Söderkulla

{{Short description|Village in Sipoo, Finland}}

File:Söderkullan kirkko.jpg

Söderkulla ({{IPA|sv|ˈsøːdərˌkulːɑ}}; literally meaning the "south hill") is a village in the southern part of the Sipoo municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. It is located along the Regional road 170 and the Porvoo Highway (E18), and about {{convert|10|km}} north of Söderkulla is Nikkilä, the administrative center of Sipoo. The distance to the center of Helsinki from Söderkulla is about {{convert|30|km}} and to the center of Porvoo about {{convert|24|km}}. Söderkulla has one of Sipoo's significant growth centers alongside Nikkilä; at the end of 2017, Söderkulla had a population of 3,782.[https://www.sipoo.fi/easydata/customers/sipoo/files/1_keke_2016/kuntasuunnittelu/osa-alueet_vakiluku_2017_internet.pdf Osa-alueiden väkiluku Sipoossa 31.12.2017] - Sipoo.fi (in Finnish) In the zoning, the construction of the municipality will continue to be emphasized in these areas. Among other things, the construction of a 3,000 square meter shopping center has been approved near the center of Söderkulla.

Söderkulla has comprehensive basic services. A few hundred meters apart are a health center, a dental clinic, Alko,[https://www.alko.fi/myymalat-palvelut/2193 Alko Söderkulla] (in Finnish) a pharmacy,[https://www.soderkullanapteekki.fi/ Söderkullan Apteekki] (in Finnish) the Linda's service center for the elderly,[https://www.sipoonpalvelutalosaatio.fi/palvelutalo-linda/ Palvelutalo Linda] (in Finnish) a gym,[https://gymsoderkulla.fi/ Gym Söderkulla] (in Finnish) R-kioski, a library, three grocery stores (such as K-Supermarket[https://www.k-ruoka.fi/kauppa/k-supermarket-soderkulla K-Supermarket Söderkulla] (in Finnish)), a kindergarten and the South Sipoo School. In connection with primary school, there is also a Swedish-language Söderkulla skolan. In 2018, Söderkulla Church, designed by Juhani Aalto, was completed in Söderkulla[https://www.sipoonsanomat.fi/artikkeli/697224-sipoossa-on-kirkko-vihkimista-vaille-valmis Sipoon Sanomat: Sipoossa on kirkko vihkimistä vaille valmis] (in Finnish) and also as a parish center with study rooms, club rooms and a youth center. The church is used by both the Finnish and Swedish parishes in Sipoo.[https://www.sipoonsuomalainenseurakunta.fi/kirkot-ja-tilat/soderkullan-kirkko Söderkullan kirkko - Sipoon suomalainen seurakunta] (in Finnish) The building utilizes geothermal and solar energy.[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10048845 YLE: Uuden kirkon suunnittelu on nykypäivän arkkitehdille harvinainen kunnia] (in Finnish)

Söderkulla is also home to Söderkulla Manor,[http://www.soderkulla.fi/fi/etusivu/ SG Catering - Söderkullan kartano] (in Finnish) which was founded in 1557. The current Art Nouveau-styled manor house was designed by Karl Lindahl and was completed in 1908.Esa Juntunen: Sipoo pistää kartanon rahoiksi, page A 11. Helsingin Sanomat, February 25, 2011. (in Finnish) The manor estate is owned by the municipality of Sipoo, and its main building has previously been leased to a bespoke restaurant entrepreneur. In the spring of 2011, the municipality planned to sell the manor, which was frowned upon. The sale intentions were canceled, and the manor will become a center of cultural services, where the municipality's activities in the courtyard buildings are now planned.[http://yle.fi/alueet/helsinki/2011/08/soderkullan_kartanosta_kulttuurikeskus_2828894.html YLE: Söderkullan kartanosta kulttuurikeskus] (in Finnish)