Kaartin kasarmi
Kaartin kasarmi is a city block in Helsinki, Uusimaa. Kaartin kasarmi is situated nearby to Memorial commemorating the battle of Gornyi Dubnyak, as well as near the government office Defence Command Finland.Photo: Hyperboreios, Public domain.
- Type: City block
- Description: city block and historical barracks in Helsinki, Finland
- Also known as: “Guards quarter” and “Guards quarter barracks”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Defence Command Finland and Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral.
Defence Command Finland
Government office
Defence Command, organized as Headquarters during wartime, is the joint command headquarters of the Finnish Defence Forces and a central government agency.
Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral
Church
Photo: Biopics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of Helsinki right to the east of downtown, here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral is situated 740 metres north of Kaartin kasarmi.
Tähtitorninvuori
Park
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Tähtitorninvuori or Tähtitorninmäki is a rocky hill about 30 meters high in Ullanlinna, Helsinki, next to the South Harbor. The hill is mostly a park, but there are also a few public buildings. Tähtitorninvuori is situated 260 metres southeast of Kaartin kasarmi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaartinkaupunki and Central Helsinki.
Kaartinkaupunki
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaartinkaupunki is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Helsinki, Finland. Kaartinkaupunki consists of the area between the Esplanadi park and the Tähtitornin vuori park.
Central Helsinki
Central Helsinki consists of the central parts of Helsinki east of Mannerheimintie, south of Pitkäsilta, west of Unioninkatu and north of Esplanadi; in short the commercial downtown.
Viiskulma
Neighborhood
Viiskulma is a well known intersection of five streets in Helsinki at the boundary of the Punavuori and Ullanlinna neighbourhoods. The street Fredrikinkatu is one of the oldest and major traffic arteries of Helsinki's inner city.
Kaartin kasarmi
- Categories: barracks, locality, and military installation
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.16392° or 60° 9′ 50″ northLongitude
24.94894° or 24° 56′ 56″ eastOpen location code
9GG65W7X+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 37380562OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
place=city_blockWikidata ID
Q1394612
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Kaartin kasarmi” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Kaartin Kasarmi ja maneesi”
- Finnish: “Kaartin kasarmi”
- Finnish: “Kaartin kortteli”
- Finnish: “Kaartinkasarmi”
- Finnish: “Suomen puolustusministeriön päärakennus”
- French: “caserne de la Garde”
- French: “Caserne de la Garde”
- Slovenian: “Kaartin kasarmi”
- Swedish: “Finska Lifgardets kasern”
- Swedish: “Gardeskasernen och manegen”
- Swedish: “Gardeskasernen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Memorial commemorating the battle of Gornyi Dubnyak and Finnish Security Intelligence Service.
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