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University of Helsinki

The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku (in Swedish Åbo) in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available. Around 36,500 students are currently enrolled in the degree programs of the university spread across 11 faculties and 11 research institutes.

Located at 60.1694, 24.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bank of Finland

The Bank of Finland is the central bank of Finland. It is the fourth oldest central bank in the world.

Located at 60.1712, 24.9525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Helsinki Cathedral

Helsinki Cathedral (Finnish: Helsingin tuomiokirkko, Suurkirkko; Swedish: Helsingfors domkyrka, Storkyrkan) is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the neighbourhood of Kruununhaka in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. The church was originally built from 1830-1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. It was also known as St Nicholas' Church until the independence of Finland in 1917.

Located at 60.1703, 24.9522 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Havis Amanda

Havis Amanda is a nude female statue in Helsinki, Finland. It was sculpted by Ville Vallgren (1855-1940) in 1906 in Paris, but was not erected at its present location at the Market Square in Kaartinkaupunki until 1908. Havis Amanda is one of Vallgren's Parisian Art Nouveau works. It is cast in bronze and the fountain it resides in is made of granite. She is a mermaid who stands on seaweed as she rises from the water, with four fish spouting water at her feet and surrounded by four sea lions.

Located at 60.1675, 24.9514 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Statues and sculptures in Helsinki, Buildings and structures in Helsinki, 1906 sculptures, Fountains in Europe

Presidential Palace, Helsinki

The Presidential Palace in Helsinki, is one of the official residences in Helsinki of the President of the Republic of Finland. It is situated on the north side of Esplanadi, overlooking Market Square.

Located at 60.1683, 24.9562 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kruununhaka

Kruununhaka is a neighbourhood of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Kruununhaka became the area next to the harbour and the center, when Helsinki was moved from the earlier location in the mid-1660s. From the very beginning, the residents included city and state officials. Many buildings of the University of Helsinki are also situated in Kruununhaka.

Located at 60.1722, 24.9564 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Helsinki

Helsinki Senate Square

The Senate Square presents Carl Ludvig Engel's architecture as a unique allegory of political, religious, scientific and commercial powers in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. Senate Square and its surroundings make up the oldest part of central Helsinki. Landmarks and famous buildings surrounding the square are the Helsinki Cathedral, the Government Palace, main building of the University of Helsinki, and Sederholm house (Sederholmin talo), oldest building of central Helsinki dating from 1757.

Located at 60.1694, 24.9525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Squares in Helsinki, Neoclassical architecture in Finland, National squares

Aleksanterinkatu

Aleksanterinkatu is a street in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. In the city plan by Carl Ludvig Engel, it was the Decumanus Maximus, the main east-west street in the city, crossing the Cardo, Unioninkatu at the corner of the Senate Square. The street begins near the Presidential Palace and continues to meet with Mannerheimintie, the longest street in Helsinki.

Located at 60.169, 24.951 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Helsinki

Market Square, Helsinki

The Market Square is a central square in Helsinki, Finland, and one of the most famous market places and tourist attractions in the city. The Market Square is located near the centre of Helsinki, at the eastern end of Esplanadi and bordering the Baltic Sea to the south and Katajanokka to the east.

Located at 60.167, 24.955 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Retail markets in Finland, Squares in Helsinki

House of Nobility (Finland)

The House of Nobility either refers to the institution of the Finnish nobility or the palace of the noble estate. The Finnish nobility was until 1906 the first of the four estates of the realm.

Located at 60.1697, 24.9564 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Grand Duchy of Finland, Finnish nobility

House of the Estates

The House of the Estates is a historical building in Helsinki, Finland. From 1891, when it was built, it housed the three commoner estates of the four estates of the realm of Finland. The estates were superseded at the 1906 parliamentary reform by the foundation of the unicameral parliament of Finland. The parliament settled elsewhere, leaving Säätytalo for secondary usage. Today the House of the Estates houses sporadic governmental meetings.

Located at 60.1712, 24.9537 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Helsinki, Legislative buildings in Europe

Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki

Uspenski Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. Its name comes from the Old Church Slavonic word uspenie, which denotes the Dormition. Designed by the Russian architect Alexey Gornostaev (1808–1862). The cathedral was built after his death in 1862–1868. The crypt chapel of the cathedral is named after the holy Alexander Hotovitzky, who served as vicar of the Orthodox parish of Helsinki 1914–1917.

Located at 60.1683, 24.96 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cathedrals in Finland, Churches completed in 1868, 19th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Katajanokka, Churches in Helsinki, Gothic Revival architecture in Finland, Neo-Byzantine architecture in Finland

City Centre Campus

The City Centre Campus is one of the four campus areas of the University of Helsinki. It is located at the historic centre of Helsinki. The campus houses the following faculties: Faculty of Arts Faculty of Behavioural Sciences Faculty of Law Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Theology In addition, the university central administration and several independent research institutes.

