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Helsinki consists of 60 neighbourhoods (''kaupunginosa'' in
In addition to the neighbourhood division, which exists for city planning purposes, the city is also divided into 34 districts (''peruspiiri'', ''distrikt'') to facilitate the coordination of public services. The districts, which may comprise several neighbourhoods, are organised into eight major districts (''suurpiiri'', ''stordistrikt''). Different quarters of a neighbourhood may belong to different districts, but individual quarters are never divided between neighbourhoods.
The district division was created by a decision of the city council on 13 December 1982, when the number of different subdivisions used by different municipal departments was seen as confusing and problematic. Before the reform, in 1980, there were 101 different divisions used by the departments, of which only 17 corresponded to the official neighbourhood division. The new districts came to use within all providers of public services by 1986.
Helsinki by District 2011
City of Helsinki Urban Facts.
Helsinki district divisions 2008
Official map. {{in lang, fi, sv Geography of Helsinki
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 ...
, the capital of Finland
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, can be divided into various sorts of subdivisions. Helsinki is divided into three major areas: Helsinki Downtown
The Helsinki City Centre (Finnish: ''Helsingin kantakaupunki'', Swedish: ''Helsingfors innerstad'') originally referred to the area belonging to the city of Helsinki, Finland before the great annexation on 1 January 1946. After the annexation the ...
( fi, Helsingin kantakaupunki, sv, Helsingfors innerstad), North Helsinki ( fi, Pohjois-Helsinki, sv, Norra Helsingfors) and East Helsinki
East Helsinki ( fi, Itä-Helsinki, sv, Östra Helsingfors) is an area in Helsinki, Finland, usually thought to comprise the city's eastern and south-eastern major districts (, ), including the districts of Vartiokylä, Myllypuro, Mellunkylä, ...
( fi, Itä-Helsinki, sv, Östra Helsingfors). The subdivisions include neighbourhoods, districts, major districts and postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...
areas. The plethora of different official ways to divide the city is a source of some confusion to the inhabitants, as different kinds of subdivisions often share similar or identical names.
Neighbourhoods
Helsinki consists of 60 neighbourhoods (''kaupunginosa'' in Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
; ''stadsdel'' in Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
). The division into neighbourhoods is the official division created by the city council and used for city planning and other similar purposes. Most of the neighbourhoods have existed since the 19th century as numbered parts of the city, and official names were assigned to them in 1959. Five neighbourhoods (numbers 55 – 59) were annexed on 1 January 2009.
Today, each neighbourhood is identified by both a two-digit number between 01 and 59 and an official name in both Finnish and Swedish (in some cases they may be identical). In addition, there is an unnumbered neighbourhood called Aluemeri that consists essentially only of outer coastal water that doesn't reach to the coast. Neighbourhoods are further divided into quarters (''osa-alue'') and sectors (''pienalue''), numbered with three and four digits respectively. Sectors divide further into individual blocks and properties.
List of Helsinki neighbourhoods
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
names first and the Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
names in brackets. This due to the bilinguality of Finland and Helsinki.
* 01 Kruununhaka
Kruununhaka (; ) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
Kruununhaka became the area next to the harbour and the center, when Helsinki was moved from the earlier location in the mid-1660s. From the very beginning, the residents i ...
''(Kronohagen)''
* 02 Kluuvi ''(Gloet)''
* 03 Kaartinkaupunki
Kaartinkaupunki ( sv, Gardesstaden) is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Helsinki, Finland.
Kaartinkaupunki consists of the area between the Esplanadi park and the Tähtitornin vuori park. Its area was first confirmed in 1812, but the ...
''(Gardestaden)''
* 04 Kamppi ''(Kampen)''
* 05 Punavuori
Punavuori ( sv, Rödbergen) is a neighbourhood in the center of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name Punavuori (English: Red mountain) refers to red cliffs located between Sepänkatu and Punavuorenkatu. They were still visible in the 19th ce ...
''(Rödbergen)''
* 06 Eira
Eira is a neighborhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
History
The district dates back to the early 20th century and received its name after Eira Hospital in the neighboring district of Ullanlinna, which in turn took its name from Eira ...
* 07 Ullanlinna
(; sv, Ulrikasborg) is a city district of Helsinki, in Finland. The name ''Ullanlinna'' ( en, "Ulla's Castle") refers to the fortification line that was built at the southern edge of the area during the 18th century (no longer visible), as part ...
''(Ulrikasborg)''
* 08 Katajanokka
Katajanokka ( sv, Skatudden) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland, with around 4000 inhabitants in 2005. The district is located adjacent to the immediate downtown area, though in the first major town plan for Helsinki from the mid-18th cent ...
''(Skatudden)''
* 09 Kaivopuisto
Kaivopuisto ( sv, Brunnsparken), nicknamed ''Kaivari'' in Finnish or ''Brunsan'' in Swedish, is one of the oldest and best known parks in central Helsinki, Finland, and also a neighbourhood of about 500 inhabitants where the park is located.
Geo ...
