Haaga ( Swedish : Haga köping ) is a district and a former municipality in the Western major district of Helsinki with a population of 25,435.
4-571: Haaga is divided into four subareas, which are Pohjois-Haaga (northern Haaga), Etelä-Haaga (southern Haaga), Kivihaka and Lassila . It is home to the Haaga Rhododendron Park . Haaga has two railway stations: Huopalahti railway station in south and Pohjois-Haaga railway station in north. Frequent users of the trains are students attending Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences , as their campuses are spread out between 25–45 minutes between each other by train. Studies at
8-572: Is a public park containing various varieties of rhododendron , located in the district of Haaga in Helsinki , Finland . Although originally used for breeding and research purposes, the park is now a popular attraction among locals. The first rhododendrons were planted in 1975 by the University of Helsinki 's selective breeding program; this included the construction of a series of wooden walkways, allowing travel by visitors without disturbing
12-627: The University include: business, finance, hospitality and tourism (including masters level), information technology, and management assistance. All these courses are available to exchange students interested in attending. 60°13′N 24°55′E / 60.217°N 24.917°E / 60.217; 24.917 This Southern Finland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Haaga Rhododendron Park The Haaga Rhododendron Park ( Finnish : Haagan Alppiruusupuisto ; Swedish : Alprosparken i Haga )
16-529: The plants. Originally 3000 individual specimens were planted, with the goal of breeding species to adapt to the Finnish climate . The 3000 original specimens had been selectively bred from the Japanese Rhododendron brachycarpum D.Don ex G.Don. Sometimes this taxon is named R. fauriei , but that name was described by Franch. in 1886, while R. brachycarpum dates from 1843. In 1996, the park
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