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Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

 has a total area of 686 km2 (264.8 mi2). 186 km2 (71.8 mi2) of it is land and 500 km2 (193 mi2) of the area is covered with water. It is located at 60°10′N 24°56′E.

Subdivisions

This is a listing of the neighborhoods and localities in the city of Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

 in alphabetical order. The list is not complete.

  • Arabianranta
    Arabianranta
    Arabianranta or Arabiastranden is a fast growing residential part of Helsinki, Finland. It is bound by Vanhankaupunginlahti bay from east, and connects to neighboring boroughs of Vanhakaupunki in north, Hermanni in south and Toukola and Kumpula in west...

  • Ala-Tikkurila
  • Alppila
    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 and an area of 0.60 km². The Linnanmäki amusement park is located in...

  • Eira
    Eira
    Eira is a neighborhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.The district dates back to the early 20th century and received its name after Eira Hospital in the neighboring district of Ullanlinna, which in turn took its name from Eira Hospital in Stockholm, which was named after Eir, the old...

  • Etu-Töölö
  • Haaga
    Haaga
    Haaga is a district and a former municipality in the Western major district of Helsinki with a population of 25,435.Haaga is divided into four subareas, which are Pohjois-Haaga , Etelä-Haaga , Kivihaka and Lassila.Haaga has two railway stations: Huopalahti railway station in south and...

  • Hakaniemi
    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...

  • Harju
    Harju, Helsinki
    Harju is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located north of 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 and an area of 0.27 km².-External links:...

  • Heikinlaakso
    Heikinlaakso
    Heikinlaakso , Henriksdal is a northeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.-Politics:Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Heikinlaakso:*National Coalition Party 29.3%*Social Democratic Party 21.6%...

  • Hermanni
  • Herttoniemi
    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...

  • Hietalahti
    Hietalahti, Helsinki
    Hietalahti is an unofficial district in the city of Helsinki, Finland.Hietalahti is a southern district, bordering the seaside, situated between Ruoholahti in the west and Kamppi in the north. Main attractions in Hietalahti include Helsinki's most popular flea market, a luxurious hotel and a...

  • Hietaniemi
  • Huopalahti
    Huopalahti
    Huopalahti was a municipality during the years 1920–1945 in Uusimaa, Finland. The municipality was bilingual.Current areas of Munkkiniemi, Lauttasaari and parts of northern Pasila were parts of Huopalahti....

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

  • Itäkeskus
    Itäkeskus
    Itäkeskus is a quarter in the neighbourhood of Vartiokylä in the eastern part of Helsinki. The district's main attraction is the largest covered-in shopping mall in the Nordic countries, Itäkeskus shopping centre...

  • Jakomäki
    Jakomäki
    Jakomäki is a quarter, part of Suurmetsä neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland.It has an area of 1,92 km2 and a population of 5,481 ....

  • Jollas
    Jollas, Helsinki
    Jollas is a southeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland....

  • Kaisaniemi
    Kaisaniemi
    Kaisaniemi is a part of the centre of Helsinki, Finland. It is located immediately north of the Helsinki Central railway station and south of Hakaniemi. The most famous part of Kaisaniemi is the Kaisaniemi park, a park covering many hectares right in the city centre...

  • Kallio
  • Kamppi
    Kamppi
    Kamppi is a neighbourhood in the centre of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name originally referred to a small area known as the "Kamppi field" , but according to the current official designation, "Kamppi" encompasses a much larger area with a population of 10,000 in 2004.The heart of Kamppi...

  • Kannelmäki
    Kannelmäki
    Kannelmäki is a sub-neighbourhood of the neighbourhood of Kaarela in Helsinki, Finland. Kannelmäki is located a bit more than ten kilometres from the centre of Helsinki, and is bounded by Kehä I in the south, Hämeenlinnanväylä in the east, and the Mätäjoki river in the west and north...

