Halssila


Halssila is one of the districts of Jyväskylä, Finland, located about three kilometers to east from the city center. The population of the area is about 6 000. Halssila was merged into Jyväskylä in 1941.
Halssila started to develop in the 1920s when factor workers started to build houses in the area. Halssila was known as a working-class district, but the reputation started to change in the 1960s after the area started to grow faster and the old labour movement became to fade away. In the 1970s the construction of new neighborhoods, mainly made of apartment buildings, was started. During the 2000s and 2010s other new neighborhoods were constructed.

Subareas

Halssila consists several subareas, which are Tuohimutka, Aholaita, Aittorinne, Halssilanmäki, Halssilanranta, Kivistö, Halssilanrinne and Rauhalahti.

Notable people