Hakaniemi metro station (, ) is a station on the
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 pl ...
. It serves the central
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 U ...
districts of
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 ...
and
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 ...
. Both lines M1 and M2 serve Hakaniemi. There are 28 bicycle parking spaces at the station.
Opened on 1 June 1982, Hakaniemi was among the first metro stations opened in Helsinki. It was designed by
Mirja Castrén,
Juhani Jauhiainen Juhani is a common Finnish male given name and Arabic surname.
Given name
* Juhani Aaltonen (born 1935), Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist
* Juhani Aho
* Juhani Kaskeala
* Juhani Komulainen
* Juhani Kumpulainen
* Juhani Lahtinen
* Juhani "Ju ...
, and
Marja Nuuttila
Marja may refer to:
* Marja (name), a Finnish and Dutch female given name
* Marjah, Afghanistan, an unincorporated agricultural district in Nad Ali District, Helmand Province
* Marja', a Shia authority
See also
* Maarja
Maarja is an Estoni ...
. It is located 900 meters from the
University of Helsinki station, and 900 meters from
Sörnäinen metro station. The station is situated at a depth of 23 meters below ground level and 21 meters below
sea level
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.
File:Entrance to Hakaniemi metro station.jpg, Entrance to the Hakaniemi station
File:Hakaniemi metro station under renovation.jpg, From April to June 2013, the main entrance to the Hakaniemi metro station is being renovated, cutting off all tram traffic on Hämeentie
Hämeentie () is the second longest street in Helsinki, Finland, and among its major thoroughfares. Hämeentie is a multi-lane street beginning at the Hakaniemi square in Siltasaari, and ending near Vanhankaupunginkoski on Koskelantie.
Old street ...
between Hakaniemi and 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 ...
.
In popular culture
The Hakaniemi metro station was seen in
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), '' Le Havre'' (2011) and '' The Other Side of Hope'' ( ...
's film
Calamari Union. Hakaniemi metro station was also featured in
Bomfunk MC's
The Bomfunk MC's is a Finnish hip hop group that was active between 1998 and 2005, before reuniting in 2018. The group's frontman is the rapper B.O. Dubb (born Raymond Ebanks, and formerly known as "B.O.W."), and the main producer is Jaakko Sa ...
music video for the hit single "
Freestyler
"Freestyler" is a song by Finnish hip hop group Bomfunk MC's. It was released in Finland on 30 October 1999 as the third single from their debut studio album, '' In Stereo'' (1999), and was released internationally in February 2000. "Freestyler ...
".
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Helsinki Metro stations located underground
Railway stations opened in 1982
1982 establishments in Finland
Hakaniemi