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Munkkivuori ((スウェーデン語:Munkshöjden)) is a quarter of the Munkkiniemi neighbourhood in Helsinki. The buildings and the plan of site are typical of the late 1950s. Most of the residential buildings in Munkkivuori are within a loop formed by Ulvilantie ring road. The automotive traffic to the residential buildings is routed along Ulvilantie whereas Raumantie no through road terminating in the center of the Ulvilantie loop provides access to public services and limits the through-traffic in residential areas. A designed network of crushed stone walkways provides easy accessibility around Munkkivuori for cyclists, pedestrians and other non-automotive traffic. Munkkivuoren ostoskeskus (Munkkivuori shopping center), the first shopping center in Finland, was built in 1959. The small shopping center, known as ''"Ostari"'' amongst the locals, is the focal point of Munkkivuori and is the home to some companies. Many everyday services are available at the viable shopping center. These services include two grocery stores, a post office, a cafeteria, a nearby church, a couple of barber shops and fast food restaurants, one larger restaurant, a pharmacy, a privately owned health center, ATM, various bank branches, a bookstore and an Alko liquor store. There are three educational institutions in Munkkivuori; the Franco-Finnish school, the Munkkivuoren Ala-Aste comprehensive school and a pre-school with a kindergarten. A youth center is located in the same building with the pre-school. Helsinki City Transport buses number 14, 18, 18N, 39, 39B, 52, 57 and 58 provide public traffic connections to Munkkivuori. The Industrial zone of Pitäjänmäki limits Munkkivuori geographically in the North whereas the national road number 1 to Turku separates Munkkivuori from Vanha Munkkiniemi in the South. In the East, Huopalahdentie road draws a border between the neighbouring quarters of Niemenmäki and Etelä-Haaga. A footpath from Munkkiniemen puisto park to the mansion of Tali, excluding the mansion itself, lines the border of Munkkivuori in the West. Tali outdoor walking area with its sports facilities such as tennis, squash, soccer and bowling centers forms roughly half of Munkkivuori. All of the sports centers have indoors facilities providing all-year access to these sports. Additionally, outdoor soccer, tennis and rugby fields exist for summertime use. The soccer fields occupy a large area of Munkkivuori and are among the biggest in Helsinki. Both sand and grass soccer fields are available. Apart from the sports facility buildings there are no buildings in the outdoor area. The Tali 18-hole golf course is partially in Munkkivuori although the majority of the golf course resides in Tali quarter. The Tali allotment gardens, the main horse racing track of Finland, Vermo, and a couple of disc golf courses are in the vicinity of Munkkivuori. == History == Finland was suffering from a severe housing shortage in the postwar era. As a measure to solve the housing shortage various professional bodies and civic groups founded housing cooperatives to build new houses. Munkkivuori had housing cooperatives for war veterans, nurses, teachers, foresters and civil servants among others which launched the construction of Munkkivuori residential area in the late 1950s. Architect Olavi Terho got the responsibility for the land use planning of the area then known as ''"Pohjois-Munkkiniemi"'' ("North Munkkiniemi"). The name ''"Munkkivuori"'' was adopted when the plan of the site was confirmed. The elevated bedrock of the area was the basis for the name that is adapted from Munkkiniemi of which Munkkivuori (''"vuori"'' is Finnish for mountain) is part of. The etymology of the name is analyzed in more detail in Munkkiniemi article. Munkkivuori was built according to ''"forest city"'' philosophy that scatters the buildings sparsely within the plan of site leaving a lot of space and forest among the houses. Other neighbourhoods built according to the same philosophy include Herttoniemi and Maunula in Helsinki and Iso-Heikkilä in Turku. The homogeneous communities that built the housing have since dwindled away but many long-term residents still live in Munkkivuori. It is not uncommon for the offspring of the first generation Munkkivuorineans to return to live in Munkkivuori after living elsewhere in between. Very limited complementary construction has taken place in Munkkivuori since the neighbourhood was completed in the early 60s and thus the plan of site is still very spacious. The only complementary residential building within Ulvilantie ring road is the apartment building Munkkivuoren Mäntyrinne with its 25 apartments. The construction works commenced on 13 April 2012 and the first inhabitants moved in the house in mid-August 2013. The land lot was sold to housing cooperative Munkkivuoren Mäntyrinne by the adjacent housing cooperative Ulvilantie 11b. Another building erected in Munkkivuori in the 2000s is an office building at Ulvilantie 24 currently housing Canon Finland headquarters. The building was built in 2002 to 2003 and it is located next to the Teboil petrol station building. The petrol station itself was completed in 1961 for Oy Trustivapaa bensiini. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Munkkivuori」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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