Korkeasaari
Korkeasaari is a locality in Helsinki, Uusimaa. Korkeasaari is situated nearby to the neighborhood Nihti, as well as near the quarter Sompasaari.Places of Interest
Highlights include Korkeasaari Zoo and Hylkysaari.
Korkeasaari Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Korkeasaari Zoo, also known as Helsinki Zoo, is the largest zoo in Finland, located in Helsinki. The zoo was first opened in 1889. Today it is operated by a nonprofit foundation.
Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral
Church
Photo: Biopics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of Helsinki right to the east of downtown, here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nihti and Sompasaari.
Nihti
Neighborhood
Photo: Taavi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nihti is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the Sörnäinen district in Helsinki, Finland. On the northern side of the Nihdinkanava channel is the island of Sompasaari.
Sompasaari
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sompasaari is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the Sörnäinen district in Helsinki, Finland. On the southern side of the Nihdinkanava channel built in the middle of Sompasaari is the island of Nihti.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of Helsinki right to the east of downtown, here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall.
Korkeasaari
- Type: Locality
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.17483° or 60° 10′ 29″ northLongitude
24.98418° or 24° 59′ 3″ eastOpen location code
9GG65XFM+WMGeoNames ID
13453568
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Korkeasaari” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Korkeasaari”
- Swedish: “Högholmen”
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