''(Brunnsparken)''
* 10 Sörnäinen
Sörnäinen ( sv, Sörnäs; ''Sörkkä'' or ''Sörkka'' in Helsinki slang) is a neighbourhood in the city of Helsinki, Finland.
Sörnäinen is located a little more than one kilometre north from the coastal centre of Helsinki, near the district ...
''(Sörnäs)''
** 102 Kalasatama
Kalasatama ( sv, Fiskehamnen; literally translated "fish port") is a neighbourhood in the city of Helsinki, Finland. The area is officially part of the Sörnäinen district; and like Sörnäinen, Kalasatama is located a little more than one kilomet ...
''(Fiskehamnen)''
* 11 Kallio ''(Berghäll)''
** 111 Siltasaari
Siltasaari (Finnish), or Broholmen (Swedish), is a central neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. Most of its area is unofficially known also as Hakaniemi
Hakaniemi (; sv, Hagnäs) is an unofficial district of Helsinki, the Finnish capital. It cove ...
''(Broholmen)''
** 112 Linjat
Linjat (Finnish), Linjerna (Swedish) is a neighborhood of the Kallio district of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land ...
''(Linjerna)''
** 113 Torkkelinmäki
Torkkelinmäki (Finnish), Torkelsbacken (Swedish) is a central neighborhood of Kallio, Helsinki, Finland. Its boundaries are Hämeentie on the east, Helsinginkatu on the north, Kaarlenkatu on the west and Viides linja on the south. Like els ...
''(Torkelsbacken)''
* 12 Alppiharju
Alppiharju ( sv, Åshöjden) is a district of approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of the Central major district of Helsinki, Finland. It consists of sub-districts Alppila and Harju, and is bordered by Kallio in the south, Taka- ...
''(Åshöjden)''
** 121 Harju ''(Ã…s)''
** 122 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 ...
''(Alphyddan)''
* 13 Etu-Töölö ''(Främre Tölö)''
* 14 Taka-Töölö ''(Bortre Tölö)''
* 15 Meilahti
Meilahti (in Swedish Mejlans) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki between Mannerheimintie (the main entrance road to Helsinki) and a bay named Seurasaarenselkä. Most of the houses in Meilahti were built in the 1930s and 1940s. Meilahti is home to ove ...
''(Mejlans)''
* 16 Ruskeasuo
Ruskeasuo (Brunakärr in Swedish, verbatim "Brown swamp") is a neighbourhood of Helsinki (Helsingfors in Swedish), about 3 kilometres north of the city center.
With a population of 2670 (year 2005) Ruskeasuo is a rather quiet residential area. ...
''(Brunakärr)''
** 161 Pikku Huopalahti
Pikku Huopalahti ( sv, Lillhoplax) is a neighbourhood in the West of Helsinki between the Ruskeasuo neighbourhood and Mannerheimintie (one of the main streets in Helsinki) in the east, the Meilahti neighborhood in the South, the Niemenmäki neigh ...
''(Lillhoplax)''1
* 17 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 ...
''(Böle)''
** 171 Länsi-Pasila
Länsi-Pasila ( sv, Västra Böle) is a subdivision of Pasila, Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden ...
''(Västra Böle)''
** 172 Pohjois-Pasila
Pohjois-Pasila (Finnish), Norra Böle (Swedish) is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
Posti Group, the Finnish mail corporation, has its head office in Pohjois-Pasila.Itä-Pasila
Itä-Pasila (Finnish), Östra Böle (Swedish) is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
It is known for its brutalist architecture, was built in the 1970s and 1980s. It is a highly mixed-use area of offices, flats and commercial spaces, built in t ...
''(Östra Böle)''
** 174 Keski-Pasila
Keski-Pasila (Finnish), Mellersta Böle (Swedish) is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders wit ...
''(Mellersta Böle)''
* 18 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 ...
''(Dal)''
* 19 Mustikkamaa-Korkeasaari ''(Blåbärslandet-Högholmen)''
* 20 Länsisatama
West Harbour ( fi, Länsisatama, sv, Västra hamnen) is a passenger and cargo harbour in the Jätkäsaari
Jätkäsaari (; sv, Busholmen) is a peninsula and a quarter in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It is part to the Kampinmalmi di ...
''(Västra hamnen)''
** 201 Ruoholahti
Ruoholahti (; sv, label=Swedish, Gräsviken; both meaning "Grass Bay") is a quarter in Helsinki, part of the Länsisatama neighbourhood and Kampinmalmi district. It is located in the southwestern part of the central city area of Helsinki, clos ...
''(Gräsviken)''
** 202 Lapinlahti
Lapinlahti (; sv, Lapinlahti, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region, located north of the city of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The populati ...
''(Lappviken)''
** 203 Jätkäsaari
Jätkäsaari (; sv, Busholmen) is a peninsula and a quarter in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It is part to the Kampinmalmi district and Länsisatama neighbourhood. It was the location of the main container harbour in Helsinki until late ...
''(Busholmen)''
** 204 Hernesaari ''(Ärtholmen)''
* 21 Hermanni ''(Hermanstaden)''
* 22 Vallila
Vallila () is a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
Vallila is a central-northern neighbourhood, bordered by Pasila to the west and Alppiharju to the south. Like Kallio, Vallila is mostly residential and has a reputation of being a ...
''(Vallgård)''
* 23 Toukola
Toukola ( sv, Majstad) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland, around 4 km north of the town centre, at the port of Vanhankaupunginlahti. Toukola is part of the administrative region of Vanhakaupunki.
The eldest part of the town consis ...
''(Majstad)''
** 231 Toukola
Toukola ( sv, Majstad) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland, around 4 km north of the town centre, at the port of Vanhankaupunginlahti. Toukola is part of the administrative region of Vanhakaupunki.
The eldest part of the town consis ...
''(Majstad)''
** 232 Arabianranta
Arabianranta (; sv, Arabiastranden; literally meaning the "shore of Arabia"), sometimes simply Arabia, is a residential part of Helsinki, Finland. It is bound by Vanhankaupunginlahti bay from east, and connects to neighboring boroughs of Va ...
''(Arabiastranden)''
* 24 Kumpula
Kumpula ( sv, Gumtäkt) is a verdant neighbourhood in Helsinki, bordered by Eastern Pasila to the west, Vallila to the south, Käpylä and Koskela to the north and Toukola and Arabianranta to the east. As of January 1, 2003, Kumpula had approxi ...
''(Gumtäkt)''
* 25 Käpylä
Käpylä (; sv, Kottby) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki with 7,600 inhabitants. Administratively speaking, Käpylä is a part of the Vanhakaupunki district.
It is located between Kumpula, Oulunkylä and Koskela. Käpylä has a terminus for ...
''(Kottby)''
* 26 Koskela
Koskela ( sv, Forsby, lit. "rapids village") is a district in the city of Helsinki, Finland. There are about 3 300 inhabitants. The borough is surrounded by Käpylä, Kumpula, Vanhakaupunki, and Oulunkylä. Koskela is located in the subdivisi ...
''(Forsby)''
* 27 Vanhakaupunki
Vanhakaupunki ( sv, Gammelstaden) is a neighbourhood of the city of Helsinki, Finland, to the north of Toukola. It is also the name of a district of the city, which contains the neighbourhood and its surroundings. The name (meaning "old town") co ...
''(Gammelstaden)''
* 28 Oulunkylä
Oulunkylä ( sv, Åggelby, also known as ''Ogeli'') is a suburb and a neighbourhood of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is located north from the center of the city.
It has been inhabited since the 13th century. Earlier an independent munic ...
''(Ã…ggelby)''
** 281 Pirkkola
Pirkkola (Finnish), Britas (Swedish) is a northern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sw ...
''(Britas)''
** 282 Maunula ''(MÃ¥nsas)''
** 283 Metsälä
Metsälä ( sv, Krämertsskog) is a subdivision of Helsinki with about 1,000 inhabitants. It has predominantly small houses and it is situated between Maunula and Käpylä. Administratively speaking, Metsälä is a part of the Maunula district. ...
''(Krämertskog)''
** 284 Patola ''(Dammen)''
** 285 Veräjämäki ''(Grindbacka)''
** 286 Maunulanpuisto ''(MÃ¥nsasparken)''
** 287 Veräjälaakso ''(Grinddal)''
* 29 Haaga
Haaga ( sv, Haga köping) is a district and a former municipality in the Western major district of Helsinki with a population of 25,435.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/203Haaga.pdf 2005 statistics about Haaga
Haaga is d ...
''(Haga)''
** 291 Etelä-Haaga
Etelä-Haaga (Finnish), Södra Haga (Swedish) is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with S ...
''(Södra Haga)''
** 292 Kivihaka
Kivihaka (Finnish), Stenhagen (Swedish) is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden ...
''(Stenhagen)''
** 293 Pohjois-Haaga
Pohjois-Haaga (Finnish), Norra Haga (Swedish, translates as Northern Haaga) is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. On east it borders with Hämeenlinna's highway. Etelä-Haaga (Southern Haaga) is in its southern side, separated by park areas an ...
''(Norra Haga)''
** 294 Lassila
Lassila (Finnish), Lassas (Swedish) is a neighborhood in western Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with S ...
''(Lassas)''
* 30 Munkkiniemi
Munkkiniemi ( sv, Munksnäs, Helsinki slang: ''Munkka'') is a neighbourhood in Helsinki. Subdivisions within the district are Vanha Munkkiniemi, Kuusisaari, Lehtisaari, Munkkivuori, Niemenmäki and Talinranta.
The land in Munkkiniemi was from th ...
''(Munksnäs)''
** 301 Vanha Munkkiniemi
Vanha Munkkiniemi (Finnish), Gamla Munksnäs (Swedish), both of them meaning ′Old Munkkiniemi′, is a neighborhood that contains the original part of Munkkiniemi district in Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), offi ...
''(Gamla Munksnäs)''
** 302 Kuusisaari
Kuusisaari (Finnish), Granö (Swedish) is an island and a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders ...
''(Granö)''
** 303 Lehtisaari Lehtisaari may refer to several places in Finland:
* Lehtisaari, Helsinki, neighbourhood in Helsinki
* Lehtisaari, Jyväskylä, district and neighborhood in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of t ...
''(Lövö)''
** 304 Munkkivuori
Munkkivuori ( sv, Munkshöjden, literally 'Monk Mountain') is a Subdivisions of Helsinki#Neighbourhoods, quarter of the Munkkiniemi neighbourhood in Helsinki. The buildings and the plan of site are typical of the late 1950s. Most of the residential ...
''(Munkshöjden)''
** 305 Niemenmäki
Niemenmäki ( sv, Näshöjden) is a quarter of the Munkkiniemi neighbourhood in Helsinki. Niemenmäki was constructed in the early 1960s. The nearby Shopping center provides everyday services to Niemenmäki inhabitants. Huopalahdentie road separa ...
''(Näshöjden)''
** 306 Talinranta
Talinranta ( sv, Talistranden) is a neighbourhood in Munkkiniemi district of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land bord ...
''(Talistranden)''
* 31 Lauttasaari
Lauttasaari (; sv, Drumsö) is an island in Helsinki, Finland, about west of the city centre. Together with some surrounding unpopulated small islands, Lauttasaari is also a district of Helsinki. With 23,226 residents as of 2017, the island is F ...
''(Drumsö)''
* 32 Konala
Konala (Finnish), Kånala (Swedish) is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland. Konala has about 4500 inhabitants and about 3000 jobs. Konala is situated in north-western Helsinki, north of Ring I road and Pitäjänmäki, west of Malminkartano and Ka ...
''(KÃ¥nala)''
* 33 Kaarela
Kaarela ( sv, Kårböle) is a subdistrict in a Western major district of Helsinki, Finland.
Kaarela is split into four subareas: Kannelmäki (12,569 inhabitants), Maununneva (2,501 inhabitants), Malminkartano (8,538 inhabitants) and Hakuninmaa ...
''(Kårböle)''
** 331 Kannelmäki
Kannelmäki ( sv, Gamlas, Helsinki slang: ''Kantsu'') is a sub-neighbourhood of the neighbourhood of Kaarela in Helsinki, Finland. Kannelmäki is located a bit more than ten kilometres from the centre of Helsinki, and is bounded by Kehä I in th ...
''(Gamlas)''
** 332 Maununneva
Maununneva (Finnish), Magnuskärr (Swedish) is a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. It is a subdivision of the Kaarela
Kaarela ( sv, Kårböle) is a subdistrict in a Western major district of Helsinki, Finland.
Kaarela is split into four sub ...
''(Magnuskärr)''
** 333 Malminkartano
Malminkartano (Malmgård in Swedish) is a suburb and a quarter in the western part of Helsinki city, part of the Kaarela
Kaarela ( sv, Kårböle) is a subdistrict in a Western major district of Helsinki, Finland.
Kaarela is split into four sub ...
''(Malmgård)''
** 334 Hakuninmaa
Hakuninmaa (Finnish), Håkansåker (Swedish) is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden ...
''(Håkansåker)''
** 335 Kuninkaantammi ''(Kungseken)''
* 34 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.
''(Baggböle)''
** 341 Länsi-Pakila ''(Västra Baggböle)''
** 342 Itä-Pakila ''(Östra Baggböle)''
* 35 Tuomarinkylä
Tuomarinkylä ( sv, Domarby) is a neighbourhood in Northern 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 the seat of the reg ...
''(Domarby)''
** 351 Paloheinä
Paloheinä (Swedish Svedängen) is one of four quarters of the Tuomarinkylä district in Northern Helsinki, Finland. Described by the municipality as "a place where habitation, traditional agricultural milieus, and the forest meet", the Palohei ...
''(Svedängen)''
** 352 Torpparinmäki Torpparinmäki (Finnish), Torparbacken (Swedish) is an area in Helsinki, Finland, and in turn part of the Greater Helsinki area. Torpparinmäki is a residential area
A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed ...
''(Torparbacken)''
** 353 Tuomarinkartano ''(Domargård)''
** 354 Haltiala
Haltiala (Finnish language, Finnish), Tomtbacka (Swedish language, Swedish) is a northwestern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
Neighbourhoods of Helsinki
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''(Tomtbacka)''
* 36 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 ...
''(Vik)''
** 361 Viikinranta
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 ...
''(Viksstranden)''
** 362 Latokartano ''(Ladugården)''
** 363 Viikin tiedepuisto
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 ...
''(Viks forskarpark)''
** 364 Viikinmäki ''(Viksbacka)''
* 37 Pukinmäki
Pukinmäki ( sv, Bocksbacka) is a district on the northeastern part of Helsinki, Finland. As of 2005, it had a population of 8,450.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/502Pukinm%C3%A4ki.pdf 2005 statistics and information about P ...
