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Sompasaari
Sompasaari (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Sumparn'') is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the Sörnäinen district in Helsinki, Finland. On the southern side of the Nihdinkanava channel built in the middle of Sompasaari is the island of Nihti. The island was originally connected to the mainland with reclaimed land and the Sörnäinen Harbour was built on top of it. Because of this, the entire harbour has been referred to as Sompasaari. Signs on roads leading to the harbour used the name Sompasaari exclusively, with an icon representing a cargo harbour. Harbour facilities in Sörnäinen ended in late 2008 when they moved to the new Vuosaari Harbour. In 2016 the island was converted to a residential area and it was separated from nearby Kalasatama by digging a new channel called Sompasaarenkanava between them. History Etymology The oldest privilege books of Helsinki dating back to 1569 show the name of the island as ''Sompeholmen'', and later names include ''Somp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sompasaari ( Swedish: ''Sumparn'') is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the Sörnäinen district in Helsinki, Finland. On the southern side of the Nihdinkanava channel built in the middle of Sompasaari is the island of Nihti. The island was originally connected to the mainland with reclaimed land and the Sörnäinen Harbour was built on top of it. Because of this, the entire harbour has been referred to as Sompasaari. Signs on roads leading to the harbour used the name Sompasaari exclusively, with an icon representing a cargo harbour. Harbour facilities in Sörnäinen ended in late 2008 when they moved to the new Vuosaari Harbour. In 2016 the island was converted to a residential area and it was separated from nearby Kalasatama by digging a new channel called Sompasaarenkanava between them. History Etymology The oldest privilege books of Helsinki dating back to 1569 show the name of the island as ''Sompeholmen'', and later names include ''Sompareholmen'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sörnäinen
Sörnäinen (; ''Sörkkä'' or ''Sörkka'' in Helsinki slang) is a Subdivisions of Helsinki#Neighbourhoods, 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 of Hakaniemi. The east side of Sörnäinen borders the sea. Sörnäinen used to be primarily an industrial district with many shipping companies and warehouses, however, nowadays it is a thriving urban area divided into four districts: Vilhonvuori, Kalasatama, Sompasaari and Hanasaari. It also has two metro stations: Sörnäinen metro station and Kalasatama metro station in the Kalasatama quarter. The headquarters of Senate Properties (''Senaatti-kiinteistöt'') is located in Sörnäinen. Also the Helsinki Prison is located there. Etymology The name "Sörnäinen" comes from the Swedish name "''Södernäs''" ("Southern cape") and was first mentioned in the foundation document for the New Helsinki in 1639, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalasatama
Kalasatama (; ; literally translated "fish port") is a neighbourhood in the city of Helsinki, Finland. The area is officially part of the Sörnäinen district; and like Sörnäinen, Kalasatama is located a little more than one kilometre north from the coastal centre of Helsinki, near the district of Hakaniemi, and the east side of Kalasatama borders the sea. Itäväylä, which leads in the direction of East Helsinki, runs next to Kalasatama. The Isoisänsilta pedestrian and cycling bridge, opened in 2016, connects Kalasatama to the nearby islands of Mustikkamaa, Korkeasaari and Kulosaari. Kalasatama is projected to become a rather densely built-up area - about 25,000 inhabitants expected to come there, about as many as in Kallio. In addition, jobs are planned for Kalasatama for about 10,000 people. A concentration of 23- to 35-storey skyscraper towers are coming to the Kalasatama center area around the Kalasatama metro station, which was completed in 2007. Three of the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihti
Nihti () is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the Sörnäinen district in Helsinki, Finland. On the northern side of the Nihdinkanava channel is the island of Sompasaari. History Sörnäinen harbor Nihti was a part of the Sörnäinen Harbour until its closure in 2008 in favour of the new Vuosaari Harbour. Residential use Nihti is being converted into a residential area with plans to build apartments for about 3,000 people. The island will also become a major interchange point in the Helsinki tram network, as both the Pasila–Kalasatama line 13 and the Crown Bridges The Crown Bridges (, ) is the name given to three bridges under construction in the Finnish city of Helsinki, creating a new tram link and cycle path to the island of Laajasalo. Background The city council of Helsinki decided on 31 August 201 ... light rail lines will pass through Nihti. Construction on the island started in July 2021. The first residents moved to Nihti in 2024. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sörnäinen Harbour
Sörnäinen Harbour ( Finnish: ''Sörnäisten satama'', Swedish: ''Sörnäs hamn'') was for nearly one and a half centuries a major harbour and freight terminal in the Port of Helsinki, located in the Sörnäinen district on the eastern shore of the Helsinki city centre area. It was opened in 1863 to serve mainly the country's timber export trade, in 1889 an oil import terminal was added, and more recently containerised cargo and some passenger traffic. The harbour was finally closed down after 145 years of operation in November 2008, when the new Vuosaari Harbour was opened in the eastern suburb, and the facilities moved there. The only remaining functions relate to the adjacent Hanasaari Power Plant, which is itself being gradually decommissioned. The port facilities were connected to the rail network at Pasila station via a branch line called Sörnäinen harbour rail, which originally ran through Vallila, but which in 1965 was re-routed around the inner city area via Kumpu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanasaari, Helsinki
