Hietaniemi

Hietaniemi is a locality in Helsinki, Uusimaa. Hietaniemi is situated nearby to the locality Taivallahti, as well as near the quarter Lapinlahti.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hietaniemi Cemetery and Hietaniemi beach.

Hietaniemi Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Hietaniemi cemetery is located mainly in the Lapinlahti quarter and partly in the Etu-Töölö district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is the location for Finnish state funeral services and is owned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

Hietaniemi beach

Beach

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Hietaniemi beach is a popular sand beach in central Helsinki, Finland. It is located in the Töölö district, next to the Hietaniemi Cemetery and is the most popular beach in central Helsinki.

Helsinki Jewish cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Ufinne, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lapinlahti and West Helsinki.

Lapinlahti

Quarter

Lapinlahti is a quarter in Helsinki, part of the Länsisatama neighbourhood. Lapinlahti Hospital, completed in 1841, was the first mental hospital in Finland.

West Helsinki

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.

Western Helsinki comprises the parts Helsinki that are west of the railway, northwest of Baana and all the way past Munkkiniemi and Munkkivuori shopping mall up to the Haaga roundabout.

Etu-Töölö

Suburb

Photo: Joneikifi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Etu-Töölö is a suburb.

Hietaniemi

Type: Locality
Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.17294° or 60° 10′ 23″ north

Longitude

24.9102° or 24° 54′ 37″ east

Open location code

9GG65WF6+53

GeoNames ID

12670209

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Hietaniemi” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Hietaniemi”
Swedish: “Sandudd”

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Localities in the Area

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