Riipilä

Riipilä is a suburb in Vantaa, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa and has about 701 residents. Riipilä is situated nearby to the neighborhood Männikkö, as well as near Yli-Kistola.

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Type: Suburb with 701 residents
Description: city district in Vantaa, Finland
Also known as: “Riipilae”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vantaa River and Königstedt Manor.

Vantaa River

Rapids

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Vantaanjoki is a 101-kilometre long river in Southern Finland. The river starts from the lake Erkylänjärvi in Hausjärvi and flows into the Gulf of Finland at Vanhankaupunginselkä in Helsinki. Vantaa River is situated 3 km south of Riipilä.

Königstedt Manor

Manor estate

Photo: Signe Brander, Public domain.

Königstedt Manor is a historic manor house in Riipilä in the municipality of Vantaa, Finland, close to Helsinki. The mansion is located at the bank of the Vantaa river. Königstedt Manor is situated 2½ km south of Riipilä.

Katriina hospital

Hospital

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Katriina hospital is situated 3 km southeast of Riipilä.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seutula and Luhtaanmäki.

Seutula

Suburb

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Seutula is a district in Vantaa, Finland, located inside the curve of the River Vantaa. Seutula is also a village in the medieval town of Helsinki, stretching to Rajakoski in the north, Lavanko in the east covering the whole district of Kiila, and including Sotilaskorpi in the south. Seutula is situated 2½ km southeast of Riipilä.

Luhtaanmäki

Suburb

Luhtaanmäki is a district in Vantaa, Finland. It is located in the northwestern part of the Kivistö area, close to the border of Nurmijärvi municipality and its largest village, Klaukkala. Luhtaanmäki is situated 3½ km southwest of Riipilä.