Herttoniemi metro station
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Herttoniemi or Hertonäs (Swedish
) 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 station
s 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
.
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
) is a ground-level station on the Helsinki Metro
Helsinki Metro
The Helsinki Metro , is the metro system in Helsinki, Finland. It is the World's most northern metro system, and currently the only one in Finland. The system was opened to the general public on 2 August 1982 after 27 years of planning...
. It serves the district of 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...
in East Helsinki
East Helsinki
East Helsinki is an area in Helsinki, Finland, usually thought to comprise the city's eastern and south-eastern major districts , including the districts of Vartiokylä, Myllypuro, Mellunkylä, Vuosaari, Herttoniemi, Laajasalo and Kulosaari...
.
The station was one of the first metro station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
s 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
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....
, and 1.4 kilometres from the Siilitie metro station
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....
.