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Jollas | |
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Neighborhood of Helsinki | |
Country | Finland |
Province | Southern Finland |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Helsinki |
Population | |
• Total | 3 098 (1.1.2017) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Jollas is a southeastern neighborhood of about 3000 people in Helsinki, Finland located in the eastern part of the Laajasalo island. [1] [2]
Jollas was for a long time a loose single-family area with old wooden houses, but since the 1980s the area has been more densely built up. [3]
The history of Jollas begins with the Jollas Manor in 1798. The present main building of the manor dates back to 1919 and was designed by Robert Tikkanen. [4]
The nature of Jollas represents the inland Archipelago zone of southern Finland with its rocky and sandy terrain, dry cliffs and lush marshes. There are traces of the Ice Age in Tonttuvuori with a double -giant's kettle. [5] There is also a small four-hectare nature reserve called Jollaksen räme near Furuvik beach. [6] [7]
You can get to Jollas from Herttoniemi metro station with buses 85 and 85K. [8] [9] At night, bus 85N runs from Helsinki Railway Square. [10] The main stop for Jollas is at the eastern end of Puuskaniementie. The bus has morning and night departures on weekends. In addition, the Jollas commuter bus 802 runs from Monday to Friday from 7.45 to 16.30 and has eight daily services in each direction.
Jollaksentie 89 is home to a hotel called Jollas89, which opened in 2018. It is located in the former premises of the S Group Training Centre Jollas Institute. The Jollas Institute moved to Vallila in 2016. [11]
The pizza restaurant Fornitaly is also located in Jollas. [12]
Jollas is home to Poikkilaakso Primary School [13] and Snellman College. [14]
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