Huopalahti railway station
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Huopalahti railway station is a railway station on the VR commuter rail network located in northern Helsinki
, Finland
. It is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) to the north/northwest of Helsinki Central railway station
.
Huopalahti station is now situated in the district of Etelä-Haaga
, but it was named for the municipality of Huopalahti
, which was annexed to the city of Helsinki in 1946.
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...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) to the north/northwest of Helsinki Central railway station
Helsinki Central railway station
Helsinki Central railway station is a widely recognised landmark in central Helsinki, Finland, and the focal point of public transport in the Greater Helsinki area. The station is used by approximately 200,000 passengers per day, making it Finland's most-visited building...
.
Huopalahti station is now situated in the district of Etelä-Haaga
Etelä-Haaga
Etelä-Haaga , Södra Haga is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland....
, but it was named for the municipality of 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....
, which was annexed to the city of Helsinki in 1946.