  • Katajanokka
    Katajanokka
    Katajanokka is a neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland, with around 4000 inhabitants in 2005. The district is located adjacent to the immediate downtown area, though in the first major town plan for Helsinki from the mid-18th century, the area fell outside the fortifications planned to encircle the...

  • Kivikko
    Kivikko
    Kivikko is the name of a quarter of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Part of the Mellunkylä district, it was built during the 1990s and the first decade of the 2000s. The quarter is located on the west side of Kontula, an important subregional centre and will have a population of 5000 once...

  • Konala
    Konala
    Konala , Kånala is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland. Konala has about 4500 inhabitants and about 3000 jobs. Konala is situated in Luoteis-Helsinki, north of Kehä I and Pitäjänmäki, west of Malminkartano and Kannelmäki...

  • Kontula
    Kontula
    Kontula is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland, part of the Mellunkylä neighbourhood. Due to its little higher than average concentration of government tenant housing complexes, immigrant and refugee population it is regarded as an average eastern Helsinki suburb.Kontula has been built mostly in the...

  • Koskela
    Koskela
    Koskela , Forsby is a district in the city of Helsinki, Finland.-Politics:Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Koskela:*Social Democratic Party 24.2%*True Finns 16.8%*Left Alliance 16.0%...

  • Kruununhaka
    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...


  • Kulosaari
    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...

  • Kumpula
    Kumpula
    Kumpula is a verdant neighbourhood in Helsinki, bordered by Eastern Pasila to the west, Vallila to the south, Käpylä and Koskela to the north and Toukola and Arabianranta to the east. As of January 1, 2003, Kumpula had approximately 3,600 inhabitants....

  • Käpylä
    Käpylä
    Käpylä is a neighbourhood of Helsinki with 7,600 inhabitants. Administratively speaking, Käpylä is a part of the Vanhakaupunki district.It is located between Kumpula, Oulunkylä and Koskela...

  • Laajasalo
    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....

  • Lassila
    Lassila
    Lassila , Lassas is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland....

  • Lauttasaari
    Lauttasaari
    Lauttasaari is an island and neighbourhood of Western Helsinki , about 3 kilometres west of the city centre....

  • Länsi-Pasila
    Länsi-Pasila
    Länsi-Pasila , Västra Böle is a central neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland....

  • Malmi
    Malmi, Helsinki
    Malmi is a regional center and a major district on the north-eastern part of Helsinki, Finland.It has a population of 24,312 . Malmi is divided into six subareas, which are Ylä-Malmi, Ala-Malmi, Pihlajamäki, Tattariharju, Malmin lentokenttä and Pihlajisto.Malmin peruspiiri is a related but...

  • Malminkartano
    Malminkartano
    Malminkartano is a suburb and a quarter in the northern part of Helsinki municipality, part of the Kaarela neighbourhood. Vantaankosken rata, the railway of Vantaankoski, has a station in Malminkartano. The suburb's artificial hill, Malminkartanonhuippu or Malminkartanon täyttömäki is the highest...

  • Maunula
    Maunula
    Maunula , Månsas is a northwestern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.For the 1952 Summer Olympics, it hosted part of the road cycling events.-Reference:* p. 554....

  • Meilahti
    Meilahti
    Meilahti is a neighbourhood of Helsinki between Mannerheimintie and a bay named Seurasaarenselkä. Most of the houses in Meilahti were built in the 1930s and 1940s. Meilahti is home to over 6700 people including the President of Finland Tarja Halonen who lives on the shore in the President's...

  • Mellunmäki
    Mellunmäki
    Mellunmäki has been a quarter of eastern Helsinki, Finland since 1946. Serious construction of the area began in 1950 and it was originally designed for 7000 inhabitants. There are over 8500 inhabitants in the area today . Apart from the grocery stores Mellunmäki does not offer many services...

