Sompasaari
Sompasaari is a tram stop in Helsinki, Uusimaa. Sompasaari is situated nearby to the arts center Museum of Impossible Forms, as well as near the playground Loviseholminpuiston keinu.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Korkeasaari Zoo and Isoisänsilta.
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. Korkeasaari Zoo is situated 790 metres southeast of Sompasaari.
Isoisänsilta
Bridge
Photo: Olimar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Isoisänsilta is a pedestrian and cycling bridge in Helsinki, Finland, opened in June 2016. The bridge connects the Kalasatama neighbourhood on the Helsinki mainland to the island of Mustikkamaa and, via it, to the islands of Korkeasaari and Kulosaari. Isoisänsilta is situated 280 metres northeast of Sompasaari.
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. Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral is situated 2 km southwest of Sompasaari.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sompasaari and Nihti.
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.
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.
Kalasatama
Suburb
Photo: Safa Hovinen, CC BY 2.0.
Inner East comprises the parts of Helsinki east of the railway, north of Pitkäsilta, south of freeways 4 and 45 and west of Kulosaari. In this part of the city you can see districts of old wooden houses and postmodern, blocky concrete districts built as the "city districts of the future" in the 1970s.
Sompasaari
- Type: Tram stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.18062° or 60° 10′ 50″ northLongitude
24.97859° or 24° 58′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9GG65XJH+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 11107137721OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platformOpenStreetMap feature
railway=tram_stop
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Sompasaari” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Sompasaari”
- Swedish: “Sumparn”
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Notable Places Nearby
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