Roihuvuori ( sv, Kasberget, or ''Roihis'' and ''Roihika'', literal translation ''Blaze Mountain'') is a ''quarter'', part of
Herttoniemi
Herttoniemi ( sv, Hertonäs) is an East Helsinki neighbourhood and a suburb of Helsinki, the Finnish capital.
Geography
Located about east of the city centre, Herttoniemi can be reached by the Helsinki Metro in 10 minutes, or by road via the ItĂ ...
neighbourhood
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in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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. The population of Roihuvuori is approximately 8,000 and its area is 1.47 km². There is a church, two schools, shops and restaurants in Roihuvuori. There is also a water tower, Japanese style garden,
playground Tuhkimo and
Kirsikkapuisto where a
Hanami
is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers; in this case almost always refer to those of the or, less frequently, trees. From the end of March to early May, cherry trees bloom all over Japan, and around ...
festival is held.
Each street in Roihuvuori was named after fairy tales, with the exception being Roihuvuori's main street (Roihuvuorentie). For example, Lumikintie is "Snow White Street" and Tuhkimotie is "Cinderella Street".
Image:Japanilaistyylinenpuutarha 3.jpg, Japanese style garden
Image:Lehto.JPG, An alder forest at Strömsinlahti, Roihuvuori
Image:Roihuvuori water tower - Helsinki Finland.jpg, The Roihuvuori water tower
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