Kasperi is a district of Seinäjoki, Finland. It is located about four kilometers to the southeast from the city center. Kasperi and its Hallilanvuori sub-district are a part of the Kasperi ward, which also includes eastern Kivistö.Tietoa Taskuun (pdf)
Local services include primary education, a grocery store, a pub, and the Toimintojen Talo community center with a lunch restaurant and other services.Seinäjoen kaupunki (2021): Asemakaavan selostus: Kasperi: Rautatiekadun jatkeen asunto- ja työpaikka-alueet. In 2022, the population of the Kasperi district (including Hallilanvuori) was 3,759.
History Kasperi was mostly built during the 1970s and 1980s as part of the development of suburban housing estates (lähiö) in Finland.Kauppinen, Timo M. & Mukkila, Susanna: Lähiöalueiden väestörakenteen kehitys suurissa kaupungeissa vuosina 1995-2019. THL.Koivunen, Emma-Reetta: Tietotekniikka kaupunkilaisten olohuoneessa. In Tiainen, Tarja (ed.): En kehu, mutta tulipahan sekin taas tehtyä. Tampereen yliopisto, 2004. The designing of the neighborhood was inspired by the Tapiola district of Espoo. Kasperi was named after Kasperi Kustaa's farmhouse, which was located in the area and called Kasperi. In the 2000s, the Hallilanvuori residential area was built next to a mountain of the same name in southern Kasperi.
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