  • Munkkiniemi
    Munkkiniemi
    Munkkiniemi is a neighbourhood in Helsinki. Subdivisions within the district are Vanha Munkkiniemi, Kuusisaari, Lehtisaari, Munkkivuori, Niemenmäki and Talinranta.The land in Munkkiniemi was from the 17th century a part of Munksnäs manor...

  • Munkkivuori
    Munkkivuori
    Munkkivuori is a quarter of the Munkkiniemi neighbourhood in Helsinki. The buildings and the plan of site are typical of the late 1950s. Most of the residential buildings in Munkkivuori are within a loop formed by Ulvilantie ring road...

  • Myllypuro
    Myllypuro
    Myllypuro , Kvarnbäcken is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland....

  • Oulunkylä
    Oulunkylä
    Oulunkylä is a suburb and a neighbourhood of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is located north from the center of the city.It has been inhabited since the 13th century. Earlier an independent municipality, it was made part of Helsinki in 1946. A rink used for speed skating and bandy is...

  • Pajamäki
    Pajamäki
    Pajamäki is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. It is located in Pitäjänmäki district., Pajamäki has 1,802 inhabitants living in an area of 0.27 km2.- References :...

  • Pakila
    Pakila
    Pakila is a neighbourhood in Northern Helsinki. It comprises Länsi-Pakila and Itä-Pakila. Pakila has approximately 9,829 inhabitants which of 6464 lives in Länsi-Pakila and 3365 in Itä-Pakila...

  • Paloheinä
    Paloheinä
    Paloheinä is one of four quarters of the Tuomarinkylä district in Northern Helsinki, Finland. Described by the municipality as "a place where habitation, traditional agricultural milieus, and the forest meet", the Paloheinä recreation area is the northern continuation of Helsingin keskuspuisto,...

  • Pasila
    Pasila
    is a suburb in Helsinki, Finland. It is a central-northern neighbourhood, bordering Alppila to the south, Central Park to the west and Vallila to the east....

  • Pihlajamäki
    Pihlajamäki
    Pihlajamäki , Rönnbacka is a northern-central quarter in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is part of the Malmi neighbourhood and the Latokartano district....

  • Pihlajisto
    Pihlajisto
    Pihlajisto , Rönninge is a northern-central neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland....

  • Pikku-Huopalahti
  • Pitäjänmäki
    Pitäjänmäki
    Pitäjänmäki is a district located on the westernmost district of Helsinki, Finland, near the border with Espoo. There are many IT and machine manufacturing companies in the area, especially around the Valimo railway station. Such companies include Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, ABB, Fujitsu...

  • Pohjois-Haaga
    Pohjois-Haaga
    Pohjois-Haaga , Norra Haga is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.-Sports:The following sports clubs are located in Pohjois-Haaga:* FC Pohjois-Haagan Urheilijat...

  • Pukinmäki
    Pukinmäki
    Pukinmäki is a district on the northeastern part of Helsinki, Finland.It has a population of 8,450 .Pukinmäki is located next to Ring I.Pukinmäki railway station is located in Pukinmäki....

  • Puistola
    Puistola
    Puistola is a northeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.- External links :...

  • Puotila
    Puotila
    Puotila , Botby gård is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.-Politics:Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Puotila:*Social Democratic Party 24.5%*National Coalition Party 19.9%*True Finns 15.6%...

  • Punavuori
    Punavuori
    Punavuori is a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.After the new location and growth of Helsinki in the 18th century, Punavuori became the area next to the center. During the 19th century the district had a seedy reputation. Most of the brothels and beerhouses were found in Punavuori...


  • Rastila
    Rastila
    Rastila , Rastböle is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland....

  • Roihuvuori
    Roihuvuori
    Roihuvuori 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...

  • Ruoholahti
    Ruoholahti
    Ruoholahti is a quarter in Helsinki, part of the Länsisatama neighbourhood and Kampinmalmi district. The name means Grass Bay and is pronounced...

  • Santahamina
    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...

