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The Helsinki City Centre (Finnish: Helsingin kantakaupunki, Swedish: Helsingfors innerstad) originally referred to the area belonging to the city of Helsinki, Finland before the great annexation on 1 January 1946. After the annexation the names "Helsinki Centre" and "annexed area" were used, forming the area of Greater Helsinki together.
Helsinki Christmas Market in 2022. Helsinki Christmas Market (Finnish: Tuomaan Markkinat; Swedish: Tomasmarknaden; lit. ' St. Thomas Market ') is a Christmas market held every year in Helsinki, Finland. It is visited by more than 300,000 people every year. [1] [2] [3] The event has been organized since 1994.
Mannerheimintie (Swedish: Mannerheimvägen), named after the Finnish military leader and statesman Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, is the main street and boulevard of Helsinki, Finland. It was originally named Heikinkatu ( Swedish : Henriksgatan ), after Robert Henrik Rehbinder on the first part up to the current Kiasma Art museum and Turuntie ...
The Market Square was born in the early 19th century when the centre of Helsinki was rebuilt to serve as the new capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland. The zoning plan of Johan Albrecht Ehrenström in 1812 made the old Suurtori square into the new monumental Senate Square and placed a new market square on the site of the former fishing piers.
Aleksanterinkatu. Aleksanterinkatu (Swedish: Alexandersgatan; "Alexander Street") is a street in Kluuvi, the commercial centre of Helsinki, Finland.In the city plan by Carl Ludvig Engel, it was the Decumanus Maximus, the main east–west street in the city, crossing the Cardo, Unioninkatu (Union Street) at the corner of the Senate Square.
St. Urho's Pub is a beer restaurant located at Museokatu 10 in Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland. The restaurant used to be a local favourite of former President of Finland Urho Kekkonen, which also led to its name. The restaurant was opened on 7 May 1973 with Urho Kekkonen attending the opening ceremony. [1]
West Helsinki light rail (Finnish: Länsi-Helsingin raitiotie) is a public transit construction project in Helsinki, Finland that would build about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) of light rail track from Munkkiniemi along Huopalahdentie, Vihdintie and Kaupintie to Kannelmäki, and about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) of track on Topeliuksenkatu to relieve capacity on the existing tracks on Mannerheimintie.