Malmi (; ) is a regional center and a major district on the north-eastern part of

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. It has a population of 24,312 (2008).Helsinki alueittain 2008
Statistics about Malmi on pages 132-135 and 140-143) The Malmi District () is divided into six subareas, two of which are the center forming '' Ylä-Malmi'' ("Upper Malmi") and '' Ala-Malmi'' ("Lower Malmi"), and the rest are '' Tattariharju'', ''Malminkenttä'' ("Malmi Field", former Malmi Airport). ''Malmin peruspiiri'' is a related but distinct subdivision of Helsinki (used for certain administrative purposes) which does not include Pihlajamäki and Pihlajisto, but instead includes ''

Tapanila Tapanila () is a Subdivisions of Helsinki#Neighbourhoods, neighbourhood in Malmi, Helsinki, Malmi district, Helsinki. Tapanila has approximately 5474 inhabitants (2005).Tapaninvainio''. The population of this area is approximately 27,800. Its main transport links include the main railway dividing the city center into Ylä-Malmi and Ala-Malmi, as well as the ring road called Ring I () in the southern part of the district. Along the railway, Malmi has its own

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. The closed Malmi Airport was located in the eastern part of the district. Also, Malmi is home to the Malmi Cemetery, the largest cemetery of Finland. The Malmi shooting range hosted the pistol and rifle

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events of the

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.1952 Summer Olympics official report.
p. 57.

Etymology

The name of Malmi appears in old documents in the forms ''Malm'' (1543), ''Malmby'' (1551), ''Malme'' (1589), ''Malmsby'' (1590) and ''Malmn'' (1592). The name is the same as the word ''malm'' in the Swedish dialects of

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, meaning flat and sandy forest land. The word refers in particular to a wooded somersault above its surroundings, such as a gravel ridge. The word has been common in the parish of Helsinki, judging by the names of the 18th century, such as Keimola's ''Tappermalm'', Voutila–Viinikkala's ''Mottmalm'', Tikkurila–Hakkila's ''Haxmalm'' and Länsisalmi's ''Brändmalm'' and ''Sandmalm''. The Finnish counterparts Malmi and Malminkylä came into use at the end of the 19th century.Olavi Terho: ''Helsingin kadunnimet'', p. 181. Helsingin kaupungin julkaisuja 24, 1970. (in Finnish) Among the old farms in Malminkylä, Paavolantie (), Pietiläntie (), Vilppulantie (), Yrjölänkuja () and Örskinkuja () have been preserved in the street name. The original form of the name Ormusmäki () is Orrmossebacken (). In English, Malmi literally means

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File:Malmi_Church,_Helsinki.jpg, Kristian Gullichsen, Malmi Church, Helsinki (1982) File:Malmin tori.jpg, shopping centre in Ala-Malmi File:20041114 Malmintori.JPG, shopping centre in Ylä-Malmi File:Malmin rautatieasema2.jpg, Malmi railway station File:Malmi cemetery aerial.jpg, Aerial view of the Malmi Cemetery File:Helsinki-Malmi Airport.jpg, Malmi Airport's field and terminal building File:Fallkullan kotieläintila Malmi Helsinki.jpg, Fallkulla Animal Farm File:Grillikioski Helsinki.jpg, ''Malmin grilli-kioski'', a snack bar in Malmi

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* {{coord, 60, 15, 01, N, 25, 00, 35, E, region:FI-ES, display=title Venues of the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic shooting venues Districts of Helsinki

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