Laajasalo
District of Helsinki
Uusimaa - Finland

Finnish submarine Vesikko

Vesikko is a Vesikko-class submarine, which was launched on 10 May 1933 at the Crichton-Vulcan dock in Turku. Until 1936 it was named by its manufacturing codename CV 707. Vesikko was ordered by a Dutch engineering company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw in 1930 as a commercial submarine prototype. Vesikko was one of the five submarines to serve in the Finnish Navy.

Located at 60.1425, 24.9896 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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German Type II submarines, Submarines of the Finnish Navy, Submarines of the Netherlands, Submarines of Germany, Ships built in Finland, 1933 ships, World War II submarines of Finland, Museum ships in Finland, Suomenlinna

Herttoniemi

Herttoniemi is a neighbourhood and a suburb of Helsinki, the Finnish capital. It is located about 7 km east of the city centre and can be easily reached by metro in 10 minutes. It has an older northern suburb and a newer coastal suburb with ferry connections to the city centre. There once was a large harbour in Herttoniemi, but in the 1990s, this industrial harbour area was demolished and converted to a tightly populated residential area and marina.

Located at 60.2, 25.05 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Helsinki

Korkeasaari

Korkeasaari is an island in Helsinki, Finland where the country's biggest zoo is situated. The English name of the zoo is Helsinki Zoo. The zoo is located on a 22-hectare rocky island. It's connected to mainland via a bridge to Mustikkamaa, where there is access to the zoo all year round. A ferry and water buses take visitors to the island summertime from Kauppatori and Hakaniemi. Korkeasaari is one of the most popular places among visitors in Helsinki.

Located at 60.175, 24.9842 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1889 establishments in Russia, Zoos in Finland, Buildings and structures in Helsinki, Parks in Helsinki, Geography of Helsinki, Finnish islands in the Baltic

Kulosaari metro station

Kulosaari or Brändö is a ground-level station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the island district of Kulosaari in East Helsinki. The station was one of the first metro stations opened in Helsinki, on 1 June 1982, and was designed by Jaakko Ylinen and Jarmo Maunula. It is located 1.8 kilometres from Kalasatama metro station, and 1.4 kilometres from Herttoniemi metro station.

Located at 60.1889, 25.0081 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Helsinki Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1982

Herttoniemi metro station

Herttoniemi or Hertonäs is a ground-level station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the district of Herttoniemi in East Helsinki. The station was one of the first metro stations opened in Helsinki, on 1 June 1982, and was designed by Jaakko Ylinen and Jarmo Maunula. It is located 1.4 kilometres from the Kulosaari metro station, and 1.4 kilometres from the Siilitie metro station.

Located at 60.195, 25.0308 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Helsinki Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1982

Siilitie metro station

Siilitie or Igelkottsvägen is a ground-level bridge station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the northern part of the district of Herttoniemi in East Helsinki. The station was one of the first metro stations opened in Helsinki, on 1 June 1982, and was designed by Jaakko Ylinen and Jarmo Maunula. It is located 1.3 kilometres from the Herttoniemi metro station, and 2.1 kilometres from the Itäkeskus metro station.

Located at 60.2053, 25.0436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Helsinki Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1982

Kulosaari

Kulosaari is an island and a suburb in Helsinki, Finland. It is also the 42nd neighbourhood of the city. Construction of villas on the island started in the beginning of the 20th century, and a bridge from Sörnäinen was opened in 1919. Kulosaari was an independent municipality since 1922 until 1946, when it was merged to Helsinki. Trams served the island from 1910 to 1951 – before the first bridge was completed, ferries were used to transport the trams.

Located at 60.1833, 25.0167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Former municipalities of Finland, Finnish islands in the Baltic, Neighbourhoods of Helsinki

Siilitie

Siilitie, literally "Hedgehog Road", is a road in the suburb of Herttoniemi in eastern Helsinki, Finland. The surrounding district and its metro station are also named Siilitie, according to the road. The metro station is one of the original stations of the Helsinki Metro. Most of the low-rise apartment blocks in Siilitie district were built in the 1950s, but a few taller buildings as well were erected in the 1990s.

Located at 60.2092, 25.0381 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Streets in Helsinki

Suomenlinna Church

The Suomenlinna Church in Finland was built as a Greek Orthodox garrison church for the Russian troops of Suomenlinna sea fortress in 1854 and originally had five onion domes. It was converted into an Evangelical Lutheran church during the 1920s. Its extensive iconography was warehoused by the city of Helsinki, and their current whereabouts are unknown. Today its central dome doubles as a lighthouse making it one of only a few churches in the world that double as a lighthouse.

Located at 60.1478, 24.9861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1854, 20th-century Lutheran church buildings, Churches in Helsinki, Lutheran churches, Suomenlinna, Domes

Tammisalo

Tammisalo is a wealthy neighbourhood (number 44) and an island in eastern part of Helsinki, Finland. The population of Tammisalo is approximately 2,200 and its area is 0.73 km². The nearest districts are Herttoniemi, Roihuvuori and Laajasalo. In the viking era the coastal waterway from Sweden to Arab world went between Tammisalo and the continent along Porolahti bay.

