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{{Short description|District in Turku, Finland}}
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[[Image:Turku, Kupittaa.png|thumb|right|Kupittaa on a map of Turku.]][[Image:Turku Business District 01.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Business district and the railway station.]][[Image:Tykistökatu.jpg|thumb|left|180|Tykistökatu]]
[[Image:Turku, Kupittaa.png|thumb|right|Kupittaa on a map of Turku.]]


'''Kupittaa''' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]]; ''Kuppis'' in [[Finland-Swedish|Swedish]]) is a [[district]] in [[Turku]], [[Finland]]. It is located on the eastern side of the city's centre, around the Kupittaa Park, the first landscaped [[park]] in a Finnish city. The district serves as a centre for recreation and business, it has some residential areas too, especially towards the city center.
'''Kupittaa''' ({{lang-sv|Kuppis}}) is a district in [[Turku]], Finland. It is located on the eastern side of the city's centre, around the Kupittaa Park, the first landscaped park in a Finnish city. The district serves as a centre for recreation and business. Turku has recently planned a residential area for 750 residents on the premises of a former [[HKScan]] sausage factory.<ref>Turun Sanomat 26.3.2010 Kupittaan kolme ensimmäistä railotaloa työn alle tänä vuonna, p.8</ref>


==Name==
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The area hosts, among other things, numerous [[sport]]s facilities, such as the [[Veritas Stadion]], a [[Finnish baseball]] stadium, a [[velodrome]], a [[bowling alley]], a skateboarding area and a [[BMX]] track, and the Kupittaa open-air swimming pools. The [[ice hockey]] arena in the district was demolished in 2005. A new one was inaugurated in November 2006.
The name ''Kupittaa'' may be associated with an old border and may be related to the word {{Lang|fi|kupitsa}}, a name for a boundary mark.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk125/turku/kupittaa.shtml |title=Etymologia: Turun Kupittaa |website=kaino.kotus.fi |access-date=8 June 2010}}</ref> Another theory is that it comes from the [[Slavic language|Slavic]] word for a merchant, {{Lang|ru-latn|kupets}}.


==History==
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Most of the [[Turku Science Park]] business centre is located in Kupittaa. The centre is currently expanding around [[Kupittaa railway station]], next to [[Finnish national road 1]] (part of [[European route E18]]) between [[Helsinki]] and Turku.
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According to a version of the legend, the first [[paganism|pagan]] Finns were [[baptism|baptised]] into Christianity by the [[Bishop Henry]] at a spring in Kupittaa Park on [[Midsummer Day]] in the year 1155. In the 18th century, the spring was used as a [[thermal bath|spa]] facility.


==Buildings==
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According to a version of the legend, the first [[paganism|pagan]] Finns were [[baptism|baptised]] into [[Christianity]] by the [[Bishop Henry]] at a spring in Kupittaa Park on [[Midsummer Day]] in the year 1155. In the 18th century, the spring was used as a [[thermal bath|spa]] facility.
[[Image:Tykistökatu.jpg|thumb|Electrocity, Biocity and Pharmacity on the Tykistökatu street belong to Turku Science Park]]
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Most of the [[Turku Science Park]] business centre is located in Kupittaa. The centre is currently expanding around [[Kupittaa railway station]], next to [[Finnish national road 1]] (part of [[European route E18]]) between Helsinki and Turku.
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==Sport==
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The area hosts, among other things, numerous sports facilities, such as the [[Veritas Stadion]], a [[Pesäpallo]] (Finnish baseball) stadium, a [[velodrome]], a [[bowling alley]], a skateboarding area and a [[BMX]] track, and the Kupittaa open-air swimming pools.<ref>{{Cite web|last=plevokar|date=2015-04-08|title=Kupittaa Sports Centre|url=https://www.turku.fi/en/culture-and-sports/sports/sports-facilities/sports-centres/kupittaa-sports-centre|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Turku.fi|language=en}}</ref> The [[ice hockey]] arena in the district was demolished in 2005. A new one was inaugurated in November 2006.

===Veritas Stadion===
[[Image:Veritas Stadion 23.7.2015.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The interior of the Veritas Stadium]]
The [[Veritas Stadion]] is used by the association football team [[FC Inter Turku]], who comepete in the [[Veikkausliiga]].

===Turku Hippodrome===
[[File:Kupittaa Bryggman totokioski 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|the only remaining building of the Hippodrome, the kiosk completed in 1948]]
The Turku Hippodrome or Kupittaa Racecourse was a racetrack located north of Hippoxentie (next to the Veritas Stadion) between 1902 and 1973. Turku Hippos, founded in 1894, began planning the construction of its own track immediately after its establishment. A suitable place was found when the Turku Sniper Battalion moved its shooting range from Kupittaa to Kärsämäki in 1899. Ravirata started operating three years later.

In the 1970s, Kupitta started to become too cramped for the operation of the race track. In addition, the old-fashioned track no longer met the requirements of the time. The last races at the Kupittaa racetrack were held on 9 September 1973. Today, only the kiosk building completed in 1948, remains of the Kupittaa racetrack. The wooden kiosk designed by architect Erik Bryggman is protected.

