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Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
, the capital of Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...
, can be divided into various sorts of subdivisions. Helsinki is divided into three major areas: Helsinki Downtown ( fi, Helsingin kantakaupunki, sv, Helsingfors innerstad), North Helsinki ( fi, Pohjois-Helsinki, sv, Norra Helsingfors) and East Helsinki
East Helsinki ( fi, Itä-Helsinki, sv, Östra Helsingfors) is an area in Helsinki, Finland, usually thought to comprise the city's eastern and south-eastern major districts (, ), including the districts of Vartiokylä, Myllypuro, Mellunkylä, ...
( fi, Itä-Helsinki, sv, Östra Helsingfors). The subdivisions include neighbourhoods, districts, major districts and postal code
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areas. The plethora of different official ways to divide the city is a source of some confusion to the inhabitants, as different kinds of subdivisions often share similar or identical names.
Neighbourhoods
Helsinki consists of 60 neighbourhoods (''kaupunginosa'' in Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
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; ''stadsdel'' in Swedish). The division into neighbourhoods is the official division created by the city council and used for city planning and other similar purposes. Most of the neighbourhoods have existed since the 19th century as numbered parts of the city, and official names were assigned to them in 1959. Five neighbourhoods (numbers 55 – 59) were annexed on 1 January 2009.
Today, each neighbourhood is identified by both a two-digit number between 01 and 59 and an official name in both Finnish and Swedish (in some cases they may be identical). In addition, there is an unnumbered neighbourhood called Aluemeri that consists essentially only of outer coastal water that doesn't reach to the coast. Neighbourhoods are further divided into quarters (''osa-alue'') and sectors (''pienalue''), numbered with three and four digits respectively. Sectors divide further into individual blocks and properties.
List of Helsinki neighbourhoods
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
names first and the Swedish names in brackets. This due to the bilinguality of Finland and Helsinki.
* 01 Kruununhaka
Kruununhaka (; ) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
Kruununhaka became the area next to the harbour and the center, when Helsinki was moved from the earlier location in the mid-1660s. From the very beginning, the residents i ...
''(Kronohagen)''
* 02 Kluuvi
Kluuvi (; sv, Gloet) is the commercial centre of Helsinki, Finland, and a neighbourhood in the Vironniemi district of Helsinki. The Helsinki Central railway station, Hotel Kämp and Hotel Arthur, the Helsinki main post office, the Stockmann an ...
''(Gloet)''
* 03 Kaartinkaupunki ''(Gardestaden)''
* 04 Kamppi
Kamppi () is a neighbourhood in the centre of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name originally referred to a small area known as the "Kamppi field" (see below), but according to the current official designation, "Kamppi" encompasses a much l ...
''(Kampen)''
* 05 Punavuori
Punavuori ( sv, Rödbergen) is a neighbourhood in the center of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name Punavuori (English: Red mountain) refers to red cliffs located between Sepänkatu and Punavuorenkatu. They were still visible in the 19th ce ...
''(Rödbergen)''
* 06 Eira
Eira is a neighborhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
History
The district dates back to the early 20th century and received its name after Eira Hospital in the neighboring district of Ullanlinna, which in turn took its name from Eira ...
* 07 Ullanlinna
(; sv, Ulrikasborg) is a city district of Helsinki, in Finland. The name ''Ullanlinna'' ( en, "Ulla's Castle") refers to the fortification line that was built at the southern edge of the area during the 18th century (no longer visible), as part ...
''(Ulrikasborg)''
* 08 Katajanokka
Katajanokka ( sv, Skatudden) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland, with around 4000 inhabitants in 2005. The district is located adjacent to the immediate downtown area, though in the first major town plan for Helsinki from the mid-18th cent ...
''(Skatudden)''
* 09 Kaivopuisto
Kaivopuisto ( sv, Brunnsparken), nicknamed ''Kaivari'' in Finnish or ''Brunsan'' in Swedish, is one of the oldest and best known parks in central Helsinki, Finland, and also a neighbourhood of about 500 inhabitants where the park is located.
Geo ...
''(Brunnsparken)''
* 10 Sörnäinen
Sörnäinen ( sv, Sörnäs; ''Sörkkä'' or ''Sörkka'' in Helsinki slang) is a neighbourhood in the city of Helsinki, Finland.
Sörnäinen is located a little more than one kilometre north from the coastal centre of Helsinki, near the district ...
''(Sörnäs)''
** 102 Kalasatama ''(Fiskehamnen)''
* 11 Kallio
Kallio (; sv, Berghäll; literally " the rock") is a district and a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern ...
''(Berghäll)''
** 111 Siltasaari ''(Broholmen)''
** 112 Linjat ''(Linjerna)''
** 113 Torkkelinmäki
Torkkelinmäki ( Finnish), Torkelsbacken ( Swedish) is a central neighborhood of Kallio, Helsinki, Finland. Its boundaries are Hämeentie on the east, Helsinginkatu on the north, Kaarlenkatu on the west and Viides linja on the south. Like els ...
''(Torkelsbacken)''
* 12 Alppiharju ''(Åshöjden)''
** 121 Harju ''(Ås)''
** 122 Alppila ''(Alphyddan)''
* 13 Etu-Töölö ''(Främre Tölö)''
* 14 Taka-Töölö ''(Bortre Tölö)''
* 15 Meilahti
Meilahti (in Swedish Mejlans) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki between Mannerheimintie (the main entrance road to Helsinki) and a bay named Seurasaarenselkä. Most of the houses in Meilahti were built in the 1930s and 1940s. Meilahti is home to o ...
''(Mejlans)''
* 16 Ruskeasuo ''(Brunakärr)''
** 161 Pikku Huopalahti
Pikku Huopalahti ( sv, Lillhoplax) is a neighbourhood in the West of Helsinki between the Ruskeasuo neighbourhood and Mannerheimintie (one of the main streets in Helsinki) in the east, the Meilahti neighborhood in the South, the Niemenmäki nei ...
''(Lillhoplax)''1
* 17 Pasila
Pasila (; sv, Böle, ) is a part of Helsinki, Finland, that is both a central-northern neighbourhood and district, bordering the areas of Alppila to the south, the Central Park ( Keskuspuisto) to the west, and Vallila to the east.
Pasila is ...
''(Böle)''
** 171 Länsi-Pasila ''(Västra Böle)''
** 172 Pohjois-Pasila ''(Norra Böle)''
** 173 Itä-Pasila ''(Östra Böle)''
** 174 Keski-Pasila ''(Mellersta Böle)''
* 18 Laakso
Laakso ( sv, Dal) is a neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland. Its borders are defined by the streets of Mannerheimintie and Nordenskiöldinkatu and the Helsinki Central Park. The neighbourhood is bordered by Töölö in the south, Meilahti in the ...
''(Dal)''
* 19 Mustikkamaa-Korkeasaari ''(Blåbärslandet-Högholmen)''
* 20 Länsisatama
West Harbour ( fi, Länsisatama, sv, Västra hamnen) is a passenger and cargo harbour in the Jätkäsaari district of Helsinki, Finland, in the southwestern part of the Helsinginniemi peninsula. The Länsisatama harbour area also includes the ...
''(Västra hamnen)''
** 201 Ruoholahti ''(Gräsviken)''
** 202 Lapinlahti
Lapinlahti (; sv, Lapinlahti, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region, located north of the city of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The popu ...
''(Lappviken)''
** 203 Jätkäsaari
Jätkäsaari (; sv, Busholmen) is a peninsula and a quarter in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It is part to the Kampinmalmi district and Länsisatama neighbourhood. It was the location of the main container harbour in Helsinki until late ...
''(Busholmen)''
** 204 Hernesaari
Hernesaari (; sv, Ärtholmen; until 2013 known as Munkkisaari / ''Munkholmen'')Hermanni ''(Hermanstaden)''
* 22
Vallila
Vallila () is a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
Vallila is a central-northern neighbourhood, bordered by Pasila to the west and Alppiharju to the south. Like Kallio, Vallila is mostly residential and has a reputation of being a ...
''(Vallgård)''
* 23 Toukola ''(Majstad)''
** 231 Toukola ''(Majstad)''
** 232 Arabianranta ''(Arabiastranden)''
* 24 Kumpula ''(Gumtäkt)''
* 25 Käpylä
Käpylä (; sv, Kottby) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki with 7,600 inhabitants. Administratively speaking, Käpylä is a part of the Vanhakaupunki district.
It is located between Kumpula, Oulunkylä and Koskela. Käpylä has a terminus for ...
''(Kottby)''
* 26 Koskela
Koskela ( sv, Forsby, lit. "rapids village") is a district in the city of Helsinki, Finland. There are about 3 300 inhabitants. The borough is surrounded by Käpylä, Kumpula, Vanhakaupunki, and Oulunkylä. Koskela is located in the subdivisio ...
''(Forsby)''
* 27 Vanhakaupunki ''(Gammelstaden)''
* 28 Oulunkylä ''(Åggelby)''
** 281 Pirkkola
Pirkkola ( Finnish), Britas ( Swedish) is a northern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sw ...
''(Britas)''
** 282 Maunula
Maunula ( Finnish), Månsas ( Swedish) is a northwestern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. For the 1952 Summer Olympics, it hosted part of the road cycling
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved ...
''(Månsas)''
** 283 Metsälä ''(Krämertskog)''
** 284 Patola ''(Dammen)''
** 285 Veräjämäki ''(Grindbacka)''
** 286 Maunulanpuisto ''(Månsasparken)''
** 287 Veräjälaakso
Veräjälaakso ( Finnish), Grinddal ( Swedish) is a northern-central neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land ...
''(Grinddal)''
* 29 Haaga
Haaga ( sv, Haga köping) is a district and a former municipality in the Western major district of Helsinki with a population of 25,435.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/203Haaga.pdf 2005 statistics about Haaga
Haaga is d ...
''(Haga)''
** 291 Etelä-Haaga
Etelä-Haaga ( Finnish), Södra Haga ( Swedish) is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with S ...
''(Södra Haga)''
** 292 Kivihaka
Kivihaka ( Finnish), Stenhagen ( Swedish) is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
Haaga
{{SouthernFinland-geo-stub ...
''(Stenhagen)''
** 293 Pohjois-Haaga
Pohjois-Haaga ( Finnish), Norra Haga ( Swedish, translates as Northern Haaga) is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. On east it borders with Hämeenlinna's highway. Etelä-Haaga (Southern Haaga) is in its southern side, separated by park areas ...
''(Norra Haga)''
** 294 Lassila
Lassila ( Finnish), Lassas ( Swedish) is a neighborhood in western Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with S ...
''(Lassas)''
* 30 Munkkiniemi
Munkkiniemi ( sv, Munksnäs, Helsinki slang: ''Munkka'') is a neighbourhood in Helsinki. Subdivisions within the district are Vanha Munkkiniemi, Kuusisaari, Lehtisaari, Munkkivuori, Niemenmäki and Talinranta.
The land in Munkkiniemi was fr ...
''(Munksnäs)''
** 301 Vanha Munkkiniemi
Vanha Munkkiniemi ( Finnish), Gamla Munksnäs ( Swedish), both of them meaning ′Old Munkkiniemi′, is a neighborhood that contains the original part of Munkkiniemi district in Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), of ...
''(Gamla Munksnäs)''
** 302 Kuusisaari
Kuusisaari ( Finnish), Granö ( Swedish) is an island and a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders ...
''(Granö)''
** 303 Lehtisaari ''(Lövö)''
** 304 Munkkivuori
Munkkivuori ( sv, Munkshöjden, literally 'Monk Mountain') is a quarter of the Munkkiniemi neighbourhood in Helsinki. The buildings and the plan of site are typical of the late 1950s. Most of the residential buildings in Munkkivuori are within a ...
''(Munkshöjden)''
** 305 Niemenmäki
Niemenmäki ( sv, Näshöjden) is a quarter of the Munkkiniemi neighbourhood in Helsinki. Niemenmäki was constructed in the early 1960s. The nearby Shopping center provides everyday services to Niemenmäki inhabitants. Huopalahdentie road separa ...
''(Näshöjden)''
** 306 Talinranta
Talinranta ( sv, Talistranden) is a neighbourhood in Munkkiniemi district of Helsinki, Finland. It is located west from Munkkivuori and south from Tali. In south, Finnish national road 1 separates Talinranta from Vanha Munkkiniemi
Vanha Munk ...
''(Talistranden)''
* 31 Lauttasaari ''(Drumsö)''
* 32 Konala ''(Kånala)''
* 33 Kaarela ''(Kårböle)''
** 331 Kannelmäki ''(Gamlas)''
** 332 Maununneva
Maununneva ( Finnish), Magnuskärr ( Swedish) is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. It is a subdivision of the Kaarela
Kaarela ( sv, Kårböle) is a subdistrict in a Western major district of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; ...
''(Magnuskärr)''
** 333 Malminkartano
Malminkartano (Malmgård in Swedish) is a suburb and a quarter in the western part of Helsinki city, part of the Kaarela neighbourhood. Vantaankosken rata, the railway of Vantaankoski, has a station in Malminkartano. The suburb's artificial hill, ...
''(Malmgård)''
** 334 Hakuninmaa
Hakuninmaa ( Finnish), Håkansåker ( Swedish) is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden ...
''(Håkansåker)''
** 335 Kuninkaantammi ''(Kungseken)''
* 34 Pakila ''(Baggböle)''
** 341 Länsi-Pakila ''(Västra Baggböle)''
** 342 Itä-Pakila ''(Östra Baggböle)''
* 35 Tuomarinkylä ''(Domarby)''
** 351 Paloheinä
Paloheinä ( Swedish Svedängen) is one of four quarters of the Tuomarinkylä district in Northern Helsinki, Finland. Described by the municipality as "a place where habitation, traditional agricultural milieus, and the forest meet", the Palohei ...
''(Svedängen)''
** 352 Torpparinmäki ''(Torparbacken)''
** 353 Tuomarinkartano ''(Domargård)''
** 354 Haltiala ''(Tomtbacka)''
* 36 Viikki ''(Vik)''
** 361 Viikinranta ''(Viksstranden)''
** 362 Latokartano ''(Ladugården)''
** 363 Viikin tiedepuisto ''(Viks forskarpark)''
** 364 Viikinmäki ''(Viksbacka)''
* 37 Pukinmäki ''(Bocksbacka)''
* 38 Malmi ''(Malm)''
** 381 Ylä-Malmi ''(Övre Malm)''
** 382 Ala-Malmi
Ala-Malmi ( Finnish), Nedre Malm ( Swedish) is a northern-central neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
About five and half thousand people live in Ala-Malmi. In 2003, the area provided jobs for 4345 people.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_a ...
''(Nedre Malm)''
** 383 Pihlajamäki ''(Rönnbacka)''
** 384 Tattariharju
Tattariharju, known as Tattaråsen in Swedish, is a northern neighbourhood of Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is t ...
''(Tattaråsen)''
** 385 Malmin lentokenttä
Malmi (; sv, Malm) is a regional center and a major district on the north-eastern part of Helsinki, Finland. It has a population of 24,312 (2008).Pihlajisto ''(Rönninge)''
* 39 Tapaninkylä ''(Staffansby)''
** 391 Tapaninvainio ''(Staffansslätten)''
** 392 Tapanila ''(Mosabacka)''
* 40 Suutarila ''(Skomakarböle)''
** 401 Siltamäki ''(Brobacka)''
** 402
Tapulikaupunki
Tapulikaupunki (Finnish language, Finnish), Stapelstaden (Swedish language, Swedish) is a northern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
Tapulikaupunki is located on the Main Line next to Puistola station. The subarea of Puistola in the district Suu ...
''(Stapelstaden)''
** 403 Töyrynummi ''(Lidamalmen)''
* 41 Suurmetsä ''(Storskog)''
** 411 Puistola ''(Parkstad)''
** 412 Heikinlaakso ''(Henriksdal)''
** 413 Tattarisuo ''(Tattarmossen)''
** 414 Jakomäki ''(Jakobacka)''
** 415 Alppikylä ''(Alpbyn)''
* 42 Kulosaari
Kulosaari () is an island and an
East Helsinki suburb in Helsinki, Finland. It is also the 42nd neighbourhood of the city. Construction of villas on the island started in the beginning of the 20th century, and a bridge from Sörnäinen was opened ...
''(Brändö)''
* 43 Herttoniemi ''(Hertonäs)''
** 431 Länsi-Herttoniemi
Länsi-Herttoniemi ( Finnish), Västra Hertonäs ( Swedish) is a southeastern neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland. It is one of the subdivisions of the wider Herttoniemi
Herttoniemi ( sv, Hertonäs) is an East Helsinki neighbourhood and a su ...
''(Västra Hertonäs)''
** 432 Roihuvuori ''(Kasberget)''
** 433 Herttoniemen teollisuusalue
Herttoniemen teollisuusalue ( Finnish, ) is a southeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders ...
''(Hertonäs industriområde)''
** 434 Herttoniemenranta ''(Hertonäs strand)''
* 44 Tammisalo ''(Tammelund)''
* 45 Vartiokylä
Vartiokylä ( sv, Botby) is a neighbourhood in the East Helsinki area of 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 subdivision ...
''(Botby)''
** 451 Vartioharju ''(Botbyåsen)''
** 452 Puotila
Puotila ( Finnish), Botby gård ( Swedish) is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Puotila:
*Social Democratic Party 24.5%
*National Coalition Party 19.9%
*True Finns ...
''(Botby gård)''
** 453 Puotinharju ''(Botbyhöjden)''
** 454 Myllypuro
Myllypuro ( Finnish), Kvarnbäcken ( Swedish) is an East Helsinki's neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land ...
''(Kvarnbäcken)''
** 455 Marjaniemi ''(Marudd)''
** 456 Roihupellon teollisuusalue ''(Kasåkers industriområde)''
** 457 Itäkeskus ''(Östra centrum)''
* 46 Pitäjänmäki
Pitäjänmäki () is a district located on the westernmost district of Helsinki, Finland, near the border with Espoo. There are many IT and machine manufacturing companies in the area, especially around the Valimo railway station. Such compani ...
''(Sockenbacka)''
** 461 Pajamäki ''(Smedjebacka)''
** 462 Tali
** 463 Reimarla ''(Reimars)''
** 464 Marttila ''(Martas)''
** 465 Pitäjänmäen teollisuusalue ''(Sockenbacka industriområde)''
* 47 Mellunkylä
Mellunkylä ( sv, Mellungsby) is a neighbourhood in East Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the n ...
''(Mellungsby)''
** 471 Kontula ''(Gårdsbacka)''
** 472 Vesala ''(Ärvings)''
** 473 Mellunmäki
Mellunmäki ( sv, Mellungsbacka) (Slang: ''Meltsi'') has been a quarter of eastern Helsinki, Finland since 1946. Serious construction of the area began in 1950 and it was originally designed for 7000 inhabitants. There are over 8500 inhabitants i ...
''(Mellungsbacka)''
** 474 Kivikko ''(Stensböle)''
** 475 Kurkimäki ''(Tranbacka)''
* 48 Vartiosaari ''(Vårdö)''
* 49 Laajasalo ''(Degerö)''
** 491 Yliskylä ''(Uppby)''
** 492 Jollas
** 493 Tullisaari ''(Turholm)''
** 494 Tahvonlahti ''(Stansvik)''
** 495 Hevossalmi ''(Hästnässund)''
* 50 Villinki ''(Villinge)''
* 51 Santahamina
Santahamina ( sv, Sandhamn) is an island and neighbourhood of Eastern Helsinki, Finland. At present it is a military base housing the Guard Jaeger Regiment, making access restricted. The Finnish National Defence University (NDU) is also located ...
''(Sandhamn)''
* 52 Suomenlinna
Suomenlinna (; until 1918 Viapori, ), or Sveaborg (), is an inhabited sea fortress the Suomenlinna district is on eight islands of which six have been fortified; it is about 4 km southeast of the city center of Helsinki, the capital of Finl ...
''(Sveaborg)''
* 53 Ulkosaaret ''(Utöarna)''
** 531 Länsisaaret
Länsisaaret ( sv, Västra holmarna) is a southeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
External links
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Neighbourhoods of Helsinki
Ullanlinna district
{{SouthernFinland-geo-stub ...
''(Västra holmarna)''
** 532 Itäsaaret ''(Östra holmarna)''
** 533 Aluemeri ''(Territorialhavet)''
* 54 Vuosaari
Vuosaari ( sv, Nordsjö) is a neighbourhood in the City of Helsinki, Finland. It is located by the sea in East Helsinki and with its area of is geographically the largest district in the city. It also has two Helsinki Metro stations, Rastila ...
''(Nordsjö)''
** 541 Keski-Vuosaari
Keski-Vuosaari ( Finnish), Mellersta Nordsjö ( Swedish) is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares l ...
''(Mellersta Nordsjö)''
** 542 Nordsjön kartano
Nordsjön kartano ( Finnish), Nordsjö gård ( Swedish) is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
Vuosaari
{{SouthernFinland-geo-stub ...
''(Nordsjö gård)''
** 543 Uutela
Uutela ( sv, Nybondas) is a nature park in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the nor ...
''(Nybondas)''
** 544 Meri-Rastila ''(Havsrastböle)''
** 545 Kallahti
Kallahti (; sv, Kallvik) is a neighborhood in the Vuosaari district of Helsinki, Finland. The area consists mainly of apartment buildings built between 1991 and 1999. There are 6,854 inhabitants in Kallahti (1 January 2017).
Demographics
There a ...
''(Kallvik)''
** 546 Aurinkolahti
Aurinkolahti (meaning "Sunny Bay"; sv, Solvik) is a young and fast-growing sub-neighbourhood of the East Helsinki neighbourhood of Vuosaari, in Helsinki, Finland. Aurinkolahti's original name was ''Mustalahti'' ("Black Bay"),Rastila ''(Rastböle)''
** 548 Niinisaari ''(Bastö)''
** 549
In addition to the neighbourhood division, which exists for city planning purposes, the city is also divided into 34 districts (''peruspiiri'', ''distrikt'') to facilitate the coordination of public services. The districts, which may comprise several neighbourhoods, are organised into eight major districts (''suurpiiri'', ''stordistrikt''). Different quarters of a neighbourhood may belong to different districts, but individual quarters are never divided between neighbourhoods.
The district division was created by a decision of the city council on 13 December 1982, when the number of different subdivisions used by different municipal departments was seen as confusing and problematic. Before the reform, in 1980, there were 101 different divisions used by the departments, of which only 17 corresponded to the official neighbourhood division. The new districts came to use within all providers of public services by 1986.
Helsinki by District 2011
City of Helsinki Urban Facts.
Helsinki district divisions 2008
Official map. {{in lang, fi, sv Geography of Helsinki
Mustavuori
Mustavuori ( Finnish), Svarta backen ( Swedish) is a subdivision of Vuosaari, an eastern neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern ...
''(Svarta backen)''
* 55 Östersundom
Östersundom (previously known in Finnish as ''Itäsalmi'') is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland, near to the border of Sipoo. The area previously belonged to the municipality of Sipoo, but it was annexed to Helsinki on January 1, 2009 as part ...
* 56 Salmenkallio ''(Sundberg)''
* 57 Talosaari ''(Husö)''
* 58 Karhusaari ''(Björnsö)''
* 59 Ultuna
Ultuna () is a locality in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 449 inhabitants in 2017. Located south of central Uppsala, it hosts the headquarters and main campus of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lant ...
** 591 Landbo
** 592 Puroniitty ''(Bäckängen)''
* (unnumbered) Aluemeri
Districts
In addition to the neighbourhood division, which exists for city planning purposes, the city is also divided into 34 districts (''peruspiiri'', ''distrikt'') to facilitate the coordination of public services. The districts, which may comprise several neighbourhoods, are organised into eight major districts (''suurpiiri'', ''stordistrikt''). Different quarters of a neighbourhood may belong to different districts, but individual quarters are never divided between neighbourhoods.
The district division was created by a decision of the city council on 13 December 1982, when the number of different subdivisions used by different municipal departments was seen as confusing and problematic. Before the reform, in 1980, there were 101 different divisions used by the departments, of which only 17 corresponded to the official neighbourhood division. The new districts came to use within all providers of public services by 1986.
List of Helsinki districts
* 1 Helsinki southern major district ** 101 Vironniemi (''Estnäs'') ** 102Ullanlinna
(; sv, Ulrikasborg) is a city district of Helsinki, in Finland. The name ''Ullanlinna'' ( en, "Ulla's Castle") refers to the fortification line that was built at the southern edge of the area during the 18th century (no longer visible), as part ...
(''Ulrikasborg'')
** 103 Kampinmalmi
Kampinmalmi ( sv, Kampmalmen) is a district in southern Helsinki, Finland. It consists of five neighbourhoods: Etu-Töölö, Lapinlahti, Kamppi, Ruoholahti and Jätkäsaari.
Kampinmalmi is located east from Lauttasaari and south from Taka-Tööl ...
(''Kampmalmen'')
** 104 Taka-Töölö (''Bortre Tölö'')
** 105 Lauttasaari (''Drumsö'')
* 2 Helsinki western major district
** 201 Reijola (''Grejus'')
** 202 Munkkiniemi
Munkkiniemi ( sv, Munksnäs, Helsinki slang: ''Munkka'') is a neighbourhood in Helsinki. Subdivisions within the district are Vanha Munkkiniemi, Kuusisaari, Lehtisaari, Munkkivuori, Niemenmäki and Talinranta.
The land in Munkkiniemi was fr ...
(''Munksnäs'')
** 203 Haaga
Haaga ( sv, Haga köping) is a district and a former municipality in the Western major district of Helsinki with a population of 25,435.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/203Haaga.pdf 2005 statistics about Haaga
Haaga is d ...
(''Haga'')
** 204 Pitäjänmäki
Pitäjänmäki () is a district located on the westernmost district of Helsinki, Finland, near the border with Espoo. There are many IT and machine manufacturing companies in the area, especially around the Valimo railway station. Such compani ...
(''Sockenbacka'')
** 205 Kaarela (''Kårböle'')
* 3 Helsinki central major district
** 301 Kallio
Kallio (; sv, Berghäll; literally " the rock") is a district and a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern ...
(''Berghäll'')
** 302 Alppiharju (''Åshöjden'')
** 303 Vallila
Vallila () is a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
Vallila is a central-northern neighbourhood, bordered by Pasila to the west and Alppiharju to the south. Like Kallio, Vallila is mostly residential and has a reputation of being a ...
(''Vallgård'')
** 304 Pasila
Pasila (; sv, Böle, ) is a part of Helsinki, Finland, that is both a central-northern neighbourhood and district, bordering the areas of Alppila to the south, the Central Park ( Keskuspuisto) to the west, and Vallila to the east.
Pasila is ...
(''Böle'')
** 305 Vanhakaupunki (''Gammelstaden'')
* 4 Helsinki northern major district
** 401 Maunula
Maunula ( Finnish), Månsas ( Swedish) is a northwestern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. For the 1952 Summer Olympics, it hosted part of the road cycling
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved ...
(''Månsas'')
** 402 Länsi-Pakila (''Västra Baggböle'')
** 403 Tuomarinkylä (''Domarby'')
** 404 Oulunkylä (''Åggelby'')
** 405 Itä-Pakila (''Östra Baggböle'')
* 5 Helsinki northeastern major district
** 501 Latokartano (''Ladugården'')
** 502 Pukinmäki (''Bocksbacka'')
** 503 Malmi (''Malm'')
** 504 Suutarila (''Skomakarböle'')
** 505 Puistola (''Parkstad'')
** 506 Jakomäki (''Jakobacka'')
* 6 Helsinki southeastern major district
** 601 Kulosaari
Kulosaari () is an island and an
East Helsinki suburb in Helsinki, Finland. It is also the 42nd neighbourhood of the city. Construction of villas on the island started in the beginning of the 20th century, and a bridge from Sörnäinen was opened ...
(''Brändö'')
** 602 Herttoniemi (''Hertonäs'')
** 603 Laajasalo (''Degerö'')
* 7 Helsinki eastern major district
** 701 Vartiokylä
Vartiokylä ( sv, Botby) is a neighbourhood in the East Helsinki area of 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 subdivision ...
(''Botby'')
** 702 Myllypuro
Myllypuro ( Finnish), Kvarnbäcken ( Swedish) is an East Helsinki's neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land ...
(''Kvarnbäcken'')
** 703 Mellunkylä
Mellunkylä ( sv, Mellungsby) is a neighbourhood in East Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the n ...
(''Mellungsby'')
** 704 Vuosaari
Vuosaari ( sv, Nordsjö) is a neighbourhood in the City of Helsinki, Finland. It is located by the sea in East Helsinki and with its area of is geographically the largest district in the city. It also has two Helsinki Metro stations, Rastila ...
(''Nordsjö'')
* 8 Östersundom major district
** 801 Östersundom
Östersundom (previously known in Finnish as ''Itäsalmi'') is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland, near to the border of Sipoo. The area previously belonged to the municipality of Sipoo, but it was annexed to Helsinki on January 1, 2009 as part ...
Other subdivisions
Helsinki is also often unofficially divided into four distinct geographic areas. These have no absolute definitions, but they are roughly as follows. * Central Helsinki: the southern major district (except Lauttasaari) and the southern part of the central major district. * West Helsinki: the western major district plus Lauttasaari. * North Helsinki: the northern and northeastern major districts and the northern part of the central major district. *East Helsinki
East Helsinki ( fi, Itä-Helsinki, sv, Östra Helsingfors) is an area in Helsinki, Finland, usually thought to comprise the city's eastern and south-eastern major districts (, ), including the districts of Vartiokylä, Myllypuro, Mellunkylä, ...
: the eastern and southeastern major districts.
The city is also divided into postal code areas numbered between 10 and 99. Postal codes for private residences in Helsinki have the form ''00xx0'', where the initial '00' shows that the postal code is located in Helsinki, the next two digits show the postal code area, and the final zero indicates that the code is for a private residence (post offices use the number one, and other numbers are set aside for large businesses that have their own postal codes). ''(See also Postal codes in Finland
Finland has used five-digit numeric postal codes since the 1970s. The first and second digits designate the general area of the municipality of the address, while the last three designate a smaller region within that larger area. The numeric pos ...
.)''
See also
*Subdivisions of Tampere
The city of Tampere, the second largest city and urban area of Finland after Helsinki, can be divided into various sorts of subdivisions. The subdivisions include neighbourhoods, districts, major districts and postal code areas. The plethora of d ...
External links
Helsinki by District 2011
City of Helsinki Urban Facts.
Helsinki district divisions 2008
Official map. {{in lang, fi, sv Geography of Helsinki