Olari (
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
) or Olars (
Swedish
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) is a district of the city of
Espoo
Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...
,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. Olari is located about 15 kilometres west of central
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
, north of the
Länsiväylä
Länsiväylä (the Western Highway, Swedish: Västerleden) is a motorway in the Greater Helsinki area of Finland, mainly at the Helsinki conurbation. It is part of the Finnish national road 51. The road begins in Ruoholahti in western Helsinki an ...
highway and
Matinkylä
Matinkylä (; sv, Mattby, ; both literally translated the "village of Matt/ Matti") is one of the major districts of Espoo, a city on the southern coast of Finland. Matinkylä sits between the Länsiväylä highway and the coast of the Gulf of F ...
. The district has a population of about 15,000. The district is famous for its contribution to the
Finnish rap culture. One of the most notable landmarks of the district is Olari Church and Parish Centre, designed by architects
Simo and Käpy Paavilainen, and completed in 1981.
File:Olaritalo.jpg, Apartment building
File:Olari1.jpg, Apartment building
File:Paavilainen Olari church Espoo.jpg, Olari Church
See also
*
Districts of Espoo
This is an alphabetical list of the fifty districts of Espoo. Swedish names are given in parentheses.
* Bodom
* Espoon keskus (''Esbo centrum'')
* Espoonkartano (''Esbogård'')
* Espoonlahti (''Esboviken'')
* Gumböle
* Haukilahti (''Gäddvik' ...
References
External links
Olari-Matinkylä local portal websiteMap of Olari
Districts of Espoo
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