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'''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 area hosts, among other things, numerous [[sport]]s facilities (such as the [[Veritas Stadion]], a [[Finnish baseball]] stadium, a [[velodrome]] and an [[ice hockey]] arena), the Kupittaa Open-Air Swimming Pools, several large |
'''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 area hosts, among other things, numerous [[sport]]s facilities (such as the [[Veritas Stadion]], a [[Finnish baseball]] stadium, a [[velodrome]] and an [[ice hockey]] arena), the Kupittaa Open-Air Swimming Pools, several large shops, a [[railway station]] and [[Turku Science Park]]. The district has no permanent residents. |
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According to 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]]. |
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Revision as of 19:50, 20 December 2005
Kupittaa (Finnish; Kuppis in 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 area hosts, among other things, numerous sports facilities (such as the Veritas Stadion, a Finnish baseball stadium, a velodrome and an ice hockey arena), the Kupittaa Open-Air Swimming Pools, several large shops, a railway station and Turku Science Park. The district has no permanent residents.
According to 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.