Hakaniemi is an unofficial district of Helsinki

Helsinki

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, the Finnish

Finland

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 capital. It is considered a part of the Helsinki city center. Historically, it was often associated with the working class and worker's associations. However, the cost of living has risen considerably in recent years and is now on par with the rest of the downtown area of Helsinki. The best-known features of Hakaniemi include a large and lively marketplace, Oriental food stores with a good variety of Asian imported products, the headquarters of several trade unions, the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party of Finland

Social Democratic Party of Finland

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 – one of the largest political parties in Finland, the headquarters of the Left Alliance

Left Alliance (Finland)

The Left Alliance is a left-wing political party in Finland. It was founded on the basis of the Finnish People's Democratic League and the Communist Party of Finland in 1990....

 Party and the Helsinki Hilton hotel. Famous buildings include the Ympyrätalo building (architects Heikki and Kaija Sirén

Kaija Siren

Kaija Siren was a Finnish architect married to another Finnish architect, Heikki Siren.Kaija Siren graduated as an architect from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1948...

, 1968

1968 in architecture

The year 1968 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Calgary Tower in Calgary, Canada is opened.* Lake Point Tower in Chicago, designed by Schippereit-Heinrich Associates is completed....

) and the Hakaniemi Market Hall (architect Karl Hård af Segerstad, 1914

1914 in architecture

The year 1914 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* August 15 - The Panama Canal opens.* Helsinki railway station, designed by Eliel Saarinen is opened.* Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Paris, designed by Paul Abadie is completed....

).

See also

• Merihaka
  Merihaka
  Merihaka is a seashore residential area in central Helsinki, Finland consisting of large high-rise concrete housing blocks. It is located by the Baltic Sea next to districts of Hakaniemi, Kallio and Sörnäinen. It is known for its tall, grey buildings that some find gloomy. The residents of...
  
  
• Kallio
  Kallio
  Kallio is a district and a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, located on the eastern side of the Helsinki peninsula about one kilometere north from the city centre. It is one of the most densely populated areas in Finland...
  
  
• Hakaniemi metro station
  Hakaniemi metro station
  Hakaniemi or Hagnäs is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the central Helsinki districts of Hakaniemi and Kallio....