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Akalla is a suburb of Stockholm marked with high unemployment and high concentration of immigrants. It is located on the blue metro line and part of the Kista borough. Modern Akalla, with its concrete apartment buildings, as well as smaller houses, was constructed in the mid 1970s as a part of the million program. The suburb is build close to, and named after an old farm from the 17th century. The name of Akalla is known from 1323. Between 1905 and 1970, the area was used by the Swedish army as training grounds. The street names in Akalla are Finland related. The main street is called Sibeliusgången, in honour of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, and it is reserved for pedestrians only. Today, Akalla has a large population of immigrants from all over the world.

Right outside Akalla is Barkarby Airport, Sweden's oldest still active airport.

Stockholm Metro - Blue line
Line 10: Kungsträdgården - Hjulsta Kungsträdgården | T-Centralen Image:Tgreen.pngImage:Tred.pngImage:Jblue.png | Rådhuset | Fridhemsplan Image:Tgreen.png | Stadshagen | Västra skogen | Huvudsta | Vreten | Sundbybergs centrum Image:Jblue.png | Duvbo | Rissne | Rinkeby | Tensta | Hjulsta	Line 11: Kungsträdgården - Akalla Kungsträdgården | T-Centralen Image:Tgreen.pngImage:Tred.pngImage:Jblue.png | Rådhuset | Fridhemsplan Image:Tgreen.png | Stadshagen | Västra skogen | Solna centrum | Näckrosen | Hallonbergen | Kista | Husby | Akalla
Interchanges: Image:Tgreen.png Metro Green line | Image:Tred.png Metro Red line | Image:Jblue.png Pendeltåg (Commuter rail)

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