Tapanila is a neighbourhood in Malmi district

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...

, 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...

. Tapanila has approximately 5474 inhabitants (2005). Tapanila has its own railway station

Tapanila railway station

Tapanila or Mosabacka is a railway station in the Tapanila district of Helsinki, Finland. It is located between the stations of Malmi and Puistola, along the main railroad track from Helsinki to Riihimäki, about 13 kilometres northeast from the Helsinki Central railway station.The original...

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It is known that there were few farm houses in Tapanila already in the 16th century. Back then tapanila was one of the biggest villages in Helsinki area. In 1862, railroad between Hämeenlinna

Hämeenlinna

Hämeenlinna is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland and is the birthplace of composer Jean Sibelius. Today, it belongs to the region of Tavastia Proper, and until 2010 it was the residence city for the Governor of the...

 and Tapanila was built. Tapanila got its characteristics in 1910–1935 in its most active building era. The area was annex

Annex

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ed to Helsinki in 1946.