Puotinharju

Puotinharju, Botbyhöjden is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. Puotinharju has about 4,050 residents.

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Type: Quarter with 4,050 residents
Description: neighborhood of Helsinki in Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland
Also known as: “Botbyhöjden”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Itis shopping centre and Itäkeskus swimming hall.

Itis shopping centre

Shopping center

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Itis is a shopping center located in Itäkeskus in East Helsinki. It is located next to the Itäväylä motorway and the Itäkeskus metro station. The mall has been refurbished a number of times, most recently in 2014, increasing the gross leasable area – including offices – to a total of 103,675 m2.

Itäkeskus swimming hall

Sports venue

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Itäkeskus swimming hall is a sports venue.

Itäkeskus metro station

Metro station

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Itäkeskus metro station is a ground-level station on the Helsinki Metro. The station was built on the grounds of the shopping center Itis, and serves the quarter of Itäkeskus in the neighborhood of Vartiokylä in East Helsinki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Itäkeskus and Eastern suburbs.

Itäkeskus

Suburb

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Itäkeskus is a quarter in the neighbourhood of Vartiokylä in Helsinki, Finland. The district's main attraction is the largest covered-in shopping mall in the Nordic countries, Itis, which make Itäkeskus as the most significant commercial center of East Helsinki.

Eastern suburbs

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East Helsinki is an area in Helsinki, Finland, usually thought to comprise the city's eastern and south-eastern major districts, including the districts of Vartiokylä, Myllypuro, Mellunkylä, Vuosaari, Herttoniemi, Laajasalo and Kulosaari.