Huopalahti was a municipality during the years 1920–1945 in Uusimaa

Uusimaa

Uusimaa, or Nyland in Swedish, is a region in Finland. It borders the regions Finland Proper, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia and Kymenlaakso...

, Finland

Finland

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. The municipality was bilingual

Multilingualism

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Current areas of Munkkiniemi

Munkkiniemi

Munkkiniemi is a neighbourhood in Helsinki. Subdivisions within the district are Vanha Munkkiniemi, Kuusisaari, Lehtisaari, Munkkivuori, Niemenmäki and Talinranta.The land in Munkkiniemi was from the 17th century a part of Munksnäs manor...

, Lauttasaari

Lauttasaari

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 and parts of northern Pasila

Pasila

is 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....

 were parts of Huopalahti.
The area was separated from former Helsinki parish

Vantaa

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 in 1920. Haaga

Haaga

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 was part of the municipality, but was separated from it in 1923. The Finnish National Defence University

Finnish National Defence University

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, that was moved to Munkkiniemi in 1923, was located in Huopalahti. In 1946, the municipality was consolidated to Helsinki.

The Finnish Hunting Society which is headquartered in the city hosted the shotgun

Shotgun

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 shooting

Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

With the competitions in shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the Olympic shooting program began its expansion. Three new events were added: 100 metre running deer, 50 metre rifle three positions and trap. In total there were seven events....

 events for the 1952 Summer Olympics

1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

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Reference

• 1952 Summer Olympics official report. p. 57.