Kivikko ( sv, Stensböle) is a
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of
Helsinki
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, the capital of
Finland
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. Part of the
Mellunkylä
Mellunkylä ( sv, Mellungsby) is a neighbourhood in East Helsinki, Finland.
The area of Mellunkylä is 9,9 km2 and it has population of 36,360 (2005).http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/703Mellunkyl%C3%A4.pdf 2005 statistic ...
district, it was built during the 1990s and the first decade of the 2000s. The quarter is located on the west side of
Kontula, an important subregional centre and will have a population of 5000 once completed.
Kivikko is especially favoured by families with children. 14% of the inhabitants are immigrants or have immigrant roots, which is more than in most of Helsinki. There is also student housing in the area. However, Kivikko is generally more peaceful and less densely built than nearby Kontula.
Politics
Results of the 2022 Municipal Elections in Kivikko:
Results of the
2011 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 April 2011 after the termination of the previous parliamentary term. Advance voting, which included voting by Finnish expatriates, was held between 6 and 12 April with a turnout of 31.2%.
The ...
in Kivikko:
*
True Finns
The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.
The ...
27.4%
*
Social Democratic Party
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For ...
22.5%
*
National Coalition Party
sv, Samlingspartiet
, leader1_title = Chairman
, leader1_name = Petteri Orpo
, leader2_title = Deputy chairs
, leader2_name = Antti Häkkänen Elina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen
, merger = Finnish Party, Young Finnis ...
13.5%
*
Green League
The Green League (VIHR, fi, Vihreä liitto , sv, Gröna förbundet), shortened to the Greens ( fi, Vihreät, sv, De Gröna), is a green political party in Finland.
Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the polit ...
11.8%
*
Left Alliance 11.6%
*
Centre Party 3.6%
*
Christian Democrats
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3.3%
*
Swedish People's Party
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2.3%
References
Quarters of Helsinki
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