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Ruoholahti Metro Station
Ruoholahti metro station ( fi, Ruoholahden metroasema, sv, Gräsvikens metrostation - "Grassy Bay") is a station on the Helsinki Metro. There are 72 bicycle and 140 car parking spaces at Ruoholahti. It serves the district of Ruoholahti in central Helsinki. Ruoholahti is served by both lines M1 and M2. It was the western endpoint of the metropolitan line for over 24 years until the 1st phase of the western phase was completed and the undergrounds of Matinkylä started on 18 November 2017. The station was opened on 16 August 1993 and was designed by Jouko Kontio and Seppo Kilpiä. Ruoholahti is located 1.2 kilometers western of Kamppi and 2.2 kilometres eastern of Lauttasaari Lauttasaari (; sv, Drumsö) is an island in Helsinki, Finland, about west of the city centre. Together with some surrounding unpopulated small islands, Lauttasaari is also a district of Helsinki. With 23,226 residents as of 2017, the island is F .... References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki Metro
The Helsinki Metro ( fi, Helsingin metro, sv, Helsingfors metro) is a rapid transit system serving Greater Helsinki, Finland. It is the world's northernmost metro system. It was opened to the general public on 2 August 1982 after 27 years of planning. It is operated by Helsinki City Transport for HSL and carries 92.6 million passengers per year. The system consists of 2 lines, serving a total of 30 stations. It has a total length of . It is the predominant rail link between the suburbs of East Helsinki and the western suburbs in the city of Espoo and downtown Helsinki. The line passes under Helsinki Central Station, allowing passengers to transfer to and from the Helsinki commuter rail network, including trains on the Ring Rail Line to Helsinki Airport. History 1955–67: Light rail plan The initial motion for building a metropolitan railway system in Helsinki was made in September 1955, though during the five decades beforehand, the idea of a tunneled urban railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Helsinki Metro Stations
The Helsinki Metro is a metro system in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened on 2 August 1982 and remains the only metro system in Finland and the furthest north in the world. It is operated by Helsinki City Transport (HKL) for Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) and carries over 60 million passengers per year (62.8 million in 2017). The system contains a single forked line with 30 stations along a total length of , running from southern Espoo via central Helsinki to the East Helsinki suburbs. The nineteen stations in Espoo, western and central Helsinki and Puotila and Itäkeskus stations are located in a tunnel, the rest being on surface. The Länsimetro extension continues the line into western Helsinki and the neighbouring municipality of Espoo. Current metro line These are the stations on the current metro line. The names are listed first in Finnish, then in Swedish (and English, if applicable). Bus transfers are not listed. Tram lines as of 3 May 2021. References: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki City Transport
Helsinki City Transport or HKL (Finnish: ''Helsingin kaupungin liikennelaitos'', Swedish: ''Helsingfors stads trafikverk'', abbreviated to ''HST'') is the official city-owned public transport company in Helsinki, Finland. It operates the Helsinki Metro. HKL's bus operations were merged with another city-owned company, Suomen Turistiauto, to form a new bus company called Helsingin Bussiliikenne, which has since been acquired by Koiviston Auto. Until the founding of HSL in January 2010, HKL was responsible for the planning and organization of all public transport in Helsinki. See also * Public transport in Helsinki * Helsinki metro * Helsinki tram * Helsinki City Bikes Helsinki City Bikes (Finnish: ''Kaupunkipyörät'' or ''Alepa-fillarit'', Swedish: ''Stadscyklar'') is a public bicycle system in Helsinki and Espoo and integrating with the rest of the public transport in Helsinki since May 2016. It is operated ... References External links Official HKL siteJourney Plann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks. Advantages and tradeoffs Island platforms are necessary for any station with many th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsingin Sanomat
''Helsingin Sanomat'', abbreviated ''HS'' and colloquially known as , is the largest subscription newspaper in Finland and the Nordic countries, owned by Sanoma. Except after certain holidays, it is published daily. Its name derives from that of the Finnish capital, Helsinki, where it is published. It is considered a newspaper of record for Finland. History and profile The paper was founded in 1889 as ''Päivälehti'', when Finland was a Grand Duchy under the Tsar of Russia. Political censorship by the Russian authorities, prompted by the paper's strong advocacy of greater Finnish freedoms and even outright independence, forced Päivälehti to often temporarily suspend publication, and finally to close permanently in 1904. Its proprietors re-opened the paper under its current name in 1905. Founded as the organ of the Young Finnish Party, the paper has been politically independent and non-aligned since 1932. During the Cold War period ''Helsingin Sanomat'' was among the Finn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruoholahti
Ruoholahti (; sv, label=Swedish, Gräsviken; both meaning "Grass Bay") is a quarter in Helsinki, part of the Länsisatama neighbourhood and Kampinmalmi district. It is located in the southwestern part of the central city area of Helsinki, close to the Lauttasaari island, and it functions as the principal connection between the Helsinki city centre and the city of Espoo to the west. Ruoholahti is inhabited by approx. 3300 people.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/103Kampinmalmi.pdf Information about Kampinmalmi and its subareas The ''Länsisatama'' port is also situated in Ruoholahti. History The Ruoholahti area was created in the 1910s by connecting several small islands with earth fill. Its purpose was to accommodate the above-mentioned port. In the 1940s there also developed a small industrial district whose most notable buildings were the cable factory (Kaapelitehdas) of Nokia (which later became a cultural centre when Nokia gave up cable manufacturing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matinkylä Metro Station
Matinkylä ( Finnish) or Mattby ( Swedish) is an underground station of the western metro extension (Länsimetro) of the Helsinki Metro. It is located at the southern end of Iso Omena shopping centre. 3 December 2022, the extension from Matinkylä to Kivenlahti opened as part of the second phase of the Länsimetro. The station serves up to 30,000 people on weekdays. It is located 1,6 kilometres east from Finnoo metro station and 1,9 kilometres west from Niittykumpu metro station Niittykumpu ( Finnish) or Ängskulla ( Swedish) is an underground station on the western metro extension (Länsimetro) of the Helsinki Metro. The station is located 1,9 kilometres east from Matinkylä metro station Matinkylä ( Finnish) or Mattb .... References External linksLänsimetro work in progress Helsinki Metro stations located underground 2017 establishments in Finland {{Europe-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jouko Kontio
Jouko is a masculine Finnish given name and may refer to: *Jouko Ahola (born 1970), Finnish strongman, powerlifter and actor *Jouko Grip (born 1949), Finnish paralympic athlete * Jouko Halmekoski (born 1937), Finnish writer *Jouko Hassi (born 1959), Finnish sprinter *Jouko Jääskeläinen (born 1952), Finnish politician * Jouko Jokisalo, Finnish communist and KGB spy *Jouko Karjalainen (born 1956), Finnish Nordic combined skier *Jouko Keskinen (born 1950), Finnish actor *Jouko Kuha (born 1939), Finnish long-distance runner *Jouko Lindgrén (born 1955), Finnish sailor *Jouko Lindstedt (born 1955), Finnish linguist *Jouko Parviainen (born 1958), Finnish Nordic combined skier *Jouko Salomäki (born 1962), Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler *Jouko Törmänen (born 1954), Finnish ski jumper *Jouko Turkka (born 1942), Finnish theater director *Jouko Vesterlund Jouko Valdemar Vesterlund (born May 1, 1959 in Rovaniemi) is a former speed skater from Finland, who represented his native country at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seppo Kilpiä
Seppo is a masculine given name of Finnish origin. It has two distinct origins; Seppo is a character in the Kalevala, whose name is derived from the Finnish word ''seppä'', meaning smith, and the name is also a diminutive for Sebastian in Finland. It may refer to: People *Seppo Evwaraye (born 1982), Finnish National Football League offensive guard *Seppo Kääriäinen (born 1948), Finnish politician *Seppo Kolehmainen (1933–2009), Finnish film actor *Seppo Lehto (born 1962), Finnish political activist *Seppo Pääkkönen (born 1957), Finnish actor *Seppo Ruohonen (1946-2020), Finnish opera singer *Seppo Räty (born 1962), Finnish javelin thrower *Seppo Sairanen (born 1952), Finnish football manager and former goalkeeper *Seppo Seluska, Swedish neo-Nazi and subject of the historical photo ''A Woman Hitting a Neo-Nazi With Her Handbag'' *Seppo Simola (1936–2003), Finnish shotputter *Seppo Telenius (born 1954), Finnish writer *Seppo Harjanne (born 1948), Finnish WRC co-driver *S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamppi Metro Station
Kamppi metro station ( fi, Kampin metroasema; sv, Kampens metrostation) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. In addition to serving the area around Kamppi in central Helsinki, the station is integrated with the Kamppi Center bus terminal and shopping complex. Kamppi is served by both lines M1 and M2. The station was opened on 1 March 1983, designed by Eero Hyvämäki, Jukka Karhunen, and Risto Parkkinen. It is located from the Ruoholahti metro station, and from the Central Railway Station. The station is the deepest of the Helsinki Metro stations, at a depth of below ground level and below sea level. It was built with a secondary platform located perpendicularly under the one in use, reserved for a future metro extension. Like other underground metro stations in Helsinki, Kamppi metro station was designed to also serve as a bomb shelter. A new eastern entrance, connecting directly to Kamppi Center Kamppi Centre ( fi, Kampin keskus, sv, Kampens centrum) is a complex in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauttasaari Metro Station
Lauttasaari metro station (, ) is an underground station on the Helsinki Metro. Lauttasaari is a part of the Länsimetro extension. It serves the neighborhood of Lauttasaari in Helsinki. Lauttasaari is served by both lines M1 and M2. There are two entrances to the station, one from the shopping centre Lauttis and one from Gyldénintie street. The station is located 1,6 kilometres east from Koivusaari metro station and 2,2 kilometres west from Ruoholahti metro station Ruoholahti metro station ( fi, Ruoholahden metroasema, sv, Gräsvikens metrostation - "Grassy Bay") is a station on the Helsinki Metro. There are 72 bicycle and 140 car parking spaces at Ruoholahti. It serves the district of Ruoholahti in central .... References External linksLänsimetro work in progress Helsinki Metro stations located underground 2017 establishments in Finland Lauttasaari {{Europe-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
