Vartiokylä

Vartiokylä is a district in the area of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Its name is derived from the ruins of an eleventh-century fortress on the Linnanvuori hill in , one of Vartiokylä's subdivisions.
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Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Suburb with 30,000 residents
  • Description: city district and the 45th neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Vartiokylae”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Vartiokylä church and Puotila metro station.

Church
Photo: Josutus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Metro station
Photo: Lasse Keskinen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ground-level cut-and-cover…

Shopping center
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Itis is a shopping center located in in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vartioharju and Puotila.

Quarter
Photo: MFantti, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, Botbyåsen is an neighborhood of , .

Quarter
Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Botby gård is a neighborhood of the Vartiokylä subdivision in , .

Quarter
Photo: Gregorius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Botbyhöjden is an eastern neighborhood of , .

Vartiokylä

Latitude
60.22086° or 60° 13′ 15″ north
Longitude
25.09343° or 25° 5′ 36″ east
Population
30,000
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Abbreviation
“45”
Open location code
9GG763CV+89
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12193880573
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11962456
Wiki­data ID
Q376203
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ume Sami—“Vartiokylä” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Vartiokylä”
  • Chinese: “戍卫村”
  • Danish: “Botby”
  • Estonian: “Vartiokylä”
  • Finnish: “Vartiokylä”
  • French: “Vartiokylä”
  • German: “Vartiokylä”
  • Inari Sami: “Vartiokylä”
  • Northern Sami: “Botby”
  • Northern Sami: “Vartiokylä”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Botby”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Botby”
  • Norwegian: “Botby”
  • Persian: “وارتیوکوله”
  • Russian: “Вартиокюля”
  • Skolt Sami: “Vartiokylä”
  • Slovenian: “Vartiokylä”
  • Spanish: “Vartiokylä”
  • Swedish: “Botby”
  • Turkish: “Vartiokylä”
  • Ukrainian: “Вартіокюля”
  • Ume Sami: “Vartiokylä”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Eastern suburbs and Itäkeskus.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kiviportinmäki and Botby grundskola.

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