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Kannelmäki
Kannelmäki ( sv, Gamlas, Helsinki slang: ''Kantsu'') is a sub-neighbourhood of the neighbourhood of Kaarela in Helsinki, Finland. Kannelmäki is located a bit more than ten kilometres from the centre of Helsinki, and is bounded by Kehä I in the south, Hämeenlinnanväylä in the east, and the Mätäjoki river in the west and north. It is a part of the Western major district. In early 2006, Kannelmäki had 12 488 inhabitants. The streets in Kannelmäki are named after music and villages in Ostrobothnia. The area was originally named ''Vanhainen – Gamlas'', which comes from the village of Gamlas originally located at the site, and its Finnish translation. Because of the wishes of the local inhabitants, the name was changed to ''Kannelmäki – Gamlas'' in 1959.Huuhka, Mirja: ''Kaarela: neliapila.'' Helsinki: Helsingin kaupunki, 1990. . The singular church of Kannelmäki was completed in 1968. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannelmäki Railway Station
Kannelmäki railway station ( fi, Kannelmäen rautatieasema, sv, Gamlas järnvägsstation) is a railway station on the Helsinki commuter rail network located in northern Helsinki, Finland. It is located approximately nine kilometres to the north/northwest of Helsinki Central railway station. The station is located in the district of Kannelmäki, between the stations of Pohjois-Haaga and Malminkartano Malminkartano (Malmgård in Swedish) is a suburb and a quarter in the western part of Helsinki city, part of the Kaarela Kaarela ( sv, Kårböle) is a subdistrict in a Western major district of Helsinki, Finland. Kaarela is split into four sub ..., serving the I/P commuter line between Central Helsinki and Vantaankoski. The station has two platforms, one for southbound and one for northbound trains. There are four lifts available and several local bus connections are available near the station. In October 2008 the platforms were fitted with information screens. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B .... Hakuninmaa is a neighbourhood in Kaarela. It's located next to Kannelmäki and Maununneva. Kehä 1 and Hämeenlinnanväylä are two of the biggest motorways near Hakuninmaa. There's kindergarten in Hakuninmaa called "Päiväkoti Hakuninmaa". Hakuninmaa is famous for its beautiful forests, especially the area near Paloheinä. Nicknames for Hakuninmaa: Håkansåker (Swedish) Hakuninmaa (Finnish) Hakkari (Slang) Neighbourhoods of Helsinki {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaarela
Kaarela ( sv, Kårböle) is a subdistrict in a Western major district of Helsinki, Finland. Kaarela is split into four subareas: Kannelmäki (12,569 inhabitants), Maununneva (2,501 inhabitants), Malminkartano (8,538 inhabitants) and 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 ... (2,870 inhabitants) and has a total population of 26,414http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/julkaisut/pdf/08_10_24_Tilasto_Vuori_hki_alueittain.pdf Information about helsinki districts. Kaarela in pages 76–79. References External links * {{coord, 60, 15, N, 024, 53, E, display=title, region:FI-18_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Neighbourhoods of Helsinki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konala
Konala (Finnish), Kånala (Swedish) is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland. Konala has about 4500 inhabitants and about 3000 jobs. Konala is situated in north-western Helsinki, north of Ring I road and Pitäjänmäki, west of Malminkartano and Kannelmäki. It is bordered from the south by Ring I, east by green zone which separates at the industrial area along Vihdintie and the west at Espoo's border. The houses are mainly small apartment houses and townhouses. The area also contains industrial and commercial enterprises. Vihdintie has several automotive companies. Konala-seura estimated that Konala is considered a safe place to live. The Ristikko Shopping Centre, which opened in 2015, is also located in Konala. Konalantie splits Konala into two different parts. On the east side of Konalantie, there are regional blocks of industry, business and apartment blocks. On the west side of the road, there are quieter terraced houses. An excellent example of this is Äestäjäntien houses. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B .... It was mostly developed in the 1980s and 1990s. Haaga {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Kaarela is split into four subareas: Kannelmäki (12,569 inhabitants), Maununneva (2,501 inhabitants), Malminkartano (8,538 inhabitants) and Hakuninmaa ... district in Helsinki. {{coord, 60, 15, N, 24, 54, E, display=title, region:FI_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Neighbourhoods of Helsinki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdivisions Of Helsinki
