Nordenskiöldinkatu (

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: ''Nordenskiöldsgatan'') is a frequently trafficked street in

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, going from Taka-Töölö to

Alppila Alppila ( sv, Alphyddan) is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located north of the city centre, between the districts of Kallio and Pasila, and together with Harju it forms the district of Alppiharju. Alppila has a population of 4,244 (as ...

and

Pasila Pasila (; sv, Böle, ) is a part of Helsinki, Finland, that is both a central-northern neighbourhood and district, bordering the areas of Alppila to the south, the Central Park ( Keskuspuisto) to the west, and Vallila to the east. Pasila is ...

. It was named after the explorer

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (18 November 183212 August 1901) was a Finland-Swedish aristocrat, geologist, mineralogist and Arctic explorer. He was a member of the Fenno-Swedish Nordenskiöld family of scientists and held the title of a friher ...

.''Helsingin kadunnimet, Helsingin kaupungin julkaisuja nro 24'', p. 124. Name bureau of the city of Helsinki, 1970. Nordenskiöldinkatu is a continuation of Mechelininkatu. Its western end is at the Nordenskiöld square in Taka-Töölö, where Mechelininkatu ends, and which is also connected to Topeliuksenkatu and Linnankoskenkatu. Its eastern end is at a

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underpass, after which it changes its name to Savonkatu and continues towards Itä-Pasila. Nordenskiöldinkatu is the only street to run across

Mannerheimintie Mannerheimintie ( sv, Mannerheimvägen), named after the Finnish military leader and statesman Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, is the main street and boulevard of Helsinki, Finland. It was originally named Heikinkatu ( sv, Henriksgatan), after Rob ...

keeping the same name on both sides. Only the western part of Nordenskiöldinkatu has residential block houses, between the Nordenskiöld square and Urheilukatu. In this part are also located the Russian science and culture centre and the head office of KELA. The eastern part of Nordenskiöldinkatu continues along the edge of the Eläintarha park. Along it are located the

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and the Eläintarha Stadium. Along the street, at the edge of the part, is also a memorial for the victims of the

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. In this part of Nordenskiöldinkatu are located the Laakso Hospital and the Aurora Hospital, although the main building of the Aurora Hospital is at the other end of its lot, along Lääkärinkatu. Between the two hospitals is located the start of the Helsinki Central Park, which is only 200 metres wide at the Nordenskiöldinkatu end. At the park's southern end is a

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for children. Near the park the street is crossed by the Auroransilta bridge, which was opened to the public in November 2012.Mannila, Johanna
Neljän miljoonan euron Auroransilta avautui vihdoin ulkoilijoille
'' Helsingin Sanomat'' 24 November 2012. Accessed 14 March 2013. East of Mannerheimintie, the Helsinki tram lines 2, 7A and 7B run along Nordenskiöldinkatu, and east of Reijolankatu also many

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lines going through Pasila. The western end of the street is located in Taka-Töölö. Its eastern part acts as a neighbourhood divisor, as Eläintarha is part of Taka-Töölö, but the Laakso Hospital lot and the southern part of the Central Park are part of

Laakso Laakso ( sv, Dal) is a neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland. Its borders are defined by the streets of Mannerheimintie and Nordenskiöldinkatu and the Helsinki Central Park. The neighbourhood is bordered by Töölö in the south, Meilahti in the ...

, and the Aurora Hospital is in Länsi-Pasila. Originally, from 1906, Nordenskiöldinkatu also included what is now Mechelininkatu, which was separated from it in 1917. The most eastern part of the street, east of Urheilukatu, has previously been unofficially referred to as ''Nordenskiöldin puistokatu''.

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