What is "raksila"

Raksila is a neighbourhood of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland. It is bounded by the Oulu railway station to the west, the Oulu Cemetery in the Intiö neighbourhood to the north, the Finnish national road 4 to the east and the Finnish national road 22 to the south.

The western part of Raksila is mainly residential area with some high-rise apartment buildings and a few blocks of older wooden townhouses. The eastern part is the Raksila Sports Center with Oulu Ice Hall, Oulu Swimming Pool, Ouluhalli indoor arena, Pesäpallo stadium and other sports facilities, one which is Raksila Artificial Ice Rink, the main venue of the 2001 Bandy World Championship. The Välkkylä student apartments were built in Raksila starting 1966.

Pojat movie was largely filmed in Raksila.