Finikas

Finikas was created by the building cooperative of the Thessaloniki Tramway and Electricity Company employees. Construction began in 1928, and within five years, the settlement numbered 61 families (320 inhabitants). Finikas was served by the area of ​​Depot (as well as the neighbouring settlements of Votsis and Vyzantio). By 1945, the cooperative had erected buildings on two city blocks between Makryrachis, Ypsilantou, Kimis, Thermaikou, Epanomis, Eratyras and Aigaiou streets, as well as the buildings on the fronts of the neighbouring blocks. Most old workers’ residences are in this area. They were built in 1962 by the Workers’ Housing Organization. Ethnikis Antistaseos Street, the main road connecting Thessaloniki with Thessaloniki Airport “Makedonia” and the eastern suburban residential zone, passes through Finikas. Finikas is among the most verdant residential areas in Thessaloniki. It was designed as a “garden city”, and the houses are scattered between open communal areas.