Lapinniitty

Lapinniitty is a neighborhood in Uusimaa, Southern Finland. Lapinniitty is situated nearby to the locality Lapinniityn ryhmäpuutarha-alue, as well as near the neighborhood Koivupää.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Helsinki Airport and Vantaa River.

Helsinki Airport

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.

Helsinki Airport is in Vantaa, Finland. It is also known by the former name, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. By far the busiest airport in Finland, in addition to serving the capital Helsinki and as the hub for flights in the country, it is also an important transit gateway for international traffic.

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 northwest of Lapinniitty.

Kivistö railway station

Railway station

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Kivistö railway station is a Helsinki commuter rail station located in the district of Kivistö in Vantaa, Finland. It is one of the new stations of the Ring Rail Line, which opened in July 2015.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lapinkylä and Kivistö.

Lapinkylä

Suburb

Photo: Lakritsa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lapinkylä is a suburb.

Kivistö

Suburb

Photo: Ximonic, CC BY 4.0.

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