Helsinki Railway Square ( fi, Rautatientori, sv, Järnvägstorget) is an open square immediately to the east of the

Helsinki Central railway station Helsinki Central Station ( fi, Helsingin päärautatieasema, sv, Helsingfors centralstation) ( HEC) is the main station for commuter rail and long-distance trains departing from Helsinki, Finland. The station is used by approximately 400,000 peo ...

in central

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in Finland. The square serves as Helsinki's secondary

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along with the main

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bus station. The north side features the

Finnish National Theatre The Finnish National Theatre ( fi, Suomen Kansallisteatteri), established in 1872, is a theatre located in central Helsinki on the northern side of the Helsinki Central Railway Station Square. The Finnish National Theatre is the oldest Finnish ...

, and the south side is formed of the

Ateneum Ateneum is an art museum in Helsinki, Finland and one of the three museums forming the Finnish National Gallery. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on the south side of Rautatientori square close to Helsinki Central railway station. It ha ...

classical art museum (part of the

Finnish National Gallery Finnish National Gallery ( fi, Suomen Kansallisgalleria, sv, Finlands Nationalgalleri) is the largest art museum institution of Finland. It consists of the Ateneum, an art museum; Kiasma, a contemporary art museum; and the Sinebrychoff Art Muse ...

). To the west side are the two ornate entrances to Helsinki Central station—a bigger one for public use, and a smaller one exclusively for the President of Finland and their official guests. The square is served by 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 p ...

system with Rautatientori metro station entrances at the south-west corner, and

University of Helsinki metro station The University of Helsinki metro station ( fi, Helsingin yliopiston metroasema, sv, Helsingfors universitets metrostation) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the University of Helsinki and surrounding areas in the central Helsinki dist ...

to the east. During summer afternoons and evenings, the pub tram Spårakoff departs from the ' tram stop in the square once per hour.

Rautatientori gallery

File:Finnish National Theatre.jpg,

File:Helsinki Railwaystation January-14-2008.jpg, Rautatientori and the Central Railway Station File:Ateneum.JPG,

, seen from Rautatientori File:Buses in Helsinki centre.jpg, Local buses, serving areas in northeastern Helsinki, and

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File:Rautatientori ice skating rink 2.jpg, In winter time, the Rautatientori square hosts an

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rink.

Rautatientori gallery

See also