Raksila

Raksila
District of Oulu
Country Finland
City Oulu
Areas of Oulu City Centre
Population (2013)[1]
 • Total 1 643
Postal code 90100
Oulun Luistinseura beat Jyväskylän Seudun Palloseura in the 2014 Bandyliiga final at Raksila Artificial Ice Rink

Raksila is a neighbourhood of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland. It is bounded by the Oulu railway station to the west, the Oulu Cemetery in the Intiö neighbourhood to the north, the Finnish national road 4 to the east and the Finnish national road 22 to the south.[2]

The western part of Raksila is mainly residential area with some high-rise apartment buildings and a few blocks of older wooden townhouses. The eastern part is the Raksila Sports Center with Oulu Ice Hall, Oulu Swimming Pool, Ouluhalli indoor arena, Pesäpallo stadium and other sports facilities, one which is Raksila Artificial Ice Rink, the main venue of the 2001 Bandy World Championship.[3] The Välkkylä student apartments were built in Raksila starting 1966.[4]

Pojat movie was largely filmed in Raksila.

References

  1. ↑ "Oulun kaupungin ikäluokkatilasto kaupunginosittain 1.1.2013" (pdf). City of Oulu. 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ Oulun suuralue- ja kaupunginosajako 1.1.2013 alkaen [Subdivisions of the City of Oulu on Jan 1, 2013] (pdf) (Map). City of Oulu. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  3. ↑ "Sport centres and fields". City of Oulu. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kajaanintie 32/34/36/38/40, Ylioppilaantie 8/10, Raksila - Välkkylä". PSOAS. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

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Coordinates: 65°00′29″N 25°29′51″E / 65.0080°N 25.4976°E / 65.0080; 25.4976

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