Viikki ( sv, Vik) is a

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of about 15,000 inhabitants in

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. It is located at the bottom of ''Vanhankaupunginlahti'' bay, some 7–10 km from the city centre. The district hosts the

Viikki Campus The Viikki Campus ( fi, Viikin kampus, sv, Campus Vik) is a campus area of the University of Helsinki in Finland, focusing on biological sciences. It comprises following units: *Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry *Faculty of Biosciences *Facult ...

with four of the faculties of the

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(biosciences, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and agriculture and forestry) as well as other university units such as research centres, science library and teacher training school. Viikki is known for its natural environment. The conservation area of ''Vanhankaupunginlahti'' is an important place of nesting and

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for birds. Large fields and farmlands are cultivated by a teaching farm that is part of the university's agricultural faculty. Southernmost part of the Latokartano residential zone is known as an "ecological housing" area. Many apartment buildings there have, for instance, experimental solar and

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systems installed. Viikki is divided into the sub-areas of ''Viikki science park'', ''Latokartano'', ''Viikinranta'' and ''Viikinmäki''. In the 2000s the population of the district has increased steadily. This is because some areas of Viikki — especially in Latokartano and Viikinmäki — have been among the most important sites in Helsinki for the construction of new apartments.

Railway

A single-track non-passenger municipal railway line ran through the district, connecting to the state railways main-line at Oulunkylä railway station. This line runs to the

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depot in Roihupelto, but was originally the former

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 It� ...

Harbour railway. The depot link features street running along the roads through Viikki. This line has been broken up during the summer of 2014.

Light Railway

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and

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that replaces the Current Trunk Bus Route

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. It will run through central viikki, passing the University and the Viikki Science Park.

External links

Viikki Campus homepage

City Planning Department's Viikki project page

Planning map of Viikki

Viikki Info Centre
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