Located at 60.1911, 25.0639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Helsinki, Finnish islands in the Baltic

Roihuvuori

Roihuvuori (Swedish: Kasberget, or Roihis and Roihika) is a quarter, part of Herttoniemi neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland. The population of Roihuvuori is approximately 8,000 and its area is 1.47 km². There is a church, two schools, shops and restaurants in Roihuvuori. There is also a water tower, Japanese style garden and playground Tuhkimo. Each street in Roihuvuori were named after fairy tales, with the exception being Roihuvuori's main street (Roihuvuorentie).

Located at 60.2, 25.0667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Quarters of Helsinki

Santahamina

Santahamina is an island and neighbourhood of Eastern Helsinki, Finland. At present it is a military base housing the Guard Jaeger Regiment, making access restricted. The Finnish National Defence University (NDU) is also located on the island.

Located at 60.15, 25.05 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Helsinki, Finnish islands in the Baltic

Laajasalo

Laajasalo is a group of islands that forms a neighbourhood in southern Helsinki, the capital of Finland. As of 2005, it had a population of 16,486. \t\t \t\t\tChurch in Laajasalo Helsinki. jpg \t\t\t Church in Laajasalo \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tLaajasalo Oil Harbour. jpg \t\t\t Laajasalo Oil Harbour

Located at 60.1806, 25.0542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Finnish islands in the Baltic, Neighbourhoods of Helsinki

National Defence University (Finland)

The Finnish National Defence University is the Finnish Defence Forces' university located in Helsinki. The university trains officers for the Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard. The university has sites in Helsinki's Santahamina and Kruununhaka and in Tuusula. Prior to 2007, the school referred itself in English to as the National Defence College.

Located at 60.1536, 25.0547 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Military of Finland, Universities in Finland, Educational institutions established in 1993, Military academies of Finland

Viikki Campus

The Viikki Campus is a campus area of the University of Helsinki in Finland, focusing on biological sciences. It comprises following units: Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Faculty of Biosciences Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Institute of Biotechnology Viikki Science Library Besides these units of the University of Helsinki, the campus area also hosts the Helsinki Science Park and the Finnish Food Safety Authority.

Located at 60.2267, 25.0152 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Helsinki, Campuses, University of Helsinki

Kuninkaanportti

Kuninkaanportti or Kungsporten (Finnish and Swedish respectively for "the king's gate") is the principal entrance to the fortress Suomenlinna outside Helsinki. It is on the southernmost island of Suomenlinna, in front of the Kustaanmiekka strait, and is considered the main symbol of Suomenlinna. The gate was constructed from 1753 to 1754 at the place where King Adolf Frederick of Sweden anchored his ship when he was coming to inspect the construction of the fortress.

Located at 60.14, 24.99 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Suomenlinna

Vanhankaupunginselkä

Vanhankaupunginselkä (also called Vanhankaupunginlahti, Swedish: Gammelstadsfjärden) is a bay area which together with parts of adjoining Viikki district constitute a natural conservation zone near downtown Helsinki in the southern part of Finland. The area is listed in Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, is part of European Union's Natura 2000 program and is also listed as BirdLife International's Important Bird Area.

Located at 60.2, 25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Geography of Helsinki, Bays of Finland, Ramsar sites in Finland, Important Bird Areas

Battle of Suomenlinna

The Battle of Suomenlinna (also known as Battle of Viapori) was fought between Russias and British/French forces.

Located at 60.1481, 24.9864 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Battles involving Finland, Suomenlinna, Battles of the Crimean War, 1855 in Europe, Conflicts in 1855

Playground Tuhkimo

Playground Tuhkimo (Leikkipuisto Tuhkimo in Finnish, Lekparken Askungen in Swedish) is a public, free of charge park at Roihuvuori district in Helsinki, Finland.

Located at 60.1981, 25.0528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Parks in Helsinki

Sosiaalikeskus Satama

Sosiaalikeskus Satama (Harbor Social Center) was a social center in Helsinki, Finland, opened in April 2009. It was located 500 metres north of the Kalasatama metro station along the Kyläsaarenkatu street, in an old customs building in the central Helsinki district of Sörnäinen, left empty when the harbor operations moved to the Vuosaari Harbor (hence the name satama, harbor). The building had 360 square metres in three stories.

Located at 60.1933, 24.9792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Helsinki, Social centres

Länsi-Herttoniemi

Länsi-Herttoniemi, Västra Hertonäs is a southeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.

Located at 60.2167, 25.0333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Jollas, Helsinki

Jollas is a southeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.

Located at 60.1667, 25.0833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Tullisaari

Tullisaari, Turholm is a southeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.

Located at 60.1833, 25.0333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Hermanni (Helsinki)

Hermanni is a neighbourhood in Central major district of Helsinki, Finland. As of 2008, Hermanni has 3,580 inhabitants living in an area of 1.06 km. Hermanni is part of Vallila district.

Located at 60.2, 24.9833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Vartiosaari

Vartiosaari is a district of Helsinki, Finland.

Located at 60.185, 25.0767 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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