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Vantaa
Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.Vantaa, with its population of , is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there...
, 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...
. The district has an area of 2.7 square kilometers and a population of about 14,500. It is home to Myyrmanni
Myyrmanni
Myyrmanni is a shopping center located at the Myyrmäki suburb of Vantaa, Finland. The center was built in the early 1990s and it has over 120 stores and 1,100 parking spaces. It was the site of the Myyrmanni bombing on October 11, 2002....
, a large shopping complex.
The area is served by Myyrmäki railway station
Myyrmäki railway station
Myyrmäki or Myrbacka is a Helsinki commuter rail and bus station located in Vantaa, Finland. It is approximately twelve kilometres to the north of Helsinki Central railway station....
on the M-Line of the Helsinki commuter rail
Helsinki commuter rail
Helsinki commuter rail is the commuter rail system serving Greater Helsinki, Finland. The network is operated by VR, the Finnish national railway company. Together with the Helsinki Metro and trams, the network forms the heart of Helsinki's public transportation infrastructure.Trains run above...
network.
Just to the south-east is Malminkartanonhuippu
Malminkartanonhuippu
Malminkartanonhuippu is an artificial hill located near toMyyrmäki in the district of Malminkartano in Helsinki, Finland. With a height of approximately 90 meters above sea level, it is the highest point in the city of Helsinki...
, an artificial hill which is the highest point in Helsinki.