Haaga
Encyclopedia
Haaga is a district and a former municipality
in the Western major district
of Helsinki
with a population of 25,435.
Haaga is divided into four subareas, which are Pohjois-Haaga (northern Haaga), Etelä-Haaga (southern Haaga), Kivihaka and Lassila.
Haaga has two railway stations: Huopalahti railway station
in south and Pohjois-Haaga railway station
in north. The trains are mainly used by students attending HAAGA-HELIA University for Applied Sciences, as their campuses are spread out between 25-45 minutes between each other by train.
Studies at the University include: business, finance, hospitality and tourism (including masters level), information technology, and management assistance. All these courses are available to exchange students interested in attending.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Western major district
Läntinen suurpiiri
Läntinen suurpiiri is one of the seven major districts of Helsinki, Finland. It covers five subdistricts: Reijola, Munkkiniemi, Haaga, Pitäjänmäki and Kaarela...
of Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
with a population of 25,435.
Haaga is divided into four subareas, which are Pohjois-Haaga (northern Haaga), Etelä-Haaga (southern Haaga), Kivihaka and Lassila.
Haaga has two railway stations: Huopalahti railway station
Huopalahti railway station
Huopalahti railway station is a railway station on the VR commuter rail network located in northern Helsinki, Finland. It is located about to the north/northwest of Helsinki Central railway station....
in south and Pohjois-Haaga railway station
Pohjois-Haaga railway station
Pohjois-Haaga railway station is a railway station on the Helsinki commuter rail network located in northern Helsinki, Finland. It is located about eight kilometres to the north/northwest of Helsinki Central railway station....
in north. The trains are mainly used by students attending HAAGA-HELIA University for Applied Sciences, as their campuses are spread out between 25-45 minutes between each other by train.
Studies at the University include: business, finance, hospitality and tourism (including masters level), information technology, and management assistance. All these courses are available to exchange students interested in attending.
See also
- PitäjänmäkiPitäjänmäkiPitäjänmäki is a district located on the westernmost district of Helsinki, Finland, near the border with Espoo. There are many IT and machine manufacturing companies in the area, especially around the Valimo railway station. Such companies include Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, ABB, Fujitsu...
- PasilaPasilais a suburb in Helsinki, Finland. It is a central-northern neighbourhood, bordering Alppila to the south, Central Park to the west and Vallila to the east....