Huhtasuo

{{Short description|City district in Jyväskylä, Finland}} {{This|the district of Jyväskylä|the larger ward that contains it|Huhtasuo (ward)}} thumb|Apartment houses in Huhtasuo

'''Huhtasuo''' is one of the districts of Jyväskylä, Finland.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://kartta.jkl.fi/ims|title=Jyväskylän karttapalvelu|website=kartta.jkl.fi|language=fi|access-date=2017-07-09|archive-date=2020-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122215839/https://kartta.jkl.fi/ims|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is located about 3–8 kilometers from the city center to the northeast.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://huhtasuo.fi/tutustu-alueeseen/tietoa-huhtasuosta-asuinalueena/|title=Huhtasuo asuinalueena – Huhtasuo|website=huhtasuo.fi|access-date=2016-12-08}}</ref> Kangaslampi, Sulku, Varikko, Huhtakeskus and Kaakkolampi are subareas of the district.<ref name=":1" /> Along with the Kangasvuori district, Huhtasuo district is a part of the Huhtasuo ward.<ref name=":1" />

Huhtasuo is a multicultural area,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://huhtasuo.fi/tutustu-alueeseen/|title=Tutustu alueeseen – Huhtasuo|website=huhtasuo.fi|access-date=2016-12-08}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> and has big number of immigrants compared to the other areas in Jyväskylä.<ref>Juutilainen, Eija (17 March 2012): "Uusia lapsiperheitä tulee". Keskisuomalainen.</ref> The population of Huhtasuo was 4,542 in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Jyväskylä suuralueittain|url=https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYTJlY2FiMTYtN2IwNi00Nzc1LWE5YWItNDVlNDk3Y2U5YzNmIiwidCI6ImZjMzRkMDVjLWEyZjItNGFjMi04OWM1LWI0NGYzYTlmNDUxYyIsImMiOjh9|access-date=2022-01-01|website=Jyväskylän kaupunki}}</ref>

Huhtasuo has many services, such as a library, a health center, a church, a school, a convenience store and a grocery store. Most of the houses in Huhtasuo are apartment buildings that were built in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jyvaskyla.fi/asuminen/asuinalueet/huhtasuo|title=Jyväskylä: Asuinalueet: Huhtasuo|website=www.jyvaskyla.fi|language=fi|access-date=2017-07-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ksml.fi/keski-suomi/Lukijat-Huhtasuo-on-Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4n-rumin-asuinalue-%E2%80%93-Ei-Vaajakoski-sen-kauniimpi-oo/384300|title=Lukijat: Huhtasuo on Jyväskylän rumin asuinalue – "Ei Vaajakoski sen kauniimpi oo"|last=Rantanen|first=Annika|work=KSML.fi – Keskisuomalainen|access-date=2017-12-28|language=fi-FI}}</ref> There are also row houses and single-family houses in the area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ksml.fi/keski-suomi/Kommentti-Vain-mummo-r%C3%A4j%C3%A4hti-Huhtasuolla/730765|title=Kommentti: Vain mummo räjähti Huhtasuolla|last=Kakkori|first=Satu|work=KSML.fi – Keskisuomalainen|access-date=2018-01-20|language=fi-FI}}</ref>

== Gallery == <gallery mode="packed"> File:Huhtakeskus.jpg|Huhtakeskus mall File:Sale Huhtasuo.jpg|A Sale store in Huhtakeskus File:Kangaslampi Huhtasuo.jpg|Apartment buildings in Kangaslampi File:Jyväskylä - Oravanmarjakuja.jpg|Single-family houses in Huhtasuo File:Huhtasuo Church.JPG|The Huhtasuo church File:Sulku Jyväskylä.jpg|An apartment building in Sulku. </gallery>

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Category:Neighbourhoods in Jyväskylä