Heureka
Heureka is a science center in the Tikkurila district of Vantaa, Finland, north of Helsinki, designed by Heikkinen – Komonen Architects. It is located at the intersection of the Finnish Main Line and the river Keravanjoki.Photo: Danila Talikov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Wednesday and Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM - Email: info@heureka.fi
- Type: Museum
- Description: science center in Vantaa, Finland
- Also known as: “Finnish Science Centre Heureka”, “Heureka Science Centre”, “heureka.fi”, “Science Center Heureka”, and “Science Centre Heureka”
- Address: Kuninkaalantie 7, Vantaa, 01300
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heurekan silta and Tikkurila Old railway station.
Tikkurila Old railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tikkurila Old railway station is situated 410 metres north of Heureka.
Bio Grand
Movie theater
Photo: Tovk909, Public domain.
Bio Grand is a movie theater, which is situated 340 metres northwest of Heureka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tikkurila and Viertola.
Tikkurila
Suburb
Viertola
Suburb
Viertola is a district in Vantaa, Finland, located in the center of the Tikkurila district. The district has a population of approximately 7,700, making it the most populated neighbourhood of the Tikkurila major region.
Heureka
- Categories: science center, science museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Vantaa, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.2875° or 60° 17′ 15″ northLongitude
25.04048° or 25° 2′ 26″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Inception
April 28th, 1989Open location code
9GG772PR+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 25771099OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
12669024Wikidata ID
Q1634495
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Heureka” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هيوركا”
- Chinese: “赫乌雷卡科学中心”
- Chinese: “赫烏雷卡科學中心”
- Dutch: “Heureka”
- Estonian: “Teaduskeskus Heureka”
- Finnish: “Heureka - Suomalainen Tiedekeskus”
- Finnish: “Heureka”
- Finnish: “Tiedekeskus Heureka”
- French: “Centre scientifique Heureka”
- German: “Heureka”
- Japanese: “ヘウレカ”
- Russian: “Эврика”
- Spanish: “Heureka (museo científico)”
- Spanish: “Heureka”
- Swedish: “Heureka Science Centre”
- Swedish: “Heureka, Vanda”
- Swedish: “Heureka”
- Swedish: “Vetenskapcenter Heureka”
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