# Akalla

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{{Short description|Urban district in Stockholm, Sweden}}
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'''Akalla''' is a district ({{langx|sv|stadsdel}}) in [Rinkeby-Kista](/source/Rinkeby-Kista) borough, [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm), [Sweden](/source/Sweden).<ref>{{cite web|title=Administrative divisions of the City districts |publisher=Stockholms stads utrednings- och statistikkontor AB |url=http://www.usk.stockholm.se/arsbok/b038.htm |date=2008-04-14 |accessdate=2008-06-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070923105842/http://www.usk.stockholm.se/arsbok/b038.htm |archivedate=2007-09-23 }}</ref> Akalla has a population of roughly 9,100 as of 2018, in which immigrants, mostly from [Asia](/source/Asia) and [Africa](/source/Africa), make up 60.4% of the population.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Områdesfakta Akalla|url=http://statistik.stockholm.se/omradesfakta/pdf/22601_SVE.pdf|publisher=Stockholms stad|format=PDF, 176 kB|year=2019|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-date=29 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929194703/http://statistik.stockholm.se/omradesfakta/pdf/22601_SVE.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Akalla is located on the blue [metro](/source/Akalla_(Stockholm_Metro)) line. Modern Akalla, with its concrete apartment buildings, as well as smaller houses, was constructed in the mid-1970s as a part of the [Million Programme](/source/Million_Programme). The suburb is built close to, and named after an old farm from the 17th century. The name of Akalla is known from 1323. Between 1905 and 1970, the area was used by the [Swedish Army](/source/Swedish_Army) as training grounds. The street names in Akalla are [Finland](/source/Finland) related. The main street is called Sibeliusgången, in honour of the Finnish composer [Jean Sibelius](/source/Jean_Sibelius), and it is reserved for pedestrians only.

Right outside Akalla is [Barkarby Airport](/source/Barkarby_Airport), until its closure in 2010 Sweden's oldest active airport.
thumb|right|250px|Akalla seen from Barkarby airfield

== Notable residents ==

* [Katarina Gospic](/source/Katarina_Gospic) the Swedish scientist and author was born here in 1984

==See also==
*[Akalla metro station](/source/Akalla_metro_station)

==References==
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Category:City districts in Järva (borough)

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