Malminkartanonhuippu is an artificial hill located near to
Myyrmäki

Myyrmäki

Myyrmäki is a district of the city of Vantaa, Finland. The district has an area of 2.7 square kilometers and a population of about 14,500. It is home to Myyrmanni, a large shopping complex....

 in the district of Malminkartano

Malminkartano

Malminkartano is a suburb and a quarter in the northern part of Helsinki municipality, part of the Kaarela neighbourhood. Vantaankosken rata, the railway of Vantaankoski, has a station in Malminkartano. The suburb's artificial hill, Malminkartanonhuippu or Malminkartanon täyttömäki is the highest...

 in Helsinki

Helsinki

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, Finland

Finland

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. With a height of approximately 90 meters above sea level, it is the highest point in the city of Helsinki. The view from the top gives an uninterrupted 360° panorama

Panorama

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 in all directions, for those who have climbed the 426 steps.

One face of the hill includes a giant arrow-shaped artwork pointing upwards and several hundred metres in length.

Nicknames include "Täyttömäki" (filling hill) Jätemäki ("dump

Landfill

A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...

 hill") and Jättäri ("leftovers"). All of these slang

Slang

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 terms derive from the site's past use as a municipal landfill site

Landfill

A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...

, between the years of 1976–1996. It contains mostly construction waste such as sand, bricks, stones, concrete etc.

The hill is commonly used, during the summer months, as a mini downhill mountain bike track, and has a reasonably aggressive set of turns and jumps for those prepared to climb the hill. It's also a fairly well used exercise area for joggers, and an excellent slope for sledging in the winter. The slope is very steep at certain points which can make it a scary pace to ride your sled. Near the bottom of the hill the slope is more suitable for children.