Herttoniemi
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Herttoniemi is a neighbourhood and a suburb of Helsinki
, the Finnish
capital. It is located about 7 km east of the city centre and can be easily reached by metro
in 10 minutes. It has an older northern suburb and a newer coastal suburb with ferry connections to the city centre. There once was a large harbour in Herttoniemi, but in the 1990s, this industrial harbour area was demolished and converted to a tightly populated residential area and marina.
There are four districts in Herttoniemi:
whose life's work was building the fortress of Sveaborg owned Herttoniemi manor in the area.
One of the most famous Finnish writers Frans Eemil Sillanpää
who was awarded the Nobel Prize
in Literature in 1939 lived in Herttoniemi.
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
capital. It is located about 7 km east of the city centre and can be easily reached by metro
Helsinki Metro
The Helsinki Metro , is the metro system in Helsinki, Finland. It is the World's most northern metro system, and currently the only one in Finland. The system was opened to the general public on 2 August 1982 after 27 years of planning...
in 10 minutes. It has an older northern suburb and a newer coastal suburb with ferry connections to the city centre. There once was a large harbour in Herttoniemi, but in the 1990s, this industrial harbour area was demolished and converted to a tightly populated residential area and marina.
- Länsi-HerttoniemiLänsi-HerttoniemiLänsi-Herttoniemi , Västra Hertonäs is a southeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland....
West Herttoniemi - RoihuvuoriRoihuvuoriRoihuvuori is a quarter, part of Herttoniemi neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland. The population of Roihuvuori is approximately 8,000 and its area is 1.47 km². There is a church, two schools, shops and restaurants in Roihuvuori...
which is former East Herttoniemi - HerttoniemenrantaHerttoniemenrantaHerttoniemenranta , Hertonäs strand is a southeastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.Herttoniemenranta is part of Herttoniemi and it's been built in late 1990s and early 2000s....
Harbour of Herttoniemi - Herttoniemi industrial area
Famous people
Swedish military architect Augustin EhrensvärdAugustin Ehrensvärd
Field marshal count Augustin Ehrensvärd was a Swedish military officer, military architect, artist, creator of the Sveaborg fortress and the Swedish Archipelago fleet,...
whose life's work was building the fortress of Sveaborg owned Herttoniemi manor in the area.
One of the most famous Finnish writers Frans Eemil Sillanpää
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
Frans Eemil Sillanpää was one of the most famous Finnish writers.He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1939 "for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature."Frans Eemil...
who was awarded the Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
in Literature in 1939 lived in Herttoniemi.
See also
- Geography of HelsinkiGeography of HelsinkiHelsinki has a total area of 686 km2 . 186 km2 of it is land and 500 km2 of the area is covered with water. It is located at .- Subdivisions :...