Kauklahti

Kauklahti
Köklax
District of Espoo

Location of Kauklahti within Espoo
Coordinates: 60°11′N 24°37′E / 60.183°N 24.617°E / 60.183; 24.617Coordinates: 60°11′N 24°37′E / 60.183°N 24.617°E / 60.183; 24.617
Country Finland
Municipality Espoo
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Greater Helsinki
Main District Suur-Kauklahti
Inner District(s) Kauklahti
Population (2006)
 • Total 2,949
Languages
 • Finnish 84.1 %
 • Swedish 9.3 %
 • Other 6.6 %
Jobs 315

Kauklahti (Finnish) or Köklax (Swedish, alternative spelling Köklaks, old Finnish Kaukalaksi) is a district of Espoo, in the Greater Helsinki area of Finland. It is one of the oldest population centers in the city: it was already inhabited 4000 years BCE. Kauklahti is growing fast and in 2006 hosted The Finnish Housing Fair.

Kauklahti during the 2006 Finnish Housing Fair

See also


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.