Kaisaniemi or Kajsaniemi (Swedish

Swedish language

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) is a station on the Helsinki Metro

Helsinki Metro

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. It serves the central Helsinki

Helsinki

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 district of Kaisaniemi

Kaisaniemi

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. It is the only station whose name is announced in only one language: whether this is Finnish or Swedish is unknown and irrelevant, because the Finnish 'Kaisaniemi' and the Swedish 'Kajsaniemi' are pronounced identically. When the station was opened the announcement was for a while in two languages like on the other stations, 'Kaisaniemi - Kajsaniemi'. This unnecessary repetition caused a lot of amusement, and the station name has been announced only once since then.

The station was opened on 1 March 1995, designed by the architect

Architect

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 bureau Kontio - Kilpi - Valjento Oy. It is located 0.6 kilometres from the Central Railway Station

Rautatientori metro station

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, and 0.9 kilometres from the Hakaniemi metro station

Hakaniemi metro station

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.

The station is situated at a depth of 27 metres below ground level (22m below sea level

Sea level

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). The station is equipped with an unusual glass-sided funicular

Funicular

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-style elevator

Elevator

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 operating along the slope next to the escalator

Escalator

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s (contrasting with a more conventional vertical liftshaft).

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