Torpparinmäki (
Finnish
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* Culture of Finland
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* Finnish cuisine
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), Torparbacken (
Swedish
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) is an area in
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 ...
,
Finland
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, and in turn part of the
Greater Helsinki
Greater Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin seutu, Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: ''Helsingforsregionen'', ''Storhelsingfors'') is the metropolitan area surrounding Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It includes the smaller Capital Region (''Pääkaupunkiseutu' ...
area. Torpparinmäki is a
residential area
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Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...
, situated north of
Kehä I
Ring I (pronounced "ring one", fi, Kehä I, sv, Ring I) is the busiest road in Finland, carrying up to 113,000 vehicles per day. It is the innermost of the three beltways in the Greater Helsinki region, numbered as regional route 101 and r ...
.
References
External links
BBC report from Torpparinmäki comprehensive school
Quarters of Helsinki
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