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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.

Located at 60.1792, 24.9506 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Subdivisions 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.

Located at 60.1842, 24.9492 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Districts of Helsinki, Neighbourhoods of Helsinki

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.

Located at 60.18, 24.9506 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Helsinki Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1982

Pasila railway station

Pasila railway station is a railway station in Helsinki, Finland, approximately 3.5 kilometres north of Helsinki Central railway station. It is the second busiest railway station in Finland, after Helsinki Central, and takes up a large part of the district of Pasila. The station was first opened in 1862. Pasila station is used to ease the congestion on the city's central station by serving as an alternate point of departure or arrival within Helsinki.

Located at 60.1986, 24.9336 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Helsinki

Linnanmäki

Linnanmäki (Swedish: Borgbacken, colloquially Lintsi, literal translation Castle Hill) is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened on May 27, 1950 and is owned by non-profit Lasten Päivän Säätiö (Children's Day Foundation). Linnanmäki has 43 different rides of different sizes. It also has other attractions, such as arcades, games, kiosks, restaurants and an outdoor stage on which different performers appear in the summer. In 2006, the park welcomed its 50th million visitor.

Located at 60.1883, 24.9403 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Linnanmäki, 1950 establishments in Finland, Amusement parks in Finland, Parks in Helsinki

Panoraama

Panoraama is a 53 metres tall gyro tower at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki. Panoraama was built in 1987 by Intamin and offers capacity for 400 visitors per hour. Its previous name was Panorama, but the name was changed to Panoraama (additional letter "a") when Linnanmäki changed the naming policy for its rides and started to use only words that are correct Finnish language.

Located at 60.1876, 24.9411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Towers in Finland, Buildings and structures in Helsinki, Linnanmäki

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.

Located at 60.1917, 24.9428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Quarters of Helsinki

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.

Located at 60.1886, 24.9417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Finland, Linnanmäki, Roller coasters introduced in 1951

Eläintarha

Eläintarha is a large park in central Helsinki, Finland. The name "eläintarha" means "zoo". The park's location acts as a divisor between the districts of Töölö to the west, and Hakaniemi and Kallio to the east. The southern half of the park includes two bays of the Baltic Sea: Töölönlahti to the west, and Eläintarhanlahti to the east. The railroad tracks running northwards from the Helsinki Central railway station run between these bays, effectively splitting the Eläintarha park in half.

Located at 60.1903, 24.9297 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks in Helsinki

Kirnu

Kirnu is a steel roller coaster located at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. Kirnu is Intamin's first ball coaster.

Located at 60.1883, 24.94 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Finland, Linnanmäki, Roller coasters introduced in 2007

Eläintarhan ajot

Eläintarhan ajot (Suomen Grand Prix in Finnish, Djurgårdsloppet in Swedish, Eltsun ajot in slang) or Suomen Suurajot (Finnish Grand Race) as it was called in 1932 was a motor racing competition arranged between years 1932 and 1963 in Eläintarha, Helsinki, Finland. The idea for the race came from a racing driver, S. P. J. Keinänen. Its racing history included the pre-war Finnish Grand Prix.

Located at 60.189, 24.932 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Finnish Grand Prix, Motorsport venues in Finland, Pre–World Championship Grands Prix, Formula One non-Championship races, History of Helsinki, Motorsport in Finland, Recurring sporting events established in 1932

Vonkaputous

Vonkaputous is a water roller coaster located at Linnanmäki in Helsinki. In Vonkaputous, you ride in a long boat. In the end of the ride, it splashes to the water.

Located at 60.1883, 24.9381 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Finland, Linnanmäki, Roller coasters introduced in 2001

Linnunrata

Linnunrata is a roller coaster located at Linnanmäki in Helsinki. It was known as Space Express during 2000-2003 seasons, but when Linnanmäki started a new naming policy in 2004, using only Finnish names for its rides, the ride was renamed Linnunrata. Linnunrata means Milky Way in Finnish. When inside, to get to the rollercoaster, you first walk through some space station -styled rooms. The actual ride has an outer space style, starting by flashing bright LED lights.

Located at 60.1878, 24.94 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Finland, Linnanmäki, Roller coasters introduced in 2000

Tulireki

Tulireki is a roller coaster located at Linnanmäki in Helsinki, Finland. It is Kalevala featured, just like Salama.

Located at 60.1881, 24.9381 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Finland, Linnanmäki, Roller coasters introduced in 2004

Pikajuna

Pikajuna is a roller coaster located at Linnanmäki in Helsinki. It was known as City Express during 1990–2003 seasons, but when Linnanmäki started a new naming policy in 2004, using only Finnish names for its rides, the ride was renamed Pikajuna. Pikajuna means "Express Train" in Finnish. Some roller coaster enthusiasts consider this ride as non-roller coaster, because the train has an engine that pulls it forward, whereas "real" roller coasters are not powered.

Located at 60.1875, 24.9381 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Finland, Linnanmäki, Roller coasters introduced in 1990

Salama (roller coaster)

Salama (English: Lightning) is a steel roller coaster located at Linnanmäki in Helsinki, Finland. It was constructed for the 2008 season. It is built on top of Hurjakuru, a river rafting ride. Salama got its name from Kalevala, the national epic of Finland.

Located at 60.1872, 24.9392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Finland, Linnanmäki

Helsinki Swimming Stadium

Helsinki Swimming Stadium is an outdoors swimming venue in Helsinki, Finland, located in the Eläintarha area to the northeast of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

Located at 60.1888, 24.9309 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sport in Helsinki, Swimming venues in Finland, Buildings and structures in Helsinki, 1952 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic diving venues, Olympic swimming venues, Olympic water polo venues

Helsinki Workers' House

The Helsinki Workers' House, also known as Paasitorni, is an Art Nouveau convention and conference centre located in Hakaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. It was built in 1908 as conference and leisure premises for the working class, and for a long time, served actively as a workers' house. In the 1970s, the premises hosted a dancing restaurant. Today, it hosts a pub and a restaurant as well as congress facilities.

Located at 60.1786, 24.9472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Helsinki

Helsinki Velodrome

The Helsinki Velodrome is an outdoor velodrome and football stadium in Helsinki, Finland. It was built in 1938–1940 for the 1940 Summer Olympics which were cancelled due to World War II. After the war, it was a venue of the 1952 Summer Olympics for the track cycling and field hockey events. The protected functionalist concrete building was designed by Hilding Ekelund. The track is 400 meters in length and is used for most national events. American football and lacrosse is played on the infield.

Located at 60.2028, 24.9428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Football venues in Finland, Velodromes, 1952 Summer Olympic venues, Cycle racing in Finland, Olympic cycling venues, Olympic field hockey venues

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.

Located at 60.1883, 24.9442 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Helsinki, Concert halls in Finland, Cultural infrastructure completed in 1958, Visitor attractions in Helsinki

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.

Located at 60.1883, 24.9531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Quarters of Helsinki

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.

Located at 60.186, 24.956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Helsinki

Alppiharju

Alppiharju is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland. Alppiharju is divided into two neighborhoods Alppila and Harju, hence the name.

Located at 60.1883, 24.9453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Helsinki

Itä-Pasila

Itä-Pasila, Östra Böle is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.

Located at 60.199, 24.938 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Helsinki

Alppila Upper Secondary School

Alppila Upper Secondary School is a school located in Helsinki, Finland. The school was founded in 1959. The current principal is Pirjo Majakangas from Helsinki.

Located at 60.1917, 24.9394 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1959, Schools in Helsinki, Secondary schools in Finland