Haaga on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Haaga ( sv, Haga köping) is a
Haaga ( sv, Haga köping) is a district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...
and a former municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
in the Western major district of 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 ...
with a population of 25,435.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/203Haaga.pdf 2005 statistics about Haaga
Haaga is divided into four subareas, which are ''Pohjois-Haaga'' (northern Haaga), ''Etelä-Haaga'' (southern Haaga), ''Kivihaka'' and ''Lassila''. It is home to the Haaga Rhododendron Park
The Haaga Rhododendron Park ( fi, Haagan Alppiruusupuisto; sv, Alprosparken i Haga) is a public park containing various varieties of rhododendron, located in the district of Haaga in Helsinki, Finland. Although originally used for breeding and re ...
.
Haaga has two railway stations: Huopalahti railway station
Huopalahti railway station ( fi, Huopalahden rautatieasema, sv, Hoplax järnvägsstation) is a railway station on the VR commuter rail network located in northern Helsinki, Finland. It is located about to the north/northwest of Helsinki Centra ...
in south and Pohjois-Haaga railway station
Pohjois-Haaga railway station ( fi, Pohjois-Haagan rautatieasema, sv, Norra Haga järnvägsstation) is a railway station on the Helsinki commuter rail network located in northern Helsinki, Finland. It is located about eight kilometres to the nor ...
in north. Frequent users of the trains are students attending Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences ( fi, Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu, sv, Haaga-Helia yrkeshögskola) is one of Finland's largest universities of applied sciences ("ammattikorkeakoulu" in Finnish). The institution is fully supervise ...
, as their campuses are spread out between 25–45 minutes between each other by train.
Studies at the University include: business, finance, hospitality and tourism (including masters level), information technology, and management assistance. All these courses are available to exchange students interested in attending.
See also
*Haaga Rhododendron Park
The Haaga Rhododendron Park ( fi, Haagan Alppiruusupuisto; sv, Alprosparken i Haga) is a public park containing various varieties of rhododendron, located in the district of Haaga in Helsinki, Finland. Although originally used for breeding and re ...
* Pitäjänmäki
Pitäjänmäki () is a district located on the westernmost district of Helsinki, Finland, near the border with Espoo. There are many IT and machine manufacturing companies in the area, especially around the Valimo railway station. Such compani ...
* Pasila
Pasila (; sv, Böle, ) is a part of Helsinki, Finland, that is both a central-northern neighbourhood and district, bordering the areas of Alppila to the south, the Central Park ( Keskuspuisto) to the west, and Vallila to the east.
Pasila is ...
References
Former municipalities of Finland {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub