Toukola ( sv, Majstad) is a neighbourhood of
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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, around 4 km north of the town centre, at the port of
Vanhankaupunginlahti. Toukola is part of the administrative region of
Vanhakaupunki.
The eldest part of the town consists mostly of wooden villas and small houses. Next to the sea, in later years, the newer area of
Arabianranta
Arabianranta (; sv, Arabiastranden; literally meaning the "shore of Arabia"), sometimes simply Arabia, is a residential part of Helsinki, Finland. It is bound by Vanhankaupunginlahti bay from east, and connects to neighboring boroughs of Va ...
was built, with modern tower blocks.
Neighbourhoods of Helsinki
Culture in Helsinki
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