Serpentine House

Serpentine House is a modernist apartment building complex on Mäkelänkatu in the district of , . The complex was designed by Yrjö Lindegren and opened in 1952.
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  • Type: Apartment building
  • Description: apartment building in Käpylä, Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Käärmetalo”
  • Address: Mäkelänkatu 86-96, Helsinki, 00610

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Veikkaus Arena and Käpylä Library.

Stadium
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is a large multi-functional indoor arena located in , Finland that is the home of Jokerit. It was opened in April 1997 and the arena is convertible for various events. is situated 1 km southwest of Serpentine House.

Library
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is situated 280 metres southeast of Serpentine House.

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is situated 340 metres north of Serpentine House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kumpula Allotment Garden and Käpylä.

Locality
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The , located at Kalervonkatu 1a in and established in 1927, is the second oldest in , .

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of with 7,600 inhabitants. Administratively speaking, is a part of the district. It is located between , and Koskela.

Quarter
is a subdivision of with about 1,000 inhabitants. It has predominantly small houses and it is situated between and . Administratively speaking, is a part of the district.

Serpentine House

Latitude
60.21216° or 60° 12′ 44″ north
Longitude
24.94268° or 24° 56′ 34″ east
Inception
1951
Levels
4
Open location code
9GG66W6V+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24444896
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­apartments
Wiki­data ID
Q15909553
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to French—“Serpentine House” goes by many names.

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