Destination Guide: Kauniainen (Uusimaa, Helsinki) in Finland

Kauniainen
in Helsinki of Uusimaa, Finland

How to get there and get around

Noteable things around

Fortress of Suomenlinna (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
Struve Geodetic Arc (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
Korkeasaari (zoo, (9 mi)
Keilasatama (marina, (4 mi)

Location Summary

Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):: 60.212 and 24.728 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:: N 60° 12' 43" and E 24° 43' 39"
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: 01:02 AM (Thursday): Timezone: Europe/Helsinki; UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:: 5:31 am and 9:06 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

Current travel safety evaluation for Finland in Northern Europe

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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40

Touring Kauniainen

Kauniainen in Helsinki (Uusimaa) with it's 8,688 residents is a town located in Finland a little west of Helsinki, the country's capital place.

Time in Kauniainen is now 01:02 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Helsinki with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Kauniainen, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Finland is Helsinki Vantaa Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 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 10 mi (or 16 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: Espoo, Helsinki, Nurmijaervi, Kirkkonummi and Vantaa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 38 °F

Morning Temperature	-1°C / 31 °F
Evening Temperature	4°C / 39 °F
Night Temperature	0°C / 33 °F
	0%
Air Humidity	76%
Air Pressure	1015 hPa
Wind Speed	Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions	Broken clouds, covering 74% of sky
General Conditions	Light snow

Thursday, 25th of April 2024

2°C (36 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Friday, 26th of April 2024

6°C (43 °F)
1°C (35 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Fast pizza baking in Kotipizza Kauniainen

Published: February 12, 2013
Length: 46:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: burnerco

Five pizza doughs baked in 47 seconds. Not bad:) Don't know whats the official record in Finland..

Operating VHF+UHF super tropo from OH2K

Published: November 11, 2011
Length: 11:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: oh2lak

Simo OH2LRE operating with a danish station OZ6OL (distance 908km) on 23cm at 10.11.2011 from Kauniainen Radio Club station OH2K during a super tropo opening over scandinavia. Stations from.

Using aprs.fi with D-Star Icom ID-1

Published: March 02, 2012
Length: 29:43 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Heikki Hannikainen

Sometimes people ask me how to use aprs.fi with D-Star. This might not be exactly what they were asking for, but here is a video displaying the new beta version of aprs.fi running over D-Star...

Albert Nyberg frontside flip in Proskate 2011

Published: August 28, 2011
Length: 08:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Zanttu97

Abbe's sick frontside flip. Helsinki hook up 2011.

Talvipäivän kulku Viherlaaksossa Espoossa

Published: February 06, 2015
Length: 04:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Antti A Valkama

Otin kuvia viiden minuutin välein aina pimeän tuloon asti. Kamera päätti valotusajasta, linssinä kalansilmä. Hauska kokeilu. Paikka on Tuohistanhualla Viherlaaksossa, Lippajärven rannassa.

The Vibrator returns - Volvo B8RLE [ZF Ecolife] / Nobina Finland 910

Published: October 26, 2014
Length: 01:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: RattijuoppoFIN

Hear one of these new Nissan engines make a woeful engine rattle.

Glimsinjoella Melominen

Published: June 04, 2014
Length: 55:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Melontareitit.com

Espoon Glimsinjoki on hyvä joki meloa, mutta koskiosuutta tulee varoa. Lisää reittikuvauksia: https://melontareitit.com.

Natasha & William Grani Backen

Published: February 22, 2011
Length: 05:57 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Siggeorden

JR1CFP & friends

Published: September 24, 2012
Length: 57:17 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: oh2lre

The world famous 5-star JA DX team was booming in Finland on 40m, Sunday 23.9.2012. Joe JR1CFP, Yoshi JA5CIC, Take JA8DKJ, Taka JL3KAU/M and Hiro JA5BIN. Nice conditions! Thanks for ...

jontun potkulauta

Published: April 12, 2012
Length: 23:37 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: MicroZ

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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.

Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä

Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä is a multi-use stadium in Kauniainen, Finland. The stadium is mainly used by the local football club, GrIFK and it holds a total of 700 spectators.

Located at 60.2164, 24.7078 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Sport in Kauniainen, Sports venues in Finland

Henttaa

Henttaa is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.

Located at 60.2, 24.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Espoo

Lippajärvi

Lippajärvi or Klappträsk is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.

Located at 60.2292, 24.7111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Espoo

Sepänkylä

Sepänkylä or Smedsby is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.

Located at 60.2042, 24.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Espoo

Viherlaakso

Viherlaakso or Gröndal is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.

Located at 60.2333, 24.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Espoo

Kauniainen railway station

Kauniainen railway station is a station on the VR commuter rail network located in the town of Kauniainen, Finland. The station building was designed by architect Bruno Granholm, and it was built in 1908. The station building was heavily damaged in a fire on 2008-08-30.

Located at 60.2119, 24.7319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Kauniainen, Railway stations in Uusimaa

Koivuhovi railway station

Koivuhovi or Björkgård is a station on the VR commuter rail network located between the stations of Kauniainen and Tuomarila. The station serves the E commuter line from Helsinki to Espoo Centre; and the S, U and night train L lines between Helsinki and Kirkkonummi. The station is approximately 17 kilometres from central Helsinki. The station has two platforms, and was opened in its current form in 1997.

Located at 60.2069, 24.7019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Uusimaa, Railway stations opened in 1997, Kauniainen

Ring II

Ring II (pronounced "ring two", Finnish: Kehä II, Swedish: Ring II) in the region of Espoo is one of the major highways in Finland, . The road runs north-south, connecting Turuntie in the north, to Länsiväylä in the south. Despite its name suggesting a circle, it has not been built as a true beltway yet, unlike the parallel Ring I and Ring III highways.

Located at 60.1953, 24.7436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ring roads, Roads in Finland, Transport in Espoo

Nearby places

Districts of the same city

These districts belong to Kauniainen.

Other districts

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Popular in vicinity

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Local Webcams

capture of the webcam Espoo: Tie 102 Hiidenkallion tunneli, suuaukko pohj. − Kehä II

Espoo: Tie 102 Hiidenkallion tunneli, suuaukko pohj. − Kehä II, Espoo (source)

capture of the webcam Espoo: Tie 102 Hiidenkallion tunneli, suuaukko etelä − Kehä II

Espoo: Tie 102 Hiidenkallion tunneli, suuaukko etelä − Kehä II, Espoo (source)

capture of the webcam Espoo: Tie 102 − Sepänkylä − Kehä II

Espoo: Tie 102 − Sepänkylä − Kehä II, Espoo (source)

capture of the webcam Espoo: Tie 102 − Turuntie st110 − Kehä II

Espoo: Tie 102 − Turuntie st110 − Kehä II, Espoo (source)

capture of the webcam Espoo: Tie 102 − Klovi − Kehä II

Espoo: Tie 102 − Klovi − Kehä II, Espoo (source)

capture of the webcam Espoo: Tie 102 − Karapellontie − Kehä II

Espoo: Tie 102 − Karapellontie − Kehä II, Espoo (source)

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Did you know?

This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kauniainen, კაუნიაინენი, 카우니아이넨, Kauniainenas, Кауниайнен, Grankulla, Гранкулла, Кауніайнен, کاؤنی آئینن, 考尼艾寧

Kauniainen in Uusimaa
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Kauniainen
in Helsinki of Uusimaa, Finland

Touring Kauniainen

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