Hietaniemi
Hietaniemi is a cape in Espoo, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa. Hietaniemi is situated nearby to the quarter Salmisaari, as well as near Lapinlahti.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in Helsinki, Finland
- Also known as: “Sandudd”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hietaniemi beach and Hietaniemi Cemetery.
Hietaniemi beach
Beach
Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hietaniemi beach is a popular sand beach in central Helsinki, Finland. It is located in the Töölö district, next to the Hietaniemi Cemetery and is the most popular beach in central Helsinki.
Hietaniemi Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hietaniemi cemetery is located mainly in the Lapinlahti quarter and partly in the Etu-Töölö district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is the location for Finnish state funeral services and is owned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
Temppeliaukio Church
Church
Photo: Pertsaboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temppeliaukio Church is a Lutheran church in the Töölö neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland. The church was designed by architects and brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and opened in 1969.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salmisaari and Lapinlahti.
Salmisaari
Quarter
Salmisaari is a small area belonging to the Ruoholahti quarter of the Länsisatama neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland. The Salmisaari island was previously located west of the Helsinginniemi peninsula.
Lapinlahti
Quarter
Lapinlahti is a quarter in Helsinki, part of the Länsisatama neighbourhood. Lapinlahti Hospital, completed in 1841, was the first mental hospital in Finland.
West Helsinki
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Western Helsinki comprises the parts Helsinki that are west of the railway, northwest of Baana and all the way past Munkkiniemi and Munkkivuori shopping mall up to the Haaga roundabout.
Hietaniemi
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Espoo, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.17241° or 60° 10′ 21″ northLongitude
24.90301° or 24° 54′ 11″ eastOpen location code
9GG65WC3+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 9444701013OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
637781Wikidata ID
Q10661238
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hietaniemi” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sandudd (punta)”
- Cebuano: “Sandudd”
- Finnish: “Hietaniemi”
- Finnish: “Hietsu”
- French: “Hietaniemi”
- Russian: “Хиетаниеми”
- Slovenian: “Hietaniemi”
- Slovenian: “Sandudd”
- Swedish: “Sandudd”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Leppäsuo and Etu-Töölö.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hietarannan rantalentopallokenttä and Sankariaukio.
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