Pasila 2877488 217762543 2008-06-07T15:31:14Z Migro 7186489 [[Image:Itä-Pasilaa ilmasta.jpg|thumb|250px|Eastern Pasila from the air in October 1989]] '''Pasila''' ('''Böle''' in [[Swedish language|Swedish]]) is a [[suburb]] in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. It is a central-northern district, bordering [[Alppila]] to the south, Central Park ([[Keskuspuisto]]) to the west and [[Vallila]] to the east. The eastern and western part of Pasila ar separated by a large railroad [[classification yard]], which, as Central Pasila, is currently under development planning by the city administration. The major sports and music venue [[Hartwall Areena]] is located in the junction of the two main railways. Eastern Pasila is a commercially active district with its own [[Pasila railway station|railway station]], a [[Holiday Inn]] [[hotel]] and the [[Helsinki Fair Centre]]. It is also home to over 3500 people. Most of the buildings in Eastern Pasila were built in the 1970s and are made of prefabricated concrete elements. Educational facilities in the area include the [[Finnish Business College]] and [[Helsinki_Business_Polytechnic_(Helia)|Helsinki Business Polytechnic Helia]]. Western Pasila was built during the 1980s. It is a mainly residential area with approximately 4500 inhabitants. The apartment buildings in Western Pasila are skinned with red bricks. The Finnish national broadcasting company [[YLE]] as well as the commercial [[MTV3]] have their main premises in the northern end of the area.<ref> {{cite journal | url = http://www.city.fi/artikkeli/Helsinki+ranking/1643/ | title = Helsinki ranking | date = 2005 | publisher = City magazine | issue = 16/2005 | accessdate = 2008-04-28 }}</ref> In the ranking of the best places where to live in Helsinki, Western Pasila is ranked 74th, and Eastern Pasila is ranked 92th, out of 94 different parts of Helsinki. Before the Pasila-suburb was built, there were old wooden houses in the whole Pasila area and the area was called Wooden Pasila (''Puu-Pasila'' in [[Finnish language|Finnish]]). Today only few of the old wooden houses still exist. == References == {{reflist}} {{Helsinki}} {{commons|Category:Pasila|Pasila}} {{coord|60|12|00|N|24|55|57|E|region:FI-ES_type:city(8078)|display=title}} {{Finland-geo-stub}} [[Category:Districts of Helsinki]] [[de:Pasila]] [[et:Pasila]] [[nl:Pasila]] [[no:Böle]] [[pt:Pasila]] [[fi:Pasila]] [[sv:Böle distrikt]]