There was also a [[motorcycle speedway]] track on the infield of the race track, where the first competition of the sport was held in Finland in 1949. It hosted significant events including a qualifying rounds of the [[Speedway World Championship]] in 1955 and 1959<ref>{{cite web | title = History Speedway and Longtrack | publisher = Speedway.org | url = http://www.speedway.org/history/ | access-date = 11 January 2024 }}</ref> and the [[Finnish Individual Speedway Championship|Finnish Speedway Championship]] in 1956, 1958, 1961, 1973 and 1976.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaysanomat.fi/tekstit/tilastot_sm.html |title=Speedway Individual Finnish Championship |website=Speedway Sanomat |access-date=12 January 2023}}</ref>

In addition, there was also a greyhound track in the area, where the 1981 Nordic championships were organised. The Greyhound track ceased operations in the early 1980s.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Residential buildings in Kupittaa 01.jpg|Residential buildings on the Lemminkäisenkatu street
Image:Intelligate EuroCity and ICT.jpg|Buildings on the Joukahaisenkatu
File:Lemminkäisenkatu in rainy weather.jpg|Lemminkäisenkatu street in rainy weather, near the Kupittaa sport hall
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Turku Science Park]]
* [[Turku Science Park]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Kupittaa}}


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{{Turku 1 districts}}


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[[Category:Districts of Turku]]
[[Category:Districts of Turku]]

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Kupittaa on a map of Turku.

Kupittaa (Swedish: Kuppis) is a district in Turku, Finland. It is located on the eastern side of the city's centre, around the Kupittaa Park, the first landscaped park in a Finnish city. The district serves as a centre for recreation and business. Turku has recently planned a residential area for 750 residents on the premises of a former HKScan sausage factory.[1]

Name

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The name Kupittaa may be associated with an old border and may be related to the word kupitsa, a name for a boundary mark.[2] Another theory is that it comes from the Slavic word for a merchant, kupets.

History

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According to a version of the legend, the first pagan Finns were baptised into Christianity by the Bishop Henry at a spring in Kupittaa Park on Midsummer Day in the year 1155. In the 18th century, the spring was used as a spa facility.

Buildings

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Electrocity, Biocity and Pharmacity on the Tykistökatu street belong to Turku Science Park

Most of the Turku Science Park business centre is located in Kupittaa. The centre is currently expanding around Kupittaa railway station, next to Finnish national road 1 (part of European route E18) between Helsinki and Turku.

Sport

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The area hosts, among other things, numerous sports facilities, such as the Veritas Stadion, a Pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) stadium, a velodrome, a bowling alley, a skateboarding area and a BMX track, and the Kupittaa open-air swimming pools.[3] The ice hockey arena in the district was demolished in 2005. A new one was inaugurated in November 2006.

Veritas Stadion

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The interior of the Veritas Stadium

The Veritas Stadion is used by the association football team FC Inter Turku, who comepete in the Veikkausliiga.

Turku Hippodrome

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the only remaining building of the Hippodrome, the kiosk completed in 1948

The Turku Hippodrome or Kupittaa Racecourse was a racetrack located north of Hippoxentie (next to the Veritas Stadion) between 1902 and 1973. Turku Hippos, founded in 1894, began planning the construction of its own track immediately after its establishment. A suitable place was found when the Turku Sniper Battalion moved its shooting range from Kupittaa to Kärsämäki in 1899. Ravirata started operating three years later.

In the 1970s, Kupitta started to become too cramped for the operation of the race track. In addition, the old-fashioned track no longer met the requirements of the time. The last races at the Kupittaa racetrack were held on 9 September 1973. Today, only the kiosk building completed in 1948, remains of the Kupittaa racetrack. The wooden kiosk designed by architect Erik Bryggman is protected.

There was also a motorcycle speedway track on the infield of the race track, where the first competition of the sport was held in Finland in 1949. It hosted significant events including a qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship in 1955 and 1959[4] and the Finnish Speedway Championship in 1956, 1958, 1961, 1973 and 1976.[5]

In addition, there was also a greyhound track in the area, where the 1981 Nordic championships were organised. The Greyhound track ceased operations in the early 1980s.

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  • Residential buildings on the Lemminkäisenkatu street
    Residential buildings on the Lemminkäisenkatu street
  • Buildings on the Joukahaisenkatu
    Buildings on the Joukahaisenkatu
  • Lemminkäisenkatu street in rainy weather, near the Kupittaa sport hall
    Lemminkäisenkatu street in rainy weather, near the Kupittaa sport hall

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Turun Sanomat 26.3.2010 Kupittaan kolme ensimmäistä railotaloa työn alle tänä vuonna, p.8
  2. ^ "Etymologia: Turun Kupittaa". kaino.kotus.fi. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  3. ^ plevokar (2015-04-08). "Kupittaa Sports Centre". Turku.fi. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. ^ "History Speedway and Longtrack". Speedway.org. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Speedway Individual Finnish Championship". Speedway Sanomat. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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