Mellunmäki or Mellungsbacka (Swedish

Swedish language

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) is a ground-level bridge station on the northern branch (Itäkeskus

Itäkeskus metro station

Itäkeskus or Östra centrum is a ground-level station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the Itäkeskus shopping centre and surrounding areas in East Helsinki...

 - Mellunmäki) of the Helsinki Metro

Helsinki Metro

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. It serves the district of Mellunmäki

Mellunmäki

Mellunmäki has been a quarter of eastern Helsinki, Finland since 1946. Serious construction of the area began in 1950 and it was originally designed for 7000 inhabitants. There are over 8500 inhabitants in the area today . Apart from the grocery stores Mellunmäki does not offer many services...

 in East Helsinki

East Helsinki

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, and is the terminus

Terminal Station

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 of the northern branch.

The station was opened on 1 September 1989, designed by the architect

Architect

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 bureau Toivo Karhunen Oy. It is located 1.6 kilometres from the Kontula metro station

Kontula metro station

Kontula or Gårdsbacka is a ground-level station on the northern branch of the Helsinki Metro. It serves the district of Kontula in East Helsinki....

. The terminus at the other end, Ruoholahti metro station

Ruoholahti metro station

Ruoholahti metro station is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the district of Ruoholahti in Helsinki's southwestern city centre. Ruoholahti is the westernmost metro station in Helsinki, and will continue to be until the extension to Espoo, known as Länsimetro under construction is...

, is 17 kilometres away.

The Mellunmäki metro station is the northernmost metro station in the world.

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