Hakaniemenranta (

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: ''Hagnäskajen'') is a street on the Siltavuorensalmi shore in central

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. The street belongs to two separate districts: the western part belongs to

Hakaniemi Hakaniemi (; sv, Hagnäs) is an unofficial district of Helsinki, the Finnish capital. It covers most of the neighbourhood of Siltasaari in the district of Kallio. Hakaniemi is located at the sea shore and is separated from the city centre by the ...

Kallio Kallio (; sv, Berghäll; literally " the rock") is a district and a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, located on the eastern side of the Helsinki peninsula about one kilometre north from the city centre. It is one of the mo ...

, while the eastern part belongs to the

Merihaka Merihaka ( sv, Havshagen) 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 i ...

residential area in

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 ...

. The bronze

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sculpture is located on the street.

History

The original name of the street since 1908 was Hagnäsin rantakatu after the Swedish name of the Hakaniemi district. In the next year it was renamed Hakaniemen rantakatu. The street got its current name in 1928. After the street

Sörnäisten rantatie Sörnäisten rantatie (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Sörnäs strandväg'') is a wide street in Sörnäinen, Helsinki, Finland. It leads from the Hakaniemi market square to Suvilahti near the Kalasatama metro station. For the most part, Sörnäist ...

was widened into a larger street leading to the

Itäväylä Itäväylä (the Eastern Highway, Swedish: Österleden) is a motorway-like road in the Greater Helsinki area of Finland, mainly in the Helsinki conurbation. It is part of the Finnish regional road 170 ( fi, Seututie 170, sv, Regionalväg 170). Th ...

highway in the early 1960s, Hakaniemenranta also became part of the passage leading from Itäväylä to the city centre over the

Pitkäsilta The Pitkäsilta (; sv, Långa bron, ) is a bridge in Helsinki, Finland, connecting the districts of Kruununhaka and Siltasaari. It was completed in 1912 by the design of the architect Runar Eklund. Pitkäsilta is one of the best known landmarks ...

bridge. The other connection from Itäväylä to the city centre leads via the

Hakaniemi bridge Hakaniemi (; sv, Hagnäs) is an unofficial district of Helsinki, the Finnish capital. It covers most of the neighbourhood of Siltasaari in the district of Kallio. Hakaniemi is located at the sea shore and is separated from the city centre by the ...

built at the same time and the

Pohjoisranta Pohjoisranta (Swedish: ''Norra Kajen''), meaning "northern shore", is the eastern shore of the district of Kruununhaka in Helsinki, Finland and a street running along it. Description and history Pohjoisranta is known for the Halkolaituri (''Ve ...

street. Hakaniemenranta still has four lanes even though traffic on it has significantly decreased today. File:Hakaniemenranta - N62393 - hkm.HKMS000005-km0000lluz.jpg, Hakaniemenranta seen from the other side of the strait from

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 ...

in 1973. File:Fishing on a pier in Hakaniemi, Helsinki, Finland, 2019.jpg, There is a pier on Hakaniemenranta with cruise boat connections to the Vallisaari island.

Projects

In the 2020s, tram tracks will be built on Hakaniemenranta as part of the Kruunusillat project between the

Helsinki Central Station Helsinki Central Station ( fi, Helsingin päärautatieasema, sv, Helsingfors centralstation) ( HEC) is the main station for commuter rail and long-distance trains departing from Helsinki, Finland. The station is used by approximately 400,000 peo ...

and

Laajasalo Laajasalo ( sv, Degerö) is a group of islands that forms a East Helsinki, Southeast Helsinki's Subdivisions of Helsinki#Neighbourhoods, neighbourhood in southern Helsinki, the capital of Finland. As of 2018, it had a population of 18 876. File: ...

. A bridge about 400 metres long will be built from the Kulttuurisauna building at the eastern end of the street to the Nihti island. Siltavuorensalmi will be partly filled with reclaimed land, and a hotel and new 7-floor apartment buildings will be built along Hakaniemenranta.Mokkila, Maija
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1 February 2017. Accessed on 17 August 2021. There are plans for apartments for about 1250 inhabitants along the street.Hakaniemenrannan asemakaava ja asemakaavan muutos (12575)
City council of Helsinki 8 April 2020. Accessed on 17 August 2021. The

will be replaced with a new bridge, which will connect to the Hakaniemenranta street on the same level, eliminating the current ramp connections. Two tram stops will be built on the street, one to the western end at the

Hakaniemi market square The Hakaniemi market square (Finnish: ''Hakaniementori'', Swedish: ''Hagnäs torg'') is a market square located in Hakaniemi, Helsinki, Finland, opened in 1897. Throughout its history, there have been numerous Vappu marches and demonstrations st ...

and one in front of the Merihaka area. The market square stop will serve as a temporary terminus for the first two years of traffic, and the connection to the central station will be opened in the second phase of the project.

References

External links

* {{Coord, 60, 10, 41.78, N, 24, 57, 9.66, E, type:landmark_region:FI-18, display=title Streets in Helsinki Hakaniemi Sörnäinen