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{{Short description|District of Helsinki, Finland}}
{{about|a district in Helsinki||Koskela (disambiguation)}}
{{Expand Finnish|topic=geo|date=March 2009}}
[[File:Koskela church 02.jpg|thumb|right|The Koskela Church]]
[[File:Helsinki districts-Koskela.png|thumb|right|Location in Helsinki]]
'''Koskela''' ({{langx|sv|Forsby}}, lit. "rapids village") is a district in the city of [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. There are about 3 300 inhabitants. The borough is surrounded by [[Käpylä]], [[Kumpula]], [[Vanhakaupunki]], and [[Oulunkylä]]. Koskela is located in the [[Subdivisions of Helsinki|subdivision]] of ''Vanhankaupungin peruspiiri'', near the rapids close to the mouth of the [[Vantaa River]]. The earliest mention of the [[human settlement]] in Koskela dates back to 1417, which makes it the oldest part of Helsinki.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Neil |last=Kent |title=Helsinki: A cultural and literary history |publisher=Signal Books |year=2004 |location=Oxford}}</ref>

Koskela can be divided into two distinct areas: the small north side dominated by detached housing and the dense south side with apartment buildings. The streets of ''Puu-Koskela'' (wooden Koskela) have been named after municipalities in [[Uusimaa]]. Before the recession of the 90s, Koskela had many kiosks and stores. After the financial collapse, only one [[Alepa]] remained in the center of the apartment building district.

==Koskela teenage murder==
On December 4, 2020, a [[Koskela teen murder|teenage murder]] occurred in Koskela that shocked the entire country. The victim of the homicide was a 16-year-old boy. Police suspect the perpetrators of three boys of the same age who were imprisoned in the [[Helsinki District Court]] on December 10 on suspicion of murder. The perpetrators and the victim already knew each other.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11688841|title=Rakennusmies löysi pojan ruumiin töihin tullessaan Helsingin Koskelassa – uhri oli tuttu murhasta epäillyille kolmelle 16-vuotiaalle pojalle|work=[[YLE]]|access-date=March 3, 2021|language=fi}}</ref> According to police, the motive for the act was to punish the victim for some previous activity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/05b2eb47-ba5c-4876-b891-5edc1e25711d|title=Poliisi on selvittänyt Koskelan teinisurman motiivin|work=[[Iltalehti]]|date=January 27, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2021|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000007692652.html|title=Poliisi kertoo Koskelan epäillystä teinimurhasta ja sitä edeltävästä nöyryyttävästä väkivallasta – epäilty kiusaaminen oli jatkunut vähintään kuukausia|work=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=March 3, 2021|language=fi}}</ref> Prosecutors have demanded an absolute prison sentence for perpetrators of suspected minors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11817962|title=Yle seuraa Koskelan surman oikeudenkäyntiä – syyttäjä: "Ihan kaikkea he eivät muistaneet niin tarkasti kuin esitutkinnassa on kerrottu"|work=[[YLE]]|access-date=March 3, 2021|language=fi}}</ref>

==Politics==
Results of the [[2011 Finnish parliamentary election]] in Koskela:

*[[Social Democratic Party of Finland|Social Democratic Party]] 24.2%
*[[True Finns]] 16.8%
*[[Left Alliance (Finland)|Left Alliance]] 16.0%
*[[Green League]] 15.3%
*[[National Coalition Party]] 14.5%
*[[Centre Party (Finland)|Centre Party]] 3.8%
*[[Christian Democrats (Finland)|Christian Democrats]] 3.2%
*[[Swedish People's Party]] 2.4%

==References==
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