Nihti

Nihti is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the district in , . On the northern side of the Nihdinkanava channel is the island of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Taavi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: island and residential area in Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Knekten”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral and Korkeasaari Zoo.

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.

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.

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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sompasaari and Merihaka.

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 Nihti.

Quarter
Photo: Pekka Vyhtinen, CC BY 4.0.
is a coastal residential area in central , consisting of large high-rise concrete housing blocks. It is located by the Baltic Sea next to districts of , and .

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the city of , . is located a little more than one kilometre north from the coastal centre of Helsinki, near the district of .

Nihti

Latitude
60.17785° or 60° 10′ 40″ north
Longitude
24.97415° or 24° 58′ 27″ east
Open location code
9GG65XHF+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4746033830
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q105882514
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Satellite Map

Discover Nihti from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Nihti” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Nihti”
  • Finnish: “Nihti”
  • French: “Nihti”
  • Swedish: “Knecktholm”
  • Swedish: “Knekten”
  • Swedish: “Nihti”
  • Turkish: “Nihti”

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