Alppiharju
Alppiharju is a district of approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of the Central major district of Helsinki, Finland. It consists of sub-districts Alppila and Harju, and is bordered by Kallio in the south, Taka-Töölö in the west, Pasila in the north-west and north, and Vallila in the north-east and east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Annelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: BKfi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Tappinen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Linnanmäki and Kulttuuritalo.
Linnanmäki
Photo: Jyri Moisio, CC BY 3.0.
Linnanmäki is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It is the largest and most famous amusement park in Finland, and one of the most-visited in Europe.
Kulttuuritalo
Arts center
Photo: DreferComm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kulttuuritalo is a building in Alppila, Helsinki, Finland. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, and is considered to be one of his main works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alppila and Harju.
Alppila
Quarter
Alppila is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located north of the city centre, between the districts of Kallio and Pasila, and together with Harju it forms the district of Alppiharju.
Harju
Quarter
Harju is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located northeast of the city centre, part of Alppiharju neighbourhood, between the quarters of Alppila, Torkkelinmäki, Linjat and the neighbourhoods of Sörnäinen and Vallila.
Inner East
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Inner East comprises the parts of Helsinki east of the railway, north of Pitkäsilta, south of freeways 4 and 45 and west of Kulosaari.
Alppiharju
- Type: Suburb with 12,000 residents
- Description: city district and the 12th neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland
- Categories: neighbourhood of Helsinki, Helsinki district, and locality
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.18975° or 60° 11′ 23″ northLongitude
24.94715° or 24° 56′ 50″ eastPopulation
12,000Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)Abbreviation
“12”Open location code
9GG65WQW+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 340109336OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Alppiharju” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alppiharju”
- Dutch: “Alppiharju”
- Finnish: “Alppiharju”
- French: “Alppiharju”
- Galician: “Alppiharju”
- German: “Alppiharju”
- German: “Åshöjden”
- Japanese: “アルッピハルユ地区”
- Northern Sami: “Åshöjden”
- Persian: “آلپپیهاریو”
- Polish: “Alppiharju”
- Russian: “Альппихарью (район Хельсинки)”
- Russian: “Альппихарью”
- Slovenian: “Alppiharju”
- Swedish: “Åshöjden”
- Turkish: “Alppiharju”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Machine Shop and Puu-Vallila.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The park of the Worker Mother and The Worker Mother.
Helsinki: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alppiharju”. Photo: Annelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.