Harju
in Helsinki of Uusimaa, Finland
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Helsinki Malmi Airport (6 mi) - Helsinki Vantaa Airport (9 mi)
- Hyvinkaa Airport (32 mi)
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Tallinn Airport (54 mi) - Forssa Airport (61 mi)
- Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport (71 mi)
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (96 mi)
- Halli Airport (115 mi)
- Fortress of Suomenlinna (Unesco heritage, 3 mi)
- Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Verla Groundwood and Board Mill (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
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Struve Geodetic Arc (Unesco heritage, 92 mi) - Korkeasaari (zoo, (1 mi)
- Keilasatama (marina, (4 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 60.188 and 24.952 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 60° 11' 16" and E 24° 57' 5"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Finnish, Swedish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:39 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:45 am and 8:52 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Finland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Finland. Last Update: 2024-04-20 08:25:34
Touring Harju
Harju in Helsinki (Uusimaa) is a town located in Finland a little north-east of Helsinki, the country's capital place.
Time in Harju is now 11:39 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Helsinki with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Harju, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Finland is Helsinki Malmi Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Finland is Fortress of Suomenlinna in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), South-East. We collected 2 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Helsinki, Vantaa, Kauniainen, Tuusula and Kerava. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -0°C / 31 °F
| Morning Temperature | -3°C / 27 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -0°C / 31 °F |
| Night Temperature | -2°C / 29 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 72% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light snow |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
2°C (36 °F)
-0°C (31 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
2°C (36 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
1°C (34 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Haven
Hotel F6
Cumulus City Hakaniemi Helsinki
Crowne Plaza HELSINKI
SCANDIC PARK
Lilla Roberts
Helsinki Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel
Solo Sokos Torni
Original Sokos Helsinki
Klaus K Hotel
Videos from this area
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HE106 Helsinki City Fire Department/Helsingin kaupungin Pelastuslaitos [FI | 1.2015]
HE106 Aerial Ladder Platform (Bronto Skylft 61 meters) responding from the main fire station in Helsinki.
Helsinki IKEA Bus ride from Hakaniemi Market Square to Vantaa IKEA store, Finland
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HE40 + HE201 Helsinki City Rescue Department/Helsingin kaupungin Pelastuslaitos [FI | 2.2014]
HE40 + HE201 Helsingin Pelastuslaitos Helsingfors Räddningsverk Helsinki City Rescue Department.
Парк Linnanmaki в Хельсинки - экстремальный аттракцион Ukko | Extreme attraction in Helsinki (FHD)
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Star Wars Battlefront - Assault on Cloud City
Star Wars Battlefront Cloud City with Clubbed to Death by Rob Dougan.
Vuoristorata, Linnanmäki - side friction wooden rollercoaster
Vuoristorata (literally "rollercoaster" in Finnish) was built at Linnanmäki in Helsinki, Finland. It is the last side friction wooden rollercoaster ever built, and still features a brakeman...
Linnanmäki (Helsinki, Finland) Montage
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13.8.2012 StureJazzBar: Chris Carmichael trio
13.8.2012 StureJazzBar: Chris Carmichael trio.
First day of training for Helsinki city run 2013
Jonne, our trainer giving some advice for everybody about how to start preparing for a marathon. Today we start our life-changing challenge and jonne will our coach.
Machinima Somedi Project Demo in Helsinki City Adult Education Centre in Second Life.wmv
Somedi-hankkeen esittely Helsingin työväenopiston virtuaaliosastolla Second Lifessa, Machinima-videoklippi. Virtuaaliosasto Second Lifessa http://tinyurl.com...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hakaniemi
Hakaniemi is an unofficial district of Helsinki, the Finnish capital. It is considered a part of the Helsinki city center. Historically, it was often associated with the working class and worker's associations. However, the cost of living has risen considerably in recent years and is now on par with the rest of the downtown area of Helsinki.
