Merikasarmi
Merikasarmi is a barracks building in Katajanokka, Helsinki, Finland, originally built for the military of the Russian Empire from 1816 to 1820, which currently houses the premises of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Finland.Photo: BKfi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral and Uspenski Cathedral.
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 1¼ km west of Merikasarmi.
Uspenski Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ralf Roletschek, FAL.
Uspenski Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, and main cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. Uspenski Cathedral is situated 710 metres west of Merikasarmi.
Senate Square
Square
Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Senate Square presents Carl Ludvig Engel's architecture as a unique allegory of political, religious, scientific and commercial powers in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. Senate Square is situated 1¼ km west of Merikasarmi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kruununhaka and Katajanokka and Kruununhaka.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
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.
Kruununhaka
Suburb
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Nihti
Neighborhood
Photo: Taavi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nihti is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the Sörnäinen district in Helsinki, Finland. On the northern side of the Nihdinkanava channel is the island of Sompasaari.
Merikasarmi
- Type: City block
- Description: barracks area in Helsinki, Finland
- Categories: barracks, institution, and locality
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.16791° or 60° 10′ 5″ northLongitude
24.97266° or 24° 58′ 22″ eastInception
1820Open location code
9GG65X9F+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 61113162OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=institutionalOpenStreetMap feature
place=city_blockWikidata ID
Q11882118
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Merikasarmi” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Katajanokan kasarmi”
- Finnish: “Merikasarmi”
- French: “caserne maritime”
- French: “Caserne maritime”
- Swedish: “Kasernkomplexet Sjöekipaget”
- Swedish: “Marinkasernen”
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Highlights include Merikasarmin puisto and Martti Ahtisaari Square.
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