The city of Helsinki, the capital of Finland, 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 ( fi, Itä-Helsinki, sv, Östra Helsingfors). The subdivisions include neighbourhoods, districts, major districts and postal code 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; ''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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Läntinen Suurpiiri
Läntinen suurpiiri ( sv, Västra stordistriktet, en, Western major district) is one of the seven major districts of Helsinki, Finland. It covers five subdistricts: Reijola, Munkkiniemi, Haaga, Pitäjänmäki and Kaarela.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/2L%C3%A4ntinen.pdf Western major district information , western major district has 98,545 inhabitants living in an area of 30.4 km2.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/Helsinki.pdf Information about helsinki major districts Each of the five districts has several subareas: * Reijola district http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/201Reijola.pdf Reijola district information ** Laakso ** Ruskeasuo ** Meilahti * Munkkiniemi district http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/202Munkkiniemi.pdf Munkkiniemi district information ** Niemenmäki ** Munkkivuori ** Talinranta ** Vanha Munkkiniemi ** Kuusisaari ** Lehtisaari * Haaga district http://www.hel2.fi/tietok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisma (chain Store)
Prisma is a Finnish chain of hypermarkets belonging to S Group. In Finland there are currently 71 stores in 51 different cities. The first Prisma store opened in Jyväskylä in 1972. In addition to food and groceries, Prisma's selection includes a wide collection of clothing, sporting goods, books, toys, entertainment and home accessories. Prisma's main competitor in Finland is Kesko's ''K-Citymarket'' chain. Prisma also has 14 hypermarkets in and around 5 cities in Estonia. The chain has also had stores in Latvia and Lithuania, but they were closed in 2017. On March 4th 2022, Prisma's owner, the S-Group, announced the closure of all Russian operations. History In the past, the S Group's hypermarkets differed a lot from each other, as the cooperatives were allowed to choose their own concept. The names Sokos-market and Prisma, among others, were used. The S Group's first hypermarket, at the time called Sokos Market, was founded in 1971 along Tampereentie in Turku, but the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkki Karvinen
Erkki is a Finnish and Estonian given name (derived from Erik). Notable people with the name include: * Erkki Aadli (born 1974), Estonian orienteer * Erkki Aaltonen (1910–1990), Finnish composer * Erkki Ala-Könni (1911– 1996), Finnish ethnomusicologist * Erkki Bahovski (born 1970), Estonian journalist * Erkki Ertama (1927-2010), Finnish composer and conductor * Erkki Hartikainen (born 1942), Finnish atheist activist and educator * Erkki Haukipuro (1921- 2001), Finnish politician * Erkki Hautamäki (born 1930), Finnish military major and historian * Erkki Huttunen (1901–1956), Finnish architect * Erkki Junkkarinen (1929-2008), Finnish singer * Erkki Kaila (1867–1944), Finnish Lutheran Archbishop of Turku and politician * Erkki Karu (1887–1935), Finnish film director, screenwriter and producer * Erkki Kataja (1924–1969), Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic medalist * Erkki Keldo (born 1990), Estonian politician * Erkki Kerttula (1909–1989), Finnis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypermarket
A hypermarket (sometimes called a hyperstore, supercentre or superstore) is a big-box store combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full grocery lines and general merchandise. In theory, hypermarkets allow customers to satisfy all their routine shopping needs in one trip. The term ''hypermarket'' (french: hypermarché) was coined in 1968 by French trade expert Jacques Pictet. Hypermarkets, like other big-box stores, typically have business models focusing on high-volume, low-margin sales. Typically covering an area of , they generally have more than 200,000 different brands of merchandise available at any one time. Because of their large footprints, many hypermarkets choose suburban or out-of-town locations that are easily accessible by automobile. History Canada Loblaws established its Real Canadian Superstore chain in 1979. It sells mainly groceries, while also re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