''(Bocksbacka)''
* 38 Malmi ''(Malm)''
** 381 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 ...
''(Övre Malm)''
** 382 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 ...
''(Nedre Malm)''
** 383 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 ...
''(Rönnbacka)''
** 384 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 ...
''(Tattaråsen)''
** 385 Malmin lentokenttä ''(Malm flygfält)''
** 386 Pihlajisto ''(Rönninge)''
* 39 Tapaninkylä
Tapaninkylä (Finnish), Staffansby (Swedish) is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Swed ...
''(Staffansby)''
** 391 Tapaninvainio ''(Staffansslätten)''
** 392 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 ...
''(Mosabacka)''
* 40 Suutarila
Suutarila ( sv, Skomakarböle) is a subdistrict located next to Keravanjoki in a northeastern major district of Helsinki, Finland, near the border to Vantaa
It has an area of 4.13 km2 and a population of 11,413.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokesku ...
''(Skomakarböle)''
** 401 Siltamäki ''(Brobacka)''
** 402 Tapulikaupunki
Tapulikaupunki (Finnish), Stapelstaden (Swedish) is a northern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land bord ...
''(Stapelstaden)''
** 403 Töyrynummi
Töyrynummi (Finnish), Lidamalmen (Swedish) is a northern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Töyrynummi:
*National Coalition Party 25.0%
* Social Democratic Party 23.3%
*True Fi ...
''(Lidamalmen)''
* 41 Suurmetsä ''(Storskog)''
** 411 Puistola
Puistola ( sv, Parkstad; literally means "park town") is a northeastern part of Helsinki, Finland. It is located along the main railway (Helsinki–Hämeenlinna railway) about two kilometers south of Tikkurila (Vantaa) and about six kilometers no ...
''(Parkstad)''
** 412 Heikinlaakso ''(Henriksdal)''
** 413 Tattarisuo ''(Tattarmossen)''
** 414 Jakomäki
Jakomäki ( sv, Jakobacka) is a ''quarter'', part of Suurmetsä neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland.
It has an area of 1.92 km2 and a population of 5,481 (2005).http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/506Jakom%C3%A4ki.pdf 2005 ...
''(Jakobacka)''
** 415 Alppikylä ''(Alpbyn)''
* 42 Kulosaari
Kulosaari () is an island and an
East Helsinki suburb in Helsinki, Finland. It is also the 42nd neighbourhood of the city. Construction of villas on the island started in the beginning of the 20th century, and a bridge from Sörnäinen was opened ...
''(Brändö)''
* 43 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 Ità ...
''(Hertonäs)''
** 431 Länsi-Herttoniemi
Länsi-Herttoniemi (Finnish), Västra Hertonäs (Swedish) is a southeastern neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland. It is one of the subdivisions of the wider Herttoniemi
Herttoniemi ( sv, Hertonäs) is an East Helsinki neighbourhood and a suburb ...
''(Västra Hertonäs)''
** 432 Roihuvuori
Roihuvuori ( sv, Kasberget, or ''Roihis'' and ''Roihika'', literal translation ''Blaze Mountain'') is a ''quarter'', part of Herttoniemi neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland. The population of Roihuvuori is approximately 8,000 and its area is 1.47 k ...
''(Kasberget)''
** 433 Herttoniemen teollisuusalue
Herttoniemen teollisuusalue (Finnish, ) is a southeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders ...
''(Hertonäs industriområde)''
** 434 Herttoniemenranta
Herttoniemenranta (Finnish), Hertonäs strand (Swedish) is a southeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It sha ...
''(Hertonäs strand)''
* 44 Tammisalo
Tammisalo () is a neighbourhood (number 44) and an island in eastern part of Helsinki, Finland. The population of Tammisalo is approximately 2,200 and its area is . The nearest districts are Herttoniemi, Roihuvuori and Laajasalo. In the Viking
...
''(Tammelund)''
* 45 Vartiokylä
Vartiokylä ( sv, Botby) is a neighbourhood in the East Helsinki area of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Its name is derived from the ruins of an eleventh-century fortress on the Linnanvuori hill in Vartioharju, one of Vartiokylä's subdivision ...
''(Botby)''
** 451 Vartioharju
Vartioharju (Finnish), Botbyåsen (Swedish) is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders wi ...
''(Botbyåsen)''
** 452 Puotila
Puotila (Finnish), Botby gård (Swedish) is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Puotila:
* Social Democratic Party 24.5%
*National Coalition Party 19.9%
*True Finns 1 ...
''(Botby gård)''
** 453 Puotinharju
Puotinharju (Finnish), Botbyhöjden (Swedish) is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders ...
''(Botbyhöjden)''
** 454 Myllypuro
Myllypuro ( Finnish), Kvarnbäcken ( Swedish) is an East Helsinki's neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land ...
''(Kvarnbäcken)''
** 455 Marjaniemi
Marjaniemi ( sv, Marudd) is a seaside residential area in eastern Helsinki, Finland, with a population of approximately 2,000. Administratively it forms a quarter in the neighbourhood of Vartiokylä.
Marjaniemi is a sought-after neighborhood, and ...
