Huhtasuo

This article is about the district of Jyväskylä. For the larger ward that contains it, see Huhtasuo (ward).
Apartment houses in Huhtasuo

Huhtasuo is one of the districts of Jyväskylä, Finland.[1] It is located about 3–8 kilometers from the city center to the northeast.[2] Kangaslampi, Sulku, Varikko, Huhtakeskus and Kaakkolampi are subareas of the district.[1] Along with the Kangasvuori district, Huhtasuo district is a part of the Huhtasuo ward.[1]

Huhtasuo is a multicultural area,[3][2] and has big number of immigrants compared to the other areas in Jyväskylä.[4] The population of Huhtasuo was 4,542 in 2020.[5]

Huhtasuo has many services, such as a library, a health center, a church, a school, a convenience store and a grocery store. Most of the houses in Huhtasuo are apartment buildings that were built in the 1970s and 1980s.[6][7] There are also row houses and single-family houses in the area.[8]

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  2. ^ a b "Huhtasuo asuinalueena – Huhtasuo". huhtasuo.fi. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  3. ^ "Tutustu alueeseen – Huhtasuo". huhtasuo.fi. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  4. ^ Juutilainen, Eija (17 March 2012): "Uusia lapsiperheitä tulee". Keskisuomalainen.
  5. ^ "Jyväskylä suuralueittain". Jyväskylän kaupunki. 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  6. ^ "Jyväskylä: Asuinalueet: Huhtasuo". www.jyvaskyla.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  7. ^ Rantanen, Annika. "Lukijat: Huhtasuo on Jyväskylän rumin asuinalue – "Ei Vaajakoski sen kauniimpi oo"". KSML.fi – Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  8. ^ Kakkori, Satu. "Kommentti: Vain mummo räjähti Huhtasuolla". KSML.fi – Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-01-20.