Located at 60.1703, 24.9505 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Campuses

National Library of Finland

The National Library of Finland is the foremost research library in Finland. Administratively the library is part of the University of Helsinki. Until 1 August 2006, it was known as the Helsinki University Library. In addition to being the most important of the libraries of the University of Helsinki, the National Library is responsible for storing the Finnish cultural heritage.

Located at 60.1703, 24.9503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Military Museum of Finland

The Military Museum of Finland is the central museum of the Finnish Defence Forces and the national special museum of military history. It is located in Helsinki and it is part of the Finnish National Defence University. Military Museums exhibitions in Kruununhaka and Suomenlinna had around 50 000 visitors in 2010. The most popular exhibition space is submarine Vesikko, visited by around 27 000 people annually.

Located at 60.175, 24.96 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Military and war museums in Finland, Museums in Helsinki

Cholera Basin

The Cholera basin is the established name for the western harbour basin in front of the Market Square in Helsinki, Finland.

Located at 60.1672, 24.9529 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Helsinki, History of Helsinki, Buildings and structures in Helsinki, Ports and harbours of Finland

Herring fair

The herring market or herring fair is an annual event held in Helsinki, Finland, in October every year. During the herring market, many archipelagans arrive in the Eteläsatama (Södra hamnen) harbour to sell fish and other archipelago products directly from their boats. The event is organised by the city of Helsinki. The event is very old; according to common knowledge it was first held in 1743. In 1820 its place was settled as Eteläsatama.

Located at 60.1674, 24.9525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Culture in Helsinki, History of Helsinki, Visitor attractions in Helsinki, Recurring events established in 1743, Retail markets in Finland

Vironniemi

Vironniemi is a district of Helsinki, Finland, forming the core part of the city centre, thus also the central location of the Finnish governmental and financial decision making, and the location of Helsinki's most important churches. Vironniemi is the location of the Presidential Palace, the Palace of the Finnish Council of State, the Senate Square, the Helsinki Cathedral, the Uspenski Cathedral and the main office of the Bank of Finland.

Located at 60.1703, 24.9568 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Districts of Helsinki

Norrmén house

The Norrmén house, also known as the Norrmén castle and palace, was a red brick residential house representing the neo-renaissance architecture, situated for 63 years in Katajanokka, Helsinki, Finland, opposite the Uspenski Cathedral. It was designed by architect Theodor Höijer for the chairman of the Helsinki city council, Alfred Norrmén, who ordered the building plans from Höijer in 1896. The four-floor building was constructed at a fast pace, and the building was already completed in 1897.

Located at 60.1678, 24.9586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Helsinki, Former buildings and structures of Finland, Katajanokka

Wäiski

Wäiski is a restaurant ship located in Merihaka, Helsinki, Finland. It has normal restaurant services, and is also available for all kinds of private events, such as birthdays and company parties.

Located at 60.1776, 24.9582 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Government Palace (Finland)

The Government Palace in Helsinki, is the executive office building of the Government of Finland. It is located next to the Senate Square in central Helsinki.

Located at 60.1694, 24.9544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Embassy of Sweden, Helsinki

The Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Finland. It is located at Esplanadi. The current ambassador of Sweden to Finland, since January 2009, is Johan Molander.

Located at 60.1681, 24.9543 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Helsinki, Diplomatic missions in Helsinki, Diplomatic missions of Sweden, Finland–Sweden relations

Holy Trinity Church, Helsinki

The Holy Trinity Church is an Orthodox Church located in the Kruununhaka district of Helsinki, on the corner of Unioninkatu and Rauhankatu. The church was built in the neo-classical style in 1826 under the direction of the architect Carl Ludvig Engel, and was dedicated and opened in the following year. The Holy Trinity services the city's orthodox community with masses held in both Church Slavic and Finnish.

Located at 60.1711, 24.9511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Carl Ludvig Engel buildings, Churches in Helsinki

National Archives of Finland

The National Archives of Finland is a Finnish government agency responsible for archiving official documents of the Finnish state and municipalities. It is situated in the capital Helsinki. The archives was created in 1816 as part of the Senate of Finland. The present building was built in 1890. The present Swedish name was adopted in 1939 and the present Finnish name in 1994. It was in 1939 it also became a central government agency of its own.

Located at 60.1717, 24.9524 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Archives in Finland, Buildings and structures in Helsinki, National archives, Heraldic authorities, Neoclassical architecture in Finland

Helsinki University Museum

Helsinki University Museum 'Arppeanum' is the museum of the University of Helsinki located on Snellmanninkatu off the north-east corner of Senate Square.

Located at 60.1703, 24.9536 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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