Uusimaa
Helsinki sub-region
Vantaa

Hiekkaharju

Hiekkaharju is a district in , , located north of the district. It has its own railway station, the , which serves commuter trains around Greater Helsinki.
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  • Type: Suburb with 5,330 residents
  • Description: city district in Vantaa, Finland
  • Also known as: “Sandkulla”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hiekkaharju railway station and Tikkurila Library.

Railway station
Photo: Anttihav, CC BY 2.5.
is a Helsinki commuter rail station located in the district of Hiekkaharju in the city of , . It is located approximately 17 kilometres from Helsinki Central railway station.

Library
Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Railway station
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY 3.0.
Tikkurila station is located in , the administrative centre of in the Helsinki metropolitan area. It is located approximately 16 kilometres from Helsinki Central railway station and 5 kilometres from .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simonkylä and Malminiitty.

Suburb
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY 3.0.
is a district in , , located west of the district. The district has a population of about 8,000. It has the largest population of all the neighborhoods that are part of Tikkurila's major region, but it has very few jobs, which makes it primarily a residential area.

Quarter
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY 3.0.
is a quarter.

Suburb
Photo: Coen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Hiekkaharju

Latitude
60.30562° or 60° 18′ 20″ north
Longitude
25.04249° or 25° 2′ 33″ east
Population
5,330
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
9GG7824R+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 355188722
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
658076
Wiki­data ID
Q3735539
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hiekkaharju” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hiekkaharju”
  • Estonian: “Hiekkaharju”
  • Estonian: “Sandkulla”
  • Finnish: “Hiekkaharju”
  • Finnish: “Hiekkis”
  • Finnish: “Sandkulla”
  • French: “Hiekkaharju”
  • German: “Hiekkaharju”
  • German: “Sandkulla”
  • Swedish: “Hiekkaharju”
  • Swedish: “Sandkulla, Vanda stad”
  • Swedish: “Sandkulla”

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