One of the two lyceum schools situated in Käpylä has a specific orientation towards students with an interest in the natural sciences.

The K, T, I and P trains of the Helsinki commuter rail system stop at Käpylä railway station.

Puu-Käpylä [‘wood Käpylä’] (Swedish ‘Trä-Kottby’) is well known as the earliest example in Finland of the Garden City Movement.

The mostly 2-storey semi-detached timber houses are arranged around sheltered courtyards, where originally the tenants’ vegetable gardens were sited.

Välikangas, together with architect Hilding Ekelund, also participated in the design of the Olympic Village situated in Käpylä.