Kallio
Kallio is a district and a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, located on the eastern side of the Helsinki peninsula about one kilometere north from the city centre. It is one of the most densely populated areas in Finland. Kallio is separated from the city centre by the Siltasaarensalmi strait, over which is a bridge called Pitkäsilta ("long bridge"). Traditionally, the bridge marks the symbolic divide between the bourgeois centre and the more working class areas around Kallio.
Hakaniemi metro station
Hakaniemi or Hagnäs is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the central Helsinki districts of Hakaniemi and Kallio. The station was among the first metro stations opened in Helsinki, on 1 June 1982, and was designed by Mirja Castrén, Juhani Jauhiainen, and Marja Nuuttila. It is located 0.9 kilometres from the Kaisaniemi metro station, and 0.9 kilometres from the Sörnäinen metro station. The station is situated at a depth of 23 metres below ground level.
Sörnäinen metro station
Sörnäinen or Sörnäs is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the central Helsinki districts of Sörnäinen and Kallio. When heading east, Sörnäinen is the last station that is actually underground - the eastern part of the metro service is mostly above ground (part of Vuosaari line is also underground) The station was opened on 1 September 1984, designed by Jouko Kontio and Seppo Kilpiä.
Vallila
Vallila is a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Vallila is a central-northern neighbourhood, bordered by Pasila to the west and Alppiharju to the south. Like Kallio, Vallila is mostly residential and has a reputation of being a working-class neighbourhood. In the past two decades people from artistic professions have found the area.
Alppila
Alppila is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located north of the city centre, between the districts of Kallio and Pasila, and together with Harju it forms the district of Alppiharju. Alppila has a population of 4244 (as of 2005) and an area of 0.60 km². The Linnanmäki amusement park is located in Alppila.
Vuoristorata
Vuoristorata is a roller coaster in the Finnish amusement park Linnanmäki. It opened on July 13, 1951 and was designed as a temporary attraction for the Linnanmäki park, opened in 1950. One of the main reasons for its construction was to attract tourists of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Since then, its temporary status was renewed for extended periods, until eventually it was regarded as a permanent structure.
Theatre Academy Helsinki
The Theatre Academy is a specialized university located in Helsinki, Finland. It provides education in performing arts, including acting (in Finnish and in Swedish), directing, dramaturgy and script writing, dance, choreography, lighting design and sound design. The Theater Academy educates artists in two languages: Finnish and Swedish.
Kulttuuritalo
Kulttuuritalo (Finnish for The House of Culture) is a building in Alppila, Helsinki. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, and is considered to be one of his main works.
Harju, Helsinki
Harju is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located northeast from the city centre, part of Alppiharju neighbourhood, between the quarters of Alppila, Torkkelinmäki, Linjat and neighbourhoods Sörnäinen and Vallila. Harju has a population of 7,237 (as of 1 January 2005) and an area of 0.27 km². Harju has the highest population density per km² in Finland, along with the neighboring Torkkelinmäki quarter. Apartments in Harju are usually very small, single-person flats.
Torkkelinmäki
Torkkelinmäki, Torkelsbacken is a central neighborhood of Kallio, Helsinki, Finland. Its boundaries are Hämeentie on the east, Helsinginkatu on the north, Kaarlenkatu on the west and Viides linja on the south. LIke elsewhere in Kallio, the area's apartments are small, for the most part consisting of one or two rooms.
Alppiharju
Alppiharju is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland. Alppiharju is divided into two neighborhoods Alppila and Harju, hence the name.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Harju.
Helsinki University of Technology student village: Hakamäentie − Hakamäentie, Ilmala, Helsinki University of Technology student village (source)
Helsinki: Rautatientori − South Harbour, Helsinki (source)
Helsinki › North-West: Helen − power) Solar plant at Suvilahti, Helsinki (source)
Helsinki: Tie 51 − Ruoholahti, Helsinki (source)
Ruoholahti: Helsinki − Jätkäsaari, Ruoholahti (source)
Ruoholahti: Helsinki − Jätkäsaari, Ruoholahti (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Harju, Ås
