Serpentine House
Serpentine House is a modernist apartment building complex on Mäkelänkatu in the Käpylä district of Helsinki, Finland. The complex was designed by Yrjö Lindegren and opened in 1952.Photo: Tappinen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Tappinen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: apartment building in Käpylä, Helsinki, Finland
- Also known as: “Käärmetalo”
- Address: Mäkelänkatu 86-96
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Veikkaus Arena and Käpylä Library.
Veikkaus Arena
Stadium
Photo: ZeroOne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Veikkaus Arena is a large multi-functional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland that is the home of Jokerit. It was opened in April 1997 and the arena is convertible for various events. Veikkaus Arena is situated 1 km southwest of Serpentine House.
Käpylä Library
Library
Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Käpylä Library is situated 280 metres southeast of Serpentine House.
Käpylän kirkko
Church
Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Käpylän kirkko is a church, which is situated 500 metres east of Serpentine House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kumpula Allotment Garden and Käpylä.
Kumpula Allotment Garden
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kumpula Allotment Garden, located at Kalervonkatu 1a in Kumpula and established in 1927, is the second oldest allotment garden in Helsinki, Finland.
Käpylä
Suburb
Photo: TTKK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Käpylä is a neighbourhood of Helsinki with 7,600 inhabitants. Administratively speaking, Käpylä is a part of the Vanhakaupunki district. It is located between Kumpula, Oulunkylä and Koskela.
Metsälä
Quarter
Metsälä is a subdivision of Helsinki with about 1,000 inhabitants. It has predominantly small houses and it is situated between Maunula and Käpylä. Administratively speaking, Metsälä is a part of the Maunula district.
Serpentine House
- Categories: real property, building, and residential building
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.21216° or 60° 12′ 44″ northLongitude
24.94268° or 24° 56′ 34″ eastInception
1951Levels
4Open location code
9GG66W6V+V3OpenStreetMap ID
way 24444896OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q15909553
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to French—“Serpentine House” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Käärmetalo”
- French: “Immeuble serpentin”
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