Uusimaa
Helsinki sub-region
Helsinki

Merihaka

Merihaka is a coastal residential area in central , consisting of large high-rise concrete housing blocks. It is located by the Baltic Sea next to districts of , and .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Linnanmäki and Theatre Academy Helsinki.

Photo: Jyri Moisio, CC BY 3.0.
is an amusement park in , . It is the largest and most famous amusement park in Finland, and one of the most-visited in Europe.

University
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The Theatre Academy is one of the three academies of the University of the Arts Helsinki and offers education in theatre and dance. It is Finland's largest education provider in its field and, with the exception of acting, the only one in the country.

Church
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Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sörnäinen and Nihti.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the city of , . is located a little more than one kilometre north from the coastal centre of Helsinki, near the district of .

Neighborhood
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is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the district in , . On the northern side of the Nihdinkanava channel is the island of .

Merihaka

Latitude
60.17883° or 60° 10′ 44″ north
Longitude
24.96181° or 24° 57′ 43″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
9GG65XH6+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 313273613
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
7647422
Wiki­data ID
Q476125
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Merihaka” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Merihaka”
  • Finnish: “Havshagen”
  • Finnish: “Manhattan”
  • Finnish: “Merihaka”
  • French: “Merihaka”
  • German: “Havshagen”
  • German: “Merihaka”
  • Swedish: “Havshagen”
  • Swedish: “Marihaka”
  • Swedish: “Merihaka”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Merihaanpuisto and Merihaan pallohalli.

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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 “Merihaka”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.