Ilola (
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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: ''Gladas'') is a city district of the municipality of
Vantaa
Vantaa (; sv, Vanda, ) is a city and Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is part of the inner core of the Greater Helsinki, Finnish Capital Region along with Helsinki, Espoo, and Kauniainen. With a population of (), Vantaa i ...
,
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 ...
. It is located in the northern part of the administrative district of
Koivukylä
Koivukylä ( sv, Björkby; English meaning: birch village) is a district and major region of the municipality of Vantaa, Finland. The district hosts a multitude of services, such as several stores and a library. It has its own railway station, t ...
. It is bordered to the west by the district of
Lentokenttä
Lentokenttä ( sv, Flygfältet; English meaning: "airfield") is a district of Vantaa, Finland, located in the middle of the city. The district is part of the Aviapolis major region and has been named after the Helsinki Airport situated there.
...
, to the south by
Ruskeasanta, to the east by , and to the north by the municipality of
Tuusula
Tuusula (; sv, Tusby ) is a municipality of Finland. It belongs to the Helsinki sub-region of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of
() and is by far the third largest municipality in Finland after Nurmijärvi and Kirkkonummi t ...
. Ilola has a population of 4,578 (as of 1.1.2014), and its housing is mostly owner-occupied
separate and
terraced
In agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming. This type of landscaping is therefore ...
houses, with an average size particularly high for Vantaa, at . The district was primarily developed in the 1980s and 1990s, when it was one of Vantaa's fastest growing districts.
References
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Districts of Vantaa