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Linnanmäki
Helsinki's beloved amusement park operating since 1950 with all profits going to Finnish child welfare organizations.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Kannelmäki
Finland · Europe
About Kannelmäki
Kannelmäki works well as a base: 22km from Nuuksio National Park.
Kannelmäki is in Finland. You drive on the right here.
Kannelmäki (Swedish: Gamlas, Helsinki slang: Kantsu) is a sub-neighbourhood of the neighbourhood of Kaarela in Helsinki, Finland. Kannelmäki is located a bit more than ten kilometres from the centre of Helsinki, and is bounded by Kehä I ring road in the south, Hämeenlinnanväylä in the east, and the Mätäjoki river inRead more
the west and north. It is a part of the Western major district. In 2018, Kannelmäki had 13,272 inhabitants.
The streets in Kannelmäki are named after music and villages in Ostrobothnia. The area was originally named Vanhainen – Gamlas, which comes from the village of Gamlas originally located at the site, and its Finnish translation. Because of the wishes of the local inhabitants, the name was changed to Kannelmäki – Gamlas in 1959. The singular church of Kannelmäki was completed in 1968.
Services in Kannelmäki are concentrated in the shopping centre designed by Erkki Karvinen and opened in 1959, the Prisma hypermarket building (originally opened in 1973 as Eka-Market, then as Maxi) and the surroundings of the Kannelmäki railway station. Prisma was expanded into a larger complex called the Shopping Centre Kaari in October 2013, now containing a department store, a restaurant area and about 80 specialty stores. It is the fifth largest shopping centre in the Greater Helsinki area and the ninth largest in Finland.
The Kannelmäki railway station is one of the stations on the Ring Rail Line. It is located next to the cultural centre Kanneltalo.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kannelmäki?
Within