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Kallahti

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Kallahti
Kallvik
Position of Kallahti within Helsinki
Position of Kallahti within Helsinki
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionGreater Helsinki
MunicipalityHelsinki
DistrictEastern
Subdivision regionsnone
Area
1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
7,175
 • Density3,717/km2 (9,630/sq mi)
Postal codes
00980
Subdivision number545
Neighbouring subdivisionsMeri-Rastila, Rastila, Keski-Vuosaari, Aurinkolahti

Kallahti (Finnish: [ˈkɑlːɑhti]; Swedish: Kallvik) is a neighborhood in the Vuosaari district of Helsinki, Finland. The area consists mainly of apartment buildings built between 1991 and 1999. There are 6,854 inhabitants in Kallahti (1 January 2017).

Demographics

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There are a total of 2,642 immigrants in Kallahti, making up nearly 40% of the population. 1,121 come from Europe (16.4%), 798 come from Asia (11.7%), 669 come from Africa (9.8%) and 54 come from elsewhere (0.8%).[1] The share of people with a foreign background in Kallahti is the largest of all areas of Helsinki.[2]

Politics

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Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kallahti:

References

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  1. ^ "Itäisessä suurpiirissä asuu yli neljännes ulkomaalaistaustaisista ja vieraskielisistä | Ulkomaalaistaustaiset Helsingissä". ulkomaalaistaustaisethelsingissa.fi.
  2. ^ "Helsingin koko väestö ja ulkomaalaistaustaiset taustamaanosan mukaan osa-alueittain 1.1.2019". ulkomaalaistaustaisethelsingissa.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 9, 2021.