''(Marudd)''
** 456 Roihupellon teollisuusalue
Roihupelto (; sv, Kasåkern, literal translation ''Blaze Field'') is a neighborhood in eastern Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. I ...
''(Kasåkers industriområde)''
** 457 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 ...
''(Östra centrum)''
* 46 Pitäjänmäki
Pitäjänmäki () is a district located on the westernmost district of Helsinki, Finland, near the border with Espoo. There are many IT and machine manufacturing companies in the area, especially around the Valimo railway station. Such compani ...
''(Sockenbacka)''
** 461 Pajamäki ''(Smedjebacka)''
** 462 Tali
** 463 Reimarla ''(Reimars)''
** 464 Marttila
Marttila (; sv, S:t MÃ¥rtens, i.e. " Saint Martin's") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area o ...
''(Martas)''
** 465 Pitäjänmäen teollisuusalue ''(Sockenbacka industriområde)''
* 47 Mellunkylä ''(Mellungsby)''
** 471 Kontula ''(GÃ¥rdsbacka)''
** 472 Vesala
Vesala ( sv, Ärvings) is a neighborhood in eastern Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the nort ...
''(Ärvings)''
** 473 Mellunmäki
Mellunmäki ( sv, Mellungsbacka) (Slang: ''Meltsi'') has been a quarter of eastern Helsinki, Finland since 1946. Serious construction of the area began in 1950 and it was originally designed for 7000 inhabitants. There are over 8500 inhabitants in ...
''(Mellungsbacka)''
** 474 Kivikko ''(Stensböle)''
** 475 Kurkimäki
Kurkimäki (Finnish), Tranbacka (Swedish) is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kurkimäki:
*Social Democratic Party 26.4%
*True Finns 22.7%
* Left Alliance 13.5%
*N ...
''(Tranbacka)''
* 48 Vartiosaari
Vartiosaari ( sv, Vårdö) is a district of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, ...
''(Vårdö)''
* 49 Laajasalo
Laajasalo ( sv, Degerö) is a group of islands that forms a East Helsinki, Southeast Helsinki's Subdivisions of Helsinki#Neighbourhoods, neighbourhood in southern Helsinki, the capital of Finland. As of 2018, it had a population of 18 876.
File: ...
''(Degerö)''
** 491 Yliskylä ''(Uppby)''
** 492 Jollas
** 493 Tullisaari ''(Turholm)''
** 494 Tahvonlahti ''(Stansvik)''
** 495 Hevossalmi ''(Hästnässund)''
* 50 Villinki ''(Villinge)''
* 51 Santahamina ''(Sandhamn)''
* 52 Suomenlinna ''(Sveaborg)''
* 53 Ulkosaaret ''(Utöarna)''
** 531 Länsisaaret ''(Västra holmarna)''
** 532 Itäsaaret
Itäsaaret (Finnish), Östra holmarna (Swedish) is a southeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land b ...
''(Östra holmarna)''
** 533 Aluemeri ''(Territorialhavet)''
* 54 Vuosaari
Vuosaari ( sv, Nordsjö) is a neighbourhood in the City of Helsinki, Finland. It is located by the sea in East Helsinki and with its area of is geographically the largest district in the city. It also has two Helsinki Metro stations, Rastila ...
''(Nordsjö)''
** 541 Keski-Vuosaari
Keski-Vuosaari (Finnish), Mellersta Nordsjö (Swedish) is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares la ...
''(Mellersta Nordsjö)''
** 542 Nordsjön kartano
Nordsjön kartano (Finnish), Nordsjö gård (Swedish) is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land ...
''(Nordsjö gård)''
** 543 Uutela
Uutela ( sv, Nybondas) is a nature park in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the n ...
''(Nybondas)''
** 544 Meri-Rastila
Meri-Rastila (Finnish), Havsrastböle (Swedish) is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Meri-Rastila:
*Social Democratic Party 22.1%
*True Finns 21.4%
*National Coalitio ...
''(Havsrastböle)''
** 545 Kallahti
Kallahti (; sv, Kallvik) is a neighborhood in the Vuosaari district of Helsinki, Finland. The area consists mainly of apartment buildings built between 1991 and 1999. There are 6,854 inhabitants in Kallahti (1 January 2017).
Demographics
There a ...
''(Kallvik)''
** 546 Aurinkolahti
Aurinkolahti (meaning "Sunny Bay"; sv, Solvik) is a young and fast-growing sub-neighbourhood of the East Helsinki neighbourhood of Vuosaari, in Helsinki, Finland. Aurinkolahti's original name was ''Mustalahti'' ("Black Bay"),Rastila
Rastila ( sv, Rastböle) is an eastern suburb in the Vuosaari district of Helsinki, Finland. Rastila lies to the north of the arterial road Vuotie (Sw. Norvägen); to the south lies Meri-Rastila (Sw. Havs-Rastböle), which is often understood as pa ...
''(Rastböle)''
** 548 Niinisaari
Niinisaari (Finnish), Bastö (Swedish) is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with ...
''(Bastö)''
** 549 Mustavuori
Mustavuori (Finnish), Svarta backen (Swedish) is a subdivision of Vuosaari, an eastern neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern E ...
''(Svarta backen)''
* 55 Östersundom
* 56 Salmenkallio
Salmenkallio (Finnish), Sundberg (Swedish) is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden ...
''(Sundberg)''
* 57 Talosaari ''(Husö)''
* 58 Karhusaari ''(Björnsö)''
* 59 Ultuna
Ultuna () is a locality in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 449 inhabitants in 2017. Located south of central Uppsala, it hosts the headquarters and main campus of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lant ...
** 591 Landbo
** 592 Puroniitty ''(Bäckängen)''
* (unnumbered) Aluemeri
Districts
In addition to the neighbourhood division, which exists for city planning purposes, the city is also divided into 34 districts (''peruspiiri'', ''distrikt'') to facilitate the coordination of public services. The districts, which may comprise several neighbourhoods, are organised into eight major districts (''suurpiiri'', ''stordistrikt''). Different quarters of a neighbourhood may belong to different districts, but individual quarters are never divided between neighbourhoods.
The district division was created by a decision of the city council on 13 December 1982, when the number of different subdivisions used by different municipal departments was seen as confusing and problematic. Before the reform, in 1980, there were 101 different divisions used by the departments, of which only 17 corresponded to the official neighbourhood division. The new districts came to use within all providers of public services by 1986.
List of Helsinki districts
* 1 Helsinki southern major district ** 101Vironniemi
Vironniemi ( sv, Estnäs; literally the "Cape of Estonia" or the "Estonian Peninsula"Ullanlinna
(; sv, Ulrikasborg) is a city district of Helsinki, in Finland. The name ''Ullanlinna'' ( en, "Ulla's Castle") refers to the fortification line that was built at the southern edge of the area during the 18th century (no longer visible), as part ...
(''Ulrikasborg'')
** 103 Kampinmalmi (''Kampmalmen'')
** 104 Taka-Töölö (''Bortre Tölö'')
** 105 Lauttasaari
Lauttasaari (; sv, Drumsö) is an island in Helsinki, Finland, about west of the city centre. Together with some surrounding unpopulated small islands, Lauttasaari is also a district of Helsinki. With 23,226 residents as of 2017, the island is F ...
(''Drumsö'')
* 2 Helsinki western major district
** 201 Reijola
Reijola ( sv, Grejus) is a district located on Western major district of Helsinki, Finland. It consists of three subareas: Laakso, Ruskeasuo and Meilahti
Meilahti (in Swedish Mejlans) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki between Mannerheimintie (t ...
(''Grejus'')
** 202 Munkkiniemi
Munkkiniemi ( sv, Munksnäs, Helsinki slang: ''Munkka'') is a neighbourhood in Helsinki. Subdivisions within the district are Vanha Munkkiniemi, Kuusisaari, Lehtisaari, Munkkivuori, Niemenmäki and Talinranta.
The land in Munkkiniemi was from th ...
(''Munksnäs'')
** 203 Haaga
Haaga ( sv, Haga köping) is a district and a former municipality in the Western major district of Helsinki with a population of 25,435.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/203Haaga.pdf 2005 statistics about Haaga
Haaga is d ...
(''Haga'')
** 204 Pitäjänmäki
Pitäjänmäki () is a district located on the westernmost district of Helsinki, Finland, near the border with Espoo. There are many IT and machine manufacturing companies in the area, especially around the Valimo railway station. Such compani ...
(''Sockenbacka'')
** 205 Kaarela
Kaarela ( sv, Kårböle) is a subdistrict in a Western major district of Helsinki, Finland.
Kaarela is split into four subareas: Kannelmäki (12,569 inhabitants), Maununneva (2,501 inhabitants), Malminkartano (8,538 inhabitants) and Hakuninmaa ...
(''Kårböle'')
* 3 Helsinki central major district
** 301 Kallio (''Berghäll'')
** 302 Alppiharju
Alppiharju ( sv, Åshöjden) is a district of approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of the Central major district of Helsinki, Finland. It consists of sub-districts Alppila and Harju, and is bordered by Kallio in the south, Taka- ...
(''Åshöjden'')
** 303 Vallila
Vallila () is a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
Vallila is a central-northern neighbourhood, bordered by Pasila to the west and Alppiharju to the south. Like Kallio, Vallila is mostly residential and has a reputation of being a ...
(''Vallgård'')
** 304 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 ...
(''Böle'')
** 305 Vanhakaupunki
Vanhakaupunki ( sv, Gammelstaden) is a neighbourhood of the city of Helsinki, Finland, to the north of Toukola. It is also the name of a district of the city, which contains the neighbourhood and its surroundings. The name (meaning "old town") co ...
(''Gammelstaden'')
* 4 Helsinki northern major district
** 401 Maunula (''MÃ¥nsas'')
** 402 Länsi-Pakila (''Västra Baggböle'')
** 403 Tuomarinkylä
Tuomarinkylä ( sv, Domarby) is a neighbourhood in Northern 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 the seat of the reg ...
(''Domarby'')
** 404 Oulunkylä
Oulunkylä ( sv, Åggelby, also known as ''Ogeli'') is a suburb and a neighbourhood of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is located north from the center of the city.
It has been inhabited since the 13th century. Earlier an independent munic ...
(''Ã…ggelby'')
** 405 Itä-Pakila (''Östra Baggböle'')
* 5 Helsinki northeastern major district
** 501 Latokartano (''Ladugården'')
** 502 Pukinmäki
Pukinmäki ( sv, Bocksbacka) is a district on the northeastern part of Helsinki, Finland. As of 2005, it had a population of 8,450.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/502Pukinm%C3%A4ki.pdf 2005 statistics and information about P ...
(''Bocksbacka'')
** 503 Malmi (''Malm'')
** 504 Suutarila
Suutarila ( sv, Skomakarböle) is a subdistrict located next to Keravanjoki in a northeastern major district of Helsinki, Finland, near the border to Vantaa
It has an area of 4.13 km2 and a population of 11,413.http://www.hel2.fi/tietokesku ...
(''Skomakarböle'')
** 505 Puistola
Puistola ( sv, Parkstad; literally means "park town") is a northeastern part of Helsinki, Finland. It is located along the main railway (Helsinki–Hämeenlinna railway) about two kilometers south of Tikkurila (Vantaa) and about six kilometers no ...
(''Parkstad'')
** 506 Jakomäki
Jakomäki ( sv, Jakobacka) is a ''quarter'', part of Suurmetsä neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland.
It has an area of 1.92 km2 and a population of 5,481 (2005).http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/506Jakom%C3%A4ki.pdf 2005 ...
(''Jakobacka'')
* 6 Helsinki southeastern major district
** 601 Kulosaari
Kulosaari () is an island and an
East Helsinki suburb in Helsinki, Finland. It is also the 42nd neighbourhood of the city. Construction of villas on the island started in the beginning of the 20th century, and a bridge from Sörnäinen was opened ...
(''Brändö'')
** 602 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 Ità ...
(''Hertonäs'')
** 603 Laajasalo
Laajasalo ( sv, Degerö) is a group of islands that forms a East Helsinki, Southeast Helsinki's Subdivisions of Helsinki#Neighbourhoods, neighbourhood in southern Helsinki, the capital of Finland. As of 2018, it had a population of 18 876.
File: ...
(''Degerö'')
* 7 Helsinki eastern major district
** 701 Vartiokylä
Vartiokylä ( sv, Botby) is a neighbourhood in the East Helsinki area of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Its name is derived from the ruins of an eleventh-century fortress on the Linnanvuori hill in Vartioharju, one of Vartiokylä's subdivision ...
(''Botby'')
** 702 Myllypuro
Myllypuro ( Finnish), Kvarnbäcken ( Swedish) is an East Helsinki's neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land ...
(''Kvarnbäcken'')
** 703 Mellunkylä (''Mellungsby'')
** 704 Vuosaari
Vuosaari ( sv, Nordsjö) is a neighbourhood in the City of Helsinki, Finland. It is located by the sea in East Helsinki and with its area of is geographically the largest district in the city. It also has two Helsinki Metro stations, Rastila ...
(''Nordsjö'')
* 8 Östersundom major district
** 801 Östersundom
Other subdivisions
Helsinki is also often unofficially divided into four distinct geographic areas. These have no absolute definitions, but they are roughly as follows. * Central Helsinki: the southern major district (exceptLauttasaari
Lauttasaari (; sv, Drumsö) is an island in Helsinki, Finland, about west of the city centre. Together with some surrounding unpopulated small islands, Lauttasaari is also a district of Helsinki. With 23,226 residents as of 2017, the island is F ...
) and the southern part of the central major district.
* West Helsinki: the western major district plus Lauttasaari.
* North Helsinki: the northern and northeastern major districts and the northern part of the central major district.
* East Helsinki
East Helsinki ( fi, Itä-Helsinki, sv, Östra Helsingfors) is an area in Helsinki, Finland, usually thought to comprise the city's eastern and south-eastern major districts (, ), including the districts of Vartiokylä, Myllypuro, Mellunkylä, ...
: the eastern and southeastern major districts.
The city is also divided into postal code areas numbered between 10 and 99. Postal codes for private residences in Helsinki have the form ''00xx0'', where the initial '00' shows that the postal code is located in Helsinki, the next two digits show the postal code area, and the final zero indicates that the code is for a private residence (post offices use the number one, and other numbers are set aside for large businesses that have their own postal codes). ''(See also Postal codes in Finland
Finland has used five-digit numeric postal codes since the 1970s. The first and second digits designate the general area of the municipality of the address, while the last three designate a smaller region within that larger area. The numeric pos ...
.)''
See also
* Subdivisions of TampereExternal links
Helsinki by District 2011
City of Helsinki Urban Facts.
Helsinki district divisions 2008
Official map. {{in lang, fi, sv Geography of Helsinki