Malmi (; sv, Malm) is a regional center and a
major district on the north-eastern part of
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 ...
,
Finland
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. It has a population of 24,312 (2008).
[Helsinki alueittain 2008]
Statistics about Malmi on pages 132-135 and 140-143) The Malmi District ( fi, Malmin kaupunginosa) is divided into six subareas, two of which are the center forming ''
Ylä-Malmi
Ylä-Malmi (Finnish), Övre Malm (Swedish) is a northern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. Many of Malmi's most important services are located on Ylä-Malmi side, such as the church, schools, hospital and police station.
See also
* Ala-Malmi ...
'' ("Upper Malmi") and ''
Ala-Malmi
Ala-Malmi (Finnish), Nedre Malm (Swedish) is a northern-central neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
About five and half thousand people live in Ala-Malmi. In 2003, the area provided jobs for 4345 people.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alu ...
'' ("Lower Malmi"), and the rest are ''
Pihlajamäki
Pihlajamäki (Finnish language, Finnish), Rönnbacka (Swedish language, Swedish) is a northern-central Subdivisions of Helsinki#Neighbourhoods, quarter in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is part of the Malmi, Helsinki, Malmi Subdivisions of ...
'', ''
Tattariharju
Tattariharju, known as Tattaråsen in Swedish, is a northern neighbourhood of Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is t ...
'', ''Malmin lentokenttä'' (
Malmi airport
Helsinki-Malmi Airport ( fi, Helsinki-Malmin lentoasema, sv, Helsingfors-Malm flygplats) is an airfield in Helsinki, Finland, located in the district of Malmi, north-north-east of the city centre. It was opened in 1936. Until the opening of Hel ...
) and ''
Pihlajisto''. ''Malmin peruspiiri'' is a related but distinct subdivision of Helsinki (used for certain administrative purposes) which does not include Pihlajamäki and Pihlajisto, but instead includes ''
Tapanila
Tapanila ( sv, Mosabacka) is a neighbourhood in Malmi district, Helsinki. Tapanila has approximately 5474 inhabitants (2005).http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/503Malmi.pdf Information about Malmi and its subareas Tapanila has ...
'' and ''
Tapaninvainio''. The population of this area is approximately 27,800.
Its main transport links include the main railway dividing the city center into Ylä-Malmi and Ala-Malmi, as well as the ring road called
Ring I
Ring I (pronounced "ring one", fi, Kehä I, sv, Ring I) is the busiest road in Finland, carrying up to 113,000 vehicles per day. It is the innermost of the three beltways in the Greater Helsinki region, numbered as regional route 101 and ru ...
( fi, Kehä I) in the southern part of the district. Along the railway, Malmi has its own
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
. The
Malmi Airport
Helsinki-Malmi Airport ( fi, Helsinki-Malmin lentoasema, sv, Helsingfors-Malm flygplats) is an airfield in Helsinki, Finland, located in the district of Malmi, north-north-east of the city centre. It was opened in 1936. Until the opening of Hel ...
is located in the eastern part of the district. Also, Malmi is home to the
Malmi Cemetery
The Malmi Cemetery ( fi, Malmin hautausmaa; sv, Malms begravningsplats) is a large cemetery located at the corner between Ring I and the Lahti Highway ( E75) in the Malmi district in Helsinki, Finland. It is the largest cemetery in Finland in ...
, the largest cemetery of Finland. The
Malmi shooting range hosted the pistol and rifle
shooting
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...
events of the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
.
1952 Summer Olympics official report.
p. 57.
Etymology
The name of Malmi appears in old documents in the forms ''Malm'' (1543), ''Malmby'' (1551), ''Malme'' (1589), ''Malmsby'' (1590) and ''Malmn'' (1592). The name is the same as the word ''malm'' in the Swedish dialects of Uusimaa
Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, He ...
, meaning flat and sandy forest land. The word refers in particular to a wooded somersault above its surroundings, such as a gravel ridge. The word has been common in the parish of Helsinki, judging by the names of the 18th century, such as Keimola's ''Tappermalm'', Voutila–Viinikkala's ''Mottmalm'', Tikkurila
Tikkurila (; sv, Dickursby) is a district and major region of the municipality of Vantaa, Finland. Located in the eastern half of the Helsinki conurbation, some north of the capital's downtown district, it is the administrative and commercial h ...
–Hakkila's ''Haxmalm'' and Länsisalmi's ''Brändmalm'' and ''Sandmalm''. The Finnish counterparts Malmi and Malminkylä came into use at the end of the 19th century.[Olavi Terho: ''Helsingin kadunnimet'', p. 181. Helsingin kaupungin julkaisuja 24, 1970. (in Finnish)] Among the old farms in Malminkylä, Paavolantie ( sv, Påvals), Pietiläntie ( sv, Pehrs), Vilppulantie ( sv, Filpus), Yrjölänkuja ( sv, Örjans) and Örskinkuja ( sv, Örskis) have been preserved in the street name. The original form of the name Ormusmäki ( sv, Ormusbacka) is Orrmossebacken ( fi, Teerisuonmäki). In English, Malmi literally means ore
Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit.Encyclopædia Britannica. "Ore". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 7 Apr ...
.
Gallery
File:Malmi_Church,_Helsinki.jpg, Kristian Gullichsen, Malmi Church, Helsinki (1982)
File:Malmin tori.jpg, Malmin Nova shopping centre in Ala-Malmi
File:20041114 Malmintori.JPG, Malmintori shopping centre in Ylä-Malmi
File:Malmin rautatieasema2.jpg, Malmi railway station
Malmi station ( fi, Malmin rautatieasema, sv, Malms järnvägsstation) is a railway station in the Malmi district of Helsinki, Finland. It is located between the stations of Pukinmäki and Tapanila, along the main railroad track from Helsinki ...
File:Malmi cemetery aerial.jpg, Aerial view of the Malmi Cemetery
The Malmi Cemetery ( fi, Malmin hautausmaa; sv, Malms begravningsplats) is a large cemetery located at the corner between Ring I and the Lahti Highway ( E75) in the Malmi district in Helsinki, Finland. It is the largest cemetery in Finland in ...
File:Helsinki-Malmi Airport.jpg, Malmi Airport
Helsinki-Malmi Airport ( fi, Helsinki-Malmin lentoasema, sv, Helsingfors-Malm flygplats) is an airfield in Helsinki, Finland, located in the district of Malmi, north-north-east of the city centre. It was opened in 1936. Until the opening of Hel ...
's field and terminal building
File:Fallkullan kotieläintila Malmi Helsinki.jpg, Fallkulla Animal Farm
File:Grillikioski Helsinki.jpg, ''Malmin grilli-kioski'', a snack bar in Malmi
See also
* Itäkeskus
Itäkeskus ( sv, Östra centrum, literal translation ''East center'') is a '' quarter'' in the neighbourhood of Vartiokylä (as of the 1980s) in Helsinki, Finland. The district's main attraction is the largest covered-in shopping mall in the Nordi ...
* Pakila
Pakila ( sv, Baggböle) is a neighbourhood in Northern Helsinki, about nine kilometers from the city center. It comprises Länsi-Pakila ("West Pakila") and Itä-Pakila ("East Pakila"). Pakila has approximately 10 275 inhabitants.
* Viikki
Viikki ( sv, Vik) is a neighbourhood of about 15,000 inhabitants in Helsinki, Finland. It is located at the bottom of ''Vanhankaupunginlahti'' bay, some 7–10 km from the city centre.
The district hosts the Viikki Campus with four of the fac ...
References
External links
Venues of the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic shooting venues
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