Puolarmetsä
in Helsinki of Uusimaa, Finland

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
60.174 and 24.698 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 60° 10' 27" and E 24° 41' 52"
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: 05:45 PM (Sunday)
Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:23 am and 9:13 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10

Discover Puolarmetsä

Puolarmetsä in Helsinki (Uusimaa) is a place in Finland a little west of Helsinki, the country's capital city.

Current time in Puolarmetsä is now 05:45 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Helsinki with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports near Puolarmetsä, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Finland is Helsinki Vantaa Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 22 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), East. We encountered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kauniainen, Espoo, Helsinki, Kirkkonummi and Nurmijaervi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F

Morning Temperature 3°C / 38 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 54%
Air Pressure 1024 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 69% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Monday, 29th of April 2024

13°C (55 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

14°C (57 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

13°C (55 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

SCANDIC ESPOO -ESPOO

Address
3,0 mi
NIHTISILLANTIE 1
02630 Espoo
Finland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Forenom Espoo Kivenlahti Aparthotel

Address
2,7 mi
Tyrskyvuori 4
02320 Helsinki
Finland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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

Espoo MTB On the R.O.C.K.S.

Published: April 26, 2012
Length: 07:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ulf Lemström

Just a fun tuesday afternoon riding our Pivot Mach 5.7 bikes in Espoo Finland. Theese Rocks are just behind our house and they offer tons of fun! Allways remember that not all you see is necessaril...


MX2 955mm EPP basic flight and video test

Published: August 25, 2014
Length: 43:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Vesa Seppänen

Hobbyking MX2 3D EPP 955mm ARF. Basic flight and video test. Windy. Nöykkiö, Espoo, Finland.


Nobina Finland #114 Scania L94 Ikarus E94

Published: June 19, 2012
Length: 33:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: LimoSWN

Nobina Finland #114 Scania L94 Ikarus E94 Linjalla: Espoo,27 ( Espoon Keskus - Leppävaara ) Kuvattu: 22.03.2012 illalla.


Fireworks at Entresse, Espoon Keskus (27.11.2010)

Published: December 01, 2010
Length: 39:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Sami-Pekka Hallikas

Recorded with my iPhone 4, very low lightning. Shopping mall Entresse (in Espoo, Finland) had nice fireworks show to start christmas season. Yes, it was really cold, and we had snow! Feels...


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...


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 ...


Rainy day in Espoo

Published: November 12, 2014
Length: 00:56 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Toni Viemerö


Medi-Helin lähtö Ymmerstasta 9.8.2011 (edit)

Published: August 09, 2011
Length: 34:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sami-Pekka Hallikas

Still images are on my Flickr set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hallikas/sets/72157627395191348/


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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.

Nöykkiö

Nöykkiö or Nöykis is a district of Espoo, Finland. It was originally known only by its Swedish name Nöykis, but the Finnish name "Nöykkiö" came into use in the 1940s.

Located at 60.15, 24.6667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Espoo

Iso Omena

Iso Omena (Finnish for "Big Apple") is a shopping centre in Matinkylä, Espoo, Finland, opened on September 24, 2001. The construction of Iso Omena aimed to take heed of the wishes of the population of Espoo as well as possible. Because of this, Iso Omena includes many centralised municipal and private services. Iso Omena also includes apartments, with a direct connection to the shopping centre. Iso Omena includes 115 businesses.

Located at 60.1621, 24.7373 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Shopping centres in Espoo

Tuomarila

Tuomarila, is a district of Espoo, Finland. Tuomarila has its own railway station and a primary school.

Located at 60.2, 24.6667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Espoo

Tuomarila railway station

Tuomarila or Domsby is a station on the VR commuter rail network located in Espoo, Finland. The station serves the E commuter line from Helsinki to Espoo Central; and the S, U and night train L lines between Helsinki and Kirkkonummi. The station is located between Koivuhovi and Espoo Central. It is approximately nineteen kilometres from central Helsinki. The station has two platforms, and was opened in 1931.

Located at 60.2061, 24.6872 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Espoo

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 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Uusimaa, Railway stations opened in 1997, Kauniainen

Kaitaa

Kaitaa or Kaitans is a district of southern Espoo, Finland, located south of the Länsiväylä highway, with a population of 6000. Kaitaa mostly consists of detached houses, and contains the Hannusjärvi recreational area. There as been a preservation attempt in May 1998 to save the future of the lake. In the southern part of the district is the Iivisniemi apartment building area. Espoo plans high buildings along the coast-line.

Located at 60.15, 24.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Espoo

Soukka

Soukka or Sökö is district number 33 of Espoo, Finland, located in southwestern Espoo in the main district of Suur-Espoonlahti.

Located at 60.1406, 24.6719 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Espoo

Matinkylä metro station

Matinkylä or Mattby is a planned underground station to be built on the western metro extension of the Helsinki Metro in Finland, which is currently under construction. It will be located at the southern end of Iso Omena shopping centre.

Located at 60.1594, 24.7383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Helsinki Metro stations

capture of the webcam Espoo: Tie 50 Bemböle

Espoo: Tie 50 Bemböle, Espoo (source)

capture of the webcam Laurinlahti: Espoo − Espoonlahti − Weather station

Laurinlahti: Espoo − Espoonlahti − Weather station, Laurinlahti (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 − Klovi − Kehä II

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

capture of the webcam Espoo: Tie 51 − Finnoo

Espoo: Tie 51 − Finnoo, Espoo (source)

capture of the webcam Espoo: Tie 51 − Kivenlahti

Espoo: Tie 51 − Kivenlahti, Espoo (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Bolarskog