Korkeasaari

Korkeasaari is a railway station in , . Korkeasaari is situated nearby to the square , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Korkeasaari Zoo and Finkensilta.

Zoo
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Helsinki Zoo, is the largest zoo in Finland, located in 's island. The zoo was first opened in 1889. is situated 350 metres southeast of Korkeasaari.

Bridge
Photo: Lasse Keskinen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Crown Bridges are three bridges in , , creating a new tram link and cycle path to the island of . is situated 190 metres west of Korkeasaari.

Church
Photo: Biopics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. is situated 2 km southwest of Korkeasaari.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nihti and Sompasaari.

Neighborhood
Photo: Taavi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the district in , . On the northern side of the Nihdinkanava channel is the island of .

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the district in , . On the southern side of the Nihdinkanava channel built in the middle of is the island of .

Suburb
Photo: Safa Hovinen, CC BY 2.0.
Inner East comprises the parts of 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.

Korkeasaari

Latitude
60.17709° or 60° 10′ 38″ north
Longitude
24.98242° or 24° 58′ 57″ east
Open location code
9GG65XGJ+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12273266538
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Korkeasaari” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Korkeasaari”
  • Swedish: “Högholmen”

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