Herttoniemi district

Eräänkävijäntori, a square in western Herttoniemi

Herttoniemi (Swedish: Hertonäs) is 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 residental area and marina. Image File history File links Herttoniemi. ... Image File history File links Herttoniemi. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1294 KB) Eränkävijä square in Herttoniemi. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1294 KB) Eränkävijä square in Herttoniemi. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ... An orange Helsinki Metro train. ... A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...

The Siperia Social Centre is a squatted council house in Herttoniemi which operates as an arts and social centre. Siperia is the name of a well known squat in Herttoniemi on the east side of Helsinki in Finland. ... The Chien Rouge in Lausanne, a squat held in the old hospital. ...

Swedish military architect Augustin Ehrensvärd whos life's work was building the fortress of Sveaborg owned Herttoniemi manor in the area. View over Sveaborg by Augustin Ehrensvärd Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710-1772) was a Swedish military architect, a lieutenant colonel in the artillery. ... Utsikt över Sveaborg (View over Sveaborg), painting by Augustin Ehrensvärd Suomenlinna (Finnish), or Sveaborg (Swedish), is an inhabited sea fortress built on six islands, today within Helsinki, the capital of Finland. ...

One of the most famous Finnish writers Frans Eemil Sillanpää who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1939 lived in Herttoniemi. Frans Eemil Sillanpää (September 16, 1888 – June 3, 1964) was one of the most famous Finnish writers. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

There is four district in Hertoniemi

• Länsi-Herttoniemi West Herttoniemi
• Roihuvuori witch is former East Herttoniemi
• Herttoniemenranta Harbour of Herttoniemi
• Hertoniemi industrial area

Herttoniemi manor build 1815 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (850x369, 101 KB) Herttoniemi mansion, Helsinki in the winter of 2005. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...	Kiikkujat statue in Roihuvuori Image File history File links Kiikkujat. ...	Herttoniemi church in western Herttoniemi Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1462 KB) Church of Herttoniemi, Helsinki. ...	Roihuvuri water tower is landmark of the area Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1067, 222 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ...
Roihuvuori area in eastern Herttoniemi Image File history File linksMetadata Roihuvuorentie_9. ...	Japanese style garden in Roihuvuori Image File history File links Download high resolution version (877x1169, 351 KB) Japanese style garden in Roihuvuori, Helsinki. ...	Siilitiearea in western Herttoniemi Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1792x1312, 608 KB) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Siilitie Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Siilitie near the metro station Siilitie (Swedish: Igelkottsvägen), literally Hedgehog Road, is a road and a part of town in eastern Helsinki, Finland. ...

See also

• Geography of Helsinki