Toppila is a district of
Oulu
Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after: ...
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Finland. It is bounded by the Toppilansalmi strait in the south and west,
railway in the east and the Taskila district in the north. The
Möljä Bridge
The Möljä Bridge ( fi, Möljän silta) is a concrete beam bridge over the Toppilansalmi strait in Oulu
Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, F ...
over the Toppilansalmi strait connects Toppila with the
Toppilansaari district.
Historically Toppila has been an industrial district with the residential areas built mainly along the railway. The Meri-Toppila residential neighbourhood in the northern part of Toppila was built on the site of the former Toppila pulp mill. The pulp mill was established by English company, Peter Dixon & Son Ltd. The pulp mill was operative in the year 1931-1985.
The former
Toppila harbour areas are being converted into residential areas in the southern part of district. The
Toppila Power Station
The Toppila Power Station is a power station in the Toppila district in Oulu, Finland. it is one of the largest peat-fired power stations in the world, with an installed capacity of of electric power and 340 MW of thermal power. The facili ...
is located in between these new residential neighbourhoods.
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Districts of Oulu
