Julkula

Paloaho School in Julkula
Julkula psychiatric hospital

Julkula is a district in the northwest part of the city of Kuopio, Finland.[1] It is located 4-6 km from the city center on the western slope of Puijo. The area has a population of about 2,700[2] and its residential buildings are mainly small and terraced houses.

Services in the Julkula area include a kindergarten, preschool, youth center, K-market grocery store, marina, pub restaurant, bakery, hairdresser and a psychiatric hospital called Julkula Hospital. Julkula is located on the shores of Lake Kallavesi and has excellent outdoor sports opportunities typical of the Puijo area.[2]

  1. ^ Kuopion suunnittelualuejako (in Finnish)
  2. ^ a b Julkula Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)