Haapaniemi

For the district of Jyväskylä, see Haapaniemi, Jyväskylä.
An aerial view of Haapaniemi

Haapaniemi is a district in the city of Kuopio, Finland. It is located south of downtown, about a mile from the market square. The district has a population of about 4,000. The northern end of Saaristokatu, which runs to the archipelago city, leads to Haapaniemi, as does the southern ramp leading to the center of the motorway.

A villa district was designed in the area in an architectural competition held in 1899, which was won by architect Lars Sonck for Haapaniemi. On the basis of the competition entries, a draft town plan was prepared for the area, which was followed. However, the entry of industrial plants into the area in the early 20th century buried the idea of a villa district and housing was created for the working population in the area.[1]

An LDS Church meetinghouse in Haapaniemi

The area includes the Haapaniemi Power Plant of Kuopio Energia,[2] and Kuopio University Hospital.[3] The cargo ship harbour of the port of Kuopio is located in Haapaniemi.[4]

References

  1. ^ Riekki, Helena: Kuopion kaupungin rakennushistoria, 2005, s. 305. (in Finnish)
  2. ^ Voimalaitokset ja lämpökeskukset - Kuopion Energia
  3. ^ Kuopion kaupunginosat (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Rahtisatamat - Kuopio (in Finnish)

62°52′51″N 27°40′14″E / 62.88083°N 27.67056°E / 62.88083; 27.67056

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