Hanasaari (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Hanaholmen'') is a neighbourhood in the district of Sörnäinen in Helsinki, Finland, between the neighbourhoods of Vilhonvuori, Kalasatama and Sompasaari near Merihaka. The name comes from an island that was lost under reclaimed land. Hanasaari has primarily been a power plant area, although the plant has already been shut down. The first power plant was built next to Hanasaari in Suvilahti. History Etymology The name of the island first appeared in a 1639 map of Helsinki as ''Haneholmen'', where the word ''hane'' meant rooster. The name came from the smaller island named ''Hönan'' ("the Chicken, hen"), thus the names of the two islands formed a pair, which is typical in island names. In 1909 the Swedish and Finnish language, Finnish names ''Hanaholmen'' - ''Hanaholma'' were in use. The current name Hanasaari was made official in 1928, but it had already been in use since the 1880s. Power plant Building the A plant of the Hanasaari Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Bridges
The Crown Bridges (, ) is the name given to three bridges under construction in the Finnish city of Helsinki, creating a new tram link and cycle path to the island of Laajasalo. Background The city council of Helsinki decided on 31 August 2016 to build a tramway to the island of Laajasalo, located to the east of Helsinki city centre. The route will include three new bridges, the longest of which will be the longest in Finland at , and its pylons one of the tallest structures in Helsinki. The bridges will have bicycle and pedestrian lanes in addition to the tramway, but no lanes for private cars. The total length of new double track, including tramways on Laajasalo itself, is about . There are several new areas of housing under construction on the island as of 2016. The site of a former oil shipping terminal at Kruunuvuorenranta is expected to house 12,500 new residents when construction is completed by 2025, and densification of other areas on Laajasalo is expected to add ano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korkeasaari
Korkeasaari () is an island in Helsinki. The literal meaning of Korkeasaari is "Tall Island/Islet". It is part of the Mustikkamaa–Korkeasaari district. Korkeasaari Zoo is located on the island and named after it. The island of Korkeasaari is a rocky island. Two smaller islands are located next to it: ''Hylkysaari'' and ''Palosaari''. History A sacrificial stone from the Bronze Age has been found on the island. It is the first one found in the Helsinki area. Korkeasaari has been in recreational use for people living in Helsinki for a long time. Locals used it for fishing and for herding. After the Crimean War a steam boat started operating to the island, and the island became a popular place to spend time. Korkeasaari was rented to ''Helsingin Anniskeluyhtiö'' in 1883, and the company started renovating the island. Roads were built and city gardener L. A. Jernström planned planting areas to the island. A restaurant designed by Theodor Höijer was built in 1884, and it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalasatama Metro Station
Kalasatama metro station (, - "Fish Harbor") is a ground-level station on the Helsinki Metro, in the capital city of Finland. The station was opened on 1 January 2007, and it serves the eastern part of the central Helsinki district of Sörnäinen's quarter Kalasatama. The area is mainly composed of offices and apartments, with new residential and commercial developments being under construction in the area, including the shopping center Redi. The port facilities previously in the area were moved to Vuosaari Harbour in 2008. Unlike most other stations on the Helsinki Metro, Kalasatama was built while the metro was still running, which made construction difficult. Despite this, service was not greatly affected on either of the lines during the station's construction. Because the new platforms were built on either side of the existing metro track, Kalasatama is one of only two stations on the Helsinki Metro to have two separate side platforms. The other example of this layout on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isoisänsilta
Isoisänsilta ( Swedish: ''Farfarsbron'') is a pedestrian and cycling bridge in Helsinki, Finland, opened in June 2016. The bridge connects the Kalasatama neighbourhood on the Helsinki mainland to the island of Mustikkamaa and, via it, to the islands of Korkeasaari and Kulosaari. The total length of the bridge is , including the main span. The minimum width of the deck is , which at the Kalasatama end widens and splits into two lanes separated by the central bridge arch. Conversely, at the Mustikkamaa end, the arch splits into two supports on either side of the central bridge deck. The bridge was designed by the civil engineering firm Pontek, and is based on their winning entry, titled ''Tiikerihai'' ("Tiger Shark"), into the design contest held by the City of Helsinki in 2011. Construction began in 2014 and was completed in 2016, with the bridge opening to traffic on 1 June 2016. The bridge is named after the Isoisänniemi promontory of Mustikkamaa, and its name litera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merihaka
Merihaka () is a coastal residential area in central Helsinki, Finland consisting of large high-rise concrete housing blocks. It is located by the Baltic Sea next to districts of Hakaniemi, Kallio and Sörnäinen. It is known for its tall, grey buildings. The residents of Merihaka tend to value highly the scenery, central location, tranquil atmosphere and lack of cars. The housing complex was built, partly on reclaimed land, during the 1970s and 1980s, and today it is home to some 2,300 people. A distinctive feature, shared with some other places in Helsinki such as Itä-Pasila, is traffic segregation: the streets for cars and buses together with large car parks are on a level of their own, below that of pedestrian footways and the main entrances to the buildings. This arrangement was to increase the cosiness of the area as well as improve traffic safety. The area has a central location, only about from the core of downtown Helsinki. Some flats with sea views command very hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
