Vartiokylä
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Vartiokylä is a neighbourhood in eastern Helsinki
, the capital of Finland
. Its name is derived from the ruins of an eleventh century fortress on the Linnanvuori hill in Vartioharju
, one of Vartiokylä's subdivisions. The working population of Helsinki started building their houses in the area after the completion of Uusi Porvoontie, a road to the downtown, in the 1930s. Nowadays the area has a few high density apartment areas as well as houses. Vartiokylä became a part of Helsinki in 1946. Most of the services in the district are located in the subdivision of Itäkeskus
in the area around one of the largest shopping centers in the Nordic Countries
.
The public transport in the area relies heavily on the Helsinki Metro
. The stations of Itäkeskus
, Myllypuro
, and Puotila
. Several bus lines serve the areas not within the walking distance of the stations. Two major highways Itäväylä and Kehä I
intersect in Vartiokylä.
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...
, the capital of 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...
. Its name is derived from the ruins of an eleventh century fortress on the Linnanvuori hill in Vartioharju
Vartioharju
Vartioharju , Botbyåsen is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland....
, one of Vartiokylä's subdivisions. The working population of Helsinki started building their houses in the area after the completion of Uusi Porvoontie, a road to the downtown, in the 1930s. Nowadays the area has a few high density apartment areas as well as houses. Vartiokylä became a part of Helsinki in 1946. Most of the services in the district are located in the subdivision of Itäkeskus
Itäkeskus
Itäkeskus is a quarter in the neighbourhood of Vartiokylä in the eastern part of Helsinki. The district's main attraction is the largest covered-in shopping mall in the Nordic countries, Itäkeskus shopping centre...
in the area around one of the largest shopping centers in the Nordic Countries
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
.
The public transport in the area relies heavily 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...
. The stations of Itäkeskus
Itäkeskus metro station
Itäkeskus or Östra centrum is a ground-level station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the Itäkeskus shopping centre and surrounding areas in East Helsinki...
, Myllypuro
Myllypuro metro station
Myllypuro or Kvarnbäcken is a ground-level station on the northern branch of the Helsinki Metro. It serves the district of Myllypuro in East Helsinki....
, and Puotila
Puotila metro station
Puotila or Botby gård is a ground-level 'cut-and-cover' station on the eastern branch of the Helsinki Metro. It serves the districts of Puotila and Puotinharju in East Helsinki....
. Several bus lines serve the areas not within the walking distance of the stations. Two major highways Itäväylä and Kehä I
Kehä I
Ring I is the busiest of all highways in Finland, carrying up to 113,000 vehicles per day. It is the innermost of the three beltways in the Greater Helsinki region, numbered as regional route 101 and runs from the eastern-most part of Espoo to Itäkeskus in eastern Helsinki. The total length is ,...
intersect in Vartiokylä.