sweden in the spring of 2008.External links
* [http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/201Reijola.pdf Helsinki by districts (2005), Reijola basic circle]
* [http://keskuspuisto.blogspot.com/ Keskuspuisto blog] , a blog about the history of the district
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=60.193468,24.915833&spn=0.010517,0.030985 Google Maps: Laakso from a satellite view]
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