Länsi-Pakila (Finnish), Västra Baggböle (Swedish) is a neighbourhood in Northern Helsinki, about nine kilometers from the city center. Länsi-Pakila has approximately 6 874 inhabitants (1.1.2014).[1]

Länsi-Pakila (in Finnish) Västra Baggböle (in Swedish)
Neighborhood of Helsinki
Location in Helsinki
Country	Finland
Province	Southern Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Helsinki
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

In Länsi-Pakila the average size of the apartments is the second largest in Helsinki, 98 m².[2]

Since the 1970s, the largest party in Länsi-Pakila has been Coalition.[3] The National Coalition Party was the most popular party in Länsi-Pakila in the 2012 municipal elections (50% support)[4] and in the 2015 parliamentary elections (44% support).[5]

Notable people

• Antero Vartia[6]
• Arto Bryggare[7]
• Erkki Junkkarinen[8][9]
• Jimi Constantine[10]
• Kari Hotakainen[11]
• Martti Larni[12]
• Oskari Mörö[13]
• Signmark[14]

References