Torkkelinmäki ( Finnish), Torkelsbacken ( Swedish) is a central neighborhood of

Kallio Kallio (; ; literally " the rock") is a district and a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, located on the eastern side of the Helsinki peninsula about one kilometre north from the city centre. It is one of the most densely pop ...

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. Its boundaries are

Hämeentie Hämeentie () is the second longest street in Helsinki, Finland, and among its major thoroughfares. Hämeentie is a multi-lane street beginning at the Hakaniemi square in Siltasaari, and ending near Vanhankaupunginkoski on Koskelantie. Old stre ...

on the east, Helsinginkatu on the north, Kaarlenkatu on the west and Viides linja on the south. Like elsewhere in Kallio, the area's apartments are small, mostly consisting of one or two rooms. This small city quarter has more inhabitants than many small cities (7,172 as of 1 January 2015) and provides employment to 1,225 people (as of 31 December 2013). The population density - - is Finland's largest and comparable to

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. The quarter's border streets, Hämeentie, Helsinginkatu and Kaarlenkatu are densely lined with tall apartment buildings. The neighbourhood offers good cafés and restaurants to residents and visitors. The centre of Torkkelinmäki differs from the surrounding areas of the city; it is compact and picturesque. It was built in 1926-28

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style with large gardens and parks, the streets are narrow and curved, and the buildings are usually in the centre of their lot. Torkkelinmäki transport links are excellent most times of the day, though no public transit lines run through its streets.

Sörnäinen metro station Sörnäinen metro station (, ) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the central Helsinki districts of Sörnäinen and Kallio. Sörnäinen is the easternmost station on the system to be located underground. The station was opened on 1 Sep ...

is in the northeast corner of the area and

Hakaniemi Hakaniemi (; ) is an unofficial district of Helsinki, the Finland, Finnish capital. It covers most of the Subdivisions of Helsinki, neighbourhood of Siltasaari in the district of Kallio. Hakaniemi is located at the sea shore and is separated from ...

in the opposite direction. Most bus lines going to northern and north-eastern parts of Helsinki and the capital region run along the eastern border street. Also, most

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lines have their routes along the border streets of this neighbourhood. There are also Helsinki City Bikes stations at each of the four corners of the area.

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