Northern suburbs
Helsinki's northern suburbs are the northernmost part of Helsinki and form the continuum between Vantaa and more central parts of Helsinki. Here, this is defined as northwest of motorway 4 and north of Käpylä, Hakamäentie and Haaga roundabout; in other words north of the tram line termini.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: a northern major division of the Helsinki city
- Also known as: “Helsinki/Northern suburbs”, “North Helsinki”, and “Northern Helsinki”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Helsinki Central Park and Church of the Good Shepherd.
Helsinki Central Park
Park
Central Park is a park in Helsinki, Finland. It has an area of 10 square kilometres. The park stretches 10 kilometres from Töölönlahti Bay in the south to the border of Helsinki and Vantaa in the north.
Oulunkylä Football Stadium
Pitch
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Oulunkylä Football Stadium, known as Mustapekka Areena for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Oulunkylä sports park area in the Oulunkylä neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland and is the home stadium of football club IF Gnistan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oulunkylä and Pakila.
Oulunkylä
Suburb
Oulunkylä is a suburb and a neighbourhood of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is located 6 kilometres north from the center of the city. It has been inhabited since the 13th century.
Pakila
Suburb
Pakila is a neighbourhood in Northern Helsinki, about nine kilometers from the city center. It comprises Länsi-Pakila and Itä-Pakila. Pakila has approximately 10 275 inhabitants.
Northern suburbs
- Categories: inhabited area and zone
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Turkish—“Northern suburbs” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Pohjois-Helsinki”
- German: “Nord-Helsinki”
- Swedish: “Norra Helsingfors”
- Turkish: “Kuzey Helsinki”
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Localities in the Area
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