Kallahti Explained

Finnish: Kallahti
Other Name:Swedish: Kallvik
Settlement Type:Helsinki Subdivision
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Finland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Uusimaa
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Greater Helsinki
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Helsinki
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Eastern
Parts Type:Subdivision regions
Parts Style:para
P1:none
Total Type: 
Area Total Km2:1.93
Population Total:7,175
Population As Of:2005
Population Density Km2:3,717
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:00980
Blank Name Sec1:Subdivision number
Blank Info Sec1:545
Blank1 Name Sec1:Neighbouring subdivisions
Blank1 Info Sec1:Meri-Rastila, Rastila, Keski-Vuosaari, Aurinkolahti

Kallahti (in 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

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

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kallahti:

References

  1. Web site: Itäisessä suurpiirissä asuu yli neljännes ulkomaalaistaustaisista ja vieraskielisistä | Ulkomaalaistaustaiset Helsingissä. ulkomaalaistaustaisethelsingissa.fi.
  2. Web site: Helsingin koko väestö ja ulkomaalaistaustaiset taustamaanosan mukaan osa-alueittain 1.1.2019 . ulkomaalaistaustaisethelsingissa.fi . December 9, 2021 . fi.