Halinen is a district

District

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 and a suburb

Suburb

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 of the city of Turku

Turku

Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...

, Finland

Finland

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. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city, bordering the Littoinen

Littoinen

Littoinen is a village in south-western Finland, centred around Lake Littoinen . The village is shared between the town of Kaarina and the municipality of Lieto, and it borders the regional centre of Turku. It started growing after the founding of a broadcloth factory by Lake Littoinen in 1739, and...

 district in Kaarina

Kaarina

Kaarina is a small city and municipality of Finland.It is located in the Finland Proper region and is a neighbouring town of Turku, which is the capital of Finland Proper, therefore Kaarina is a part of the Greater Turku region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of...

. It is rather densely populated, having a population of 3,501 , with an annual growth rate of 0.34%.

23.11% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while only 3.43% are over 65, making the district one of the youngest in Turku. The district's linguistic

Language

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 makeup is 76.66% Finnish, 4.51% Swedish, and 18.82% other. This reflects the fact that Halinen is one of the areas with the highest proportion of immigrants in the city, as well as a high student population.