Julkula is a district in the northwest part of the city of Kuopio, Finland.Kuopion suunnittelualuejako (in Finnish) It is located 4-6 km from the city center on the western slope of Puijo. The area has a population of about 2,700Julkula (in Finnish) and its residential buildings are mainly small and terraced houses.
Services in the Julkula area include a kindergarten, preschool, youth center, K-market grocery store, marina, pub restaurant, bakery, hairdresser and a psychiatric hospital called Julkula Hospital. Julkula is located on the shores of Lake Kallavesi and has excellent outdoor sports opportunities typical of the Puijo area.
Sources Arponen, Antti O.: Julkulan kaupunginosan vaiheita. Kuopio 1982.
References
External links Julkulan historiaa (in Finnish) Julkula Kuopion karttapalvelussa (in Finnish)