Pukinmäki (Swedish: Bocksbacka) is a district on the northeastern part of Helsinki, Finland. As of 2005, it had a population of 8,450.[1]

Pukinmäki Bocksbacka
Helsinki Subdivision
Position of Pukinmäki within Helsinki
Coordinates: 60.245576°N 24.989127°E / 60.245576; 24.989127
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Greater Helsinki
Municipality	Helsinki
District	Northeastern
Area	1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Population	8,450
• Density	4,424/km2 (11,460/sq mi)
Postal codes	00720, 00721
Subdivision number	502 (district) 37 (neighbourhood)
Neighbouring subdivisions	Patola, Itä-Pakila, Tuomarinkartano, Tapaninvainio, Ylä-Malmi, Ala-Malmi, Pihlajamäki, Veräjälaakso

Pukinmäki is located next to Ring I.

Pukinmäki railway station is located in Pukinmäki.

Pukinmäki was one of the oldest villages in the former Helsinge parish.[1]

In 1910, a residential area was planned next to where the railway station is now. The area was annexed to Helsinki in 1946 and the first few blocks of flats were built in 1960s. Most of the flats are from the 1970s and 1980s.[1]

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Pukinmäki:

• Social Democratic Party: 25.7%
• National Coalition Party: 20.6%
• True Finns: 16.9%
• Green League: 12.2%
• Left Alliance: 9.2%
• Centre Party: 6.5%
• Christian Democrats: 3.3%
• Swedish People's Party: 2.5%

Gallery

References

External links

• http://www.pukinmaki.fi

Media related to Pukinmäki at Wikimedia Commons

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