  • Siilitie
    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...

  • Siltamäki
    Siltamäki
    Siltamäki , Brobacka is a northern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.Siltamäki is located next to Vantaa River, which forms the border with the City of Vantaa. The first signs of human activity in Siltamäki can be traced back to 2500-2000 BC...

  • Suomenlinna
    Suomenlinna
    Suomenlinna, until 1918 Viapori , or Sveaborg , is an inhabited sea fortress built on six islands , and which now forms part of the city of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.Suomenlinna is a UNESCO World Heritage site and popular with both tourists and locals, who...

  • Suurmetsä
    Suurmetsä
    Suurmetsä , Storskog is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland....

  • Suutarila
    Suutarila
    Suutarila is a subdistrict located next to Keravanjoki in a Northeastern major district of Helsinki, Finland.It has an area of 4.13 km2 and a population of 11,413. The neighbouring areas in Helsinki are Tapaninvainio and Tapulikaupunki. Tikkurila, Tammisto and Veromies neighbouring Suutarila in...

  • Sörnäinen
    Sörnäinen
    Sörnäinen is a neighbourhood in the city of Helsinki, Finland.Sörnäinen is located a little more than one kilometre north from the coastal centre of Helsinki, near the district of Hakaniemi. The east side of Sörnäinen borders the sea....

  • Taka-Töölö
  • Tammisalo
    Tammisalo
    Tammisalo is a wealthy neighbourhood 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...

  • Tapanila
    Tapanila
    Tapanila is a neighbourhood in Malmi district, Helsinki. Tapanila has approximately 5474 inhabitants . Tapanila has its own railway station....

  • Tapaninkylä
    Tapaninkylä
    Tapaninkylä , Staffansby is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland....

  • Tapulikaupunki
    Tapulikaupunki
    Tapulikaupunki , Stapelstaden is a northern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.Tapulikaupunki is located on Main Line next to Puistola station. Subarea Puistola in the district Suursuo located on the opposite side of the railroad...

  • Torpparinmäki
    Torpparinmäki
    Torpparinmäki , Torparbacken is an area in Helsinki, Finland, and in turn part of the Greater Helsinki area. Torpparinmäki is a residential area, situated north of Kehä I.- External links :*...

  • Toukola
    Toukola
    Toukola is a district of Helsinki, Finland, around 4 km north of the town centre, at the port of Vanhankaupunginlahti. Toukola is part of the administrative region of Vanhakaupunki....

  • Vallila
    Vallila
    Vallila is a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.Vallila is a central-northern district, bordered by Pasila to the west and Kallio to the south. Like Kallio, Vallila is mostly residential and has a reputation of a working-class district...

  • Vanhakaupunki
    Vanhakaupunki
    Vanhakaupunki is a neighbourhood of the city of Helsinki, Finland, to the north of Toukola. The district's name is because Helsinki was originally founded at the Vanhakaupunki area. Vanhakaupunki even appears in the new Helsinki foundation document from 1639, and the forms Gamla staden or...

  • Vartiosaari
    Vartiosaari
    Vartiosaari , Vårdö is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland....

  • Viikki
    Viikki
    Viikki is a neighbourhood of about 5,500 inhabitants in Helsinki, Finland. It is located at the bottom of Vanhankaupunginlahti bay, some 7–10 km from the city centre....

  • Vuosaari
    Vuosaari
    Vuosaari is a neighbourhood in the City of Helsinki, Finland. It is located by the sea in East Helsinki, and with its area of 15.38 km² is geographically the largest district in the city. It also has two Helsinki Metro stations, Rastila and Vuosaari...

  • Ydinkeskusta


Climate

  • Average temperature (2001): +5.9°C (42°F)
  • Warmest month, July, average temperature: +17.2°C (63°F)
  • Coldest month, February, average temperature: -4.8°C (23°F)


See also: Helsinki Metropolitan Area
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