Alppiharju
Alppiharju is a district of approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of the Central major district of Helsinki, Finland. It consists of sub-districts Alppila and Harju, and is bordered by Kallio in the south, Taka-Töölö in the west, Pasila in the north-west and north, and Vallila in the north-east and east.Photo: Annelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: BKfi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Tappinen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
Linnanmäki
Theme park
Photo: Simbe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inner East comprises the parts of Helsinki east of the railway, north of Pitkäsilta, south of freeways 4 and 45 and west of Kulosaari.
Kulttuuritalo
Arts centre
Photo: DreferComm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kulttuuritalo is a building in Alppila, Helsinki, Finland.
Localities in the Area
Alppila
Quarter
Alppila is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located north of the city centre, between the districts of Kallio and Pasila, and together with Harju it forms the district of Alppiharju.
Harju
Quarter
Harju is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located northeast of the city centre, part of Alppiharju neighbourhood, between the quarters of Alppila, Torkkelinmäki, Linjat and the neighbourhoods of Sörnäinen and Vallila.
Inner East
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Inner East comprises the parts of Helsinki east of the railway, north of Pitkäsilta, south of freeways 4 and 45 and west of Kulosaari.
Alppiharju
- Type: Suburb with 12,000 residents
- Description: city district and the 12th neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland
- Categories: neighbourhood of Helsinki, Helsinki district and locality
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.18975° or 60° 11' 23" northLongitude
24.94715° or 24° 56' 50" eastPopulation
12,000Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)Abbreviation
12Open Location Code
9GG65WQW+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 340109336OpenStreetMap Feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6545254Wikidata ID
Q385038Alppiharju Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Cebuano: Alppiharju
- Dutch: Alppiharju
- Finnish: Alppiharju
- French: Alppiharju
- German: Alppiharju
- German: Åshöjden
- Japanese: アルッピハルユ地区
- Northern Sami: Åshöjden
- Persian: آلپپیهاریو
- Polish: Alppiharju
- Swedish: Åshöjden
- Turkish: Alppiharju
Localities in the Area
- KonepajaNeighbourhood
- Puu-VallilaNeighbourhood
- Vallilan teollisuusalueQuarter
- KallioSuburb
- VallilaSuburb
Landmarks in the Area
- The park of the Worker MotherPark
- The Worker MotherMemorial
- Worker Housing MuseumMuseum
- BrahenpuistikkoPark
- Brahenpuistikon koira-aitausDog park
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Alppiharju. Photo: Annelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.