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Olari
District of Espoo in Finland

Olari

Olari (Finnish) or Olars (Swedish) is a district of the city of Espoo, Finland.

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Olari is located about 15 kilometres west of central Helsinki, north of the Länsiväylä highway and Matinkylä. The district has a population of about 15,000. The district is famous for its contribution to the Finnish rap culture. One of the most notable landmarks of the district is Olari Church and Parish Centre, designed by architects Simo and Käpy Paavilainen, and completed in 1981.

How locals move

Getting around Olari the local way

  • Get inThe same is true if you're arriving from Tallinn on Tallink's or Eckerö Line's ferries, from St.
  • Get inPetersburg by ferry or on a massive cruise ship that can't dock in central Helsinki.

From Wikivoyage: Helsinki/Kamppi and Southwest, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Drefer (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.