Akalla is a district ( sv, stadsdel) in

Rinkeby-Kista Rinkeby-Kista is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in Stockholm, Sweden. The borough is located in Västerort. Overview The districts that make up the borough are Akalla, Husby, Kista, and Rinkeby. The population of Rinkeby-Kista borough is 48,604 ...

borough,

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. Akalla has a population of roughly 9.100 as of 2018, in which immigrants, mostly from

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and

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, make up 60,4% of the population. Akalla is located on the blue

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line. Modern Akalla, with its concrete apartment buildings, as well as smaller houses, was constructed in the mid-1970s as a part of the

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. The suburb is built close to, and named after an old farm from the 17th century. The name of Akalla is known from 1323. Between 1905 and 1970, the area was used by the

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as training grounds. The street names in Akalla are

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related. The main street is called Sibeliusgången, in honour of the Finnish composer

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, and it is reserved for pedestrians only. Right outside Akalla is

Barkarby Airport Barkarby Airport was a disbanded Swedish Air Force base, near Akalla north of Stockholm used for general aviation. Barkarby Airport was one of Sweden’s oldest active airports until it was closed in 2010. A large shopping complex is still situ ...

, until its closure in 2010 Sweden's oldest active airport, due to Barkarby Amma M Nid Programme

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Districts in Västerort Metropolitan Stockholm {{stockholm-geo-stub

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