Viertola

Viertola is a district in , , located in the center of the district. The district has a population of approximately 7,700, making it the most populated neighbourhood of the Tikkurila major region.
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  • Type: Suburb with 7,970 residents
  • Description: city district in Vantaa, Finland
  • Also known as: “Bäckby”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Science Center Heureka and Tikkurila Ice Hall.

Museum
Photo: Danila Talikov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heureka is a science center in the district of , , north of , designed by Heikkinen – Komonen Architects. It is located at the intersection of the Finnish Main Line and the river .

Sports venue
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is a sports venue.

School
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tikkurila and Koivuhaka.

Suburb
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Vantaa is in the region in southern Finland, right north of . Part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, it is the fourth most populous city in Finland with about 240,000 inhabitants as of 2021.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a district in , , located north of the district. It has its own railway station, the , which serves commuter trains around Greater Helsinki.

Viertola

Latitude
60.29491° or 60° 17′ 42″ north
Longitude
25.02315° or 25° 1′ 23″ east
Population
7,970
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
9GG772VF+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 355189180
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
847505
Wiki­data ID
Q10438385
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Viertola” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Bäckby”
  • Finnish: “Viertola”
  • French: “Viertola”
  • German: “Bäckby”
  • German: “Viertola”
  • Russian: “Виертола”
  • Swedish: “Bäckby, Vanda stad”
  • Swedish: “Bäckby”
  • Swedish: “Viertola”

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