Julkula is a district in the northwest part of the city of Kuopio, Finland.1 It is located 4-6 km from the city center on the western slope of Puijo. The area has a population of about 2,7002 and its residential buildings are mainly small and terraced houses.
Services in the Julkula area include a kindergarten, preschool, youth center, K-market grocery store, marina, pub restaurant, bakery, hairdresser and a psychiatric hospital called Julkula Hospital. Julkula is located on the shores of Lake Kallavesi and has excellent outdoor sports opportunities typical of the Puijo area.2
Sources
Sources
- Arponen, Antti O.: Julkulan kaupunginosan vaiheita. Kuopio 1982.
References
- Kuopion suunnittelualuejako Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- Julkula Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
External links
External links
- Julkulan historiaa (in Finnish)
- Julkula Kuopion karttapalvelussa Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
62°55′54″N 27°37′53″E / 62.93167°N 27.63139°E / 62.93167; 27.63139