Artillery bay
Artillery bay is a pier in Helsinki, Uusimaa. Artillery bay is situated nearby to Suomenlinna Museum, as well as near the public building Suomenlinna Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Pier
- Description: boat wharf in Suomenlinna, Finland
- Also known as: “Artillery Bay wharf”, “Suomenlinnakeskuksen laituri”, and “Tykistölahti”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Suomenlinna Museum and Military Museum of Finland.
Military Museum of Finland
Museum
Photo: Kuusim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Military Museum of Finland is the central museum of the Finnish Defence Forces and the national special museum of military history. It is located in Helsinki and it is part of the Finnish National Defence University. Military Museum of Finland is situated 120 metres northeast of Artillery bay.
Finnish submarine Vesikko
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vesikko is a submarine, which was launched on 10 May 1933 at the Crichton-Vulcan dock in Turku. Until 1936 it was named by its yard number CV 707. Vesikko was ordered by a Dutch engineering company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw in 1930 as a commercial submarine prototype, being the prototype for the German Type II submarines. Finnish submarine Vesikko is situated 280 metres south of Artillery bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suomenlinna and Kaivopuisto.
Suomenlinna
Suburb
Photo: Michal.pise, CC BY 2.0.
South Helsinki is in this guide defined as the part of Helsinki south of the Esplanadi and Bulevardi streets. It also includes the archipelago south of Helsinki, such as the Suomenlinna islands.
Kaivopuisto
Suburb
Kaivopuisto, nicknamed Kaivari in Finnish or Brunsan in Swedish, is one of the oldest and best known parks in central Helsinki, Finland, and also a neighbourhood of about 500 inhabitants where the park is located.
South Helsinki
South Helsinki is in this guide defined as the part of Helsinki south of the Esplanadi and Bulevardi streets. It also includes the archipelago south of Helsinki, such as the Suomenlinna islands.
Artillery bay
- Categories: wharf, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.14493° or 60° 8′ 42″ northLongitude
24.98774° or 24° 59′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9GG64XVQ+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 31894620OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pierOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q109278519
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Artillery bay” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Tykistölahden laituri”
- Finnish: “Tykistölahti”
- Swedish: “Artilleriviken”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Suomenlinna Centre and Suomenlinnakeskus.
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