Olari (
Finnish) or Olars (
Swedish
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) is a district of the city of
Espoo
Espoo (, ; ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Espoo is part of the Helsi ...
,
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. Olari is located about 15 kilometres west of central
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
, 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 Helsink ...
highway and
Matinkylä
Matinkylä (; , ; 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 Finland, bet ...
. 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 (''Gäddv ...
References
External links
Olari-Matinkylä local portal websiteMap of Olari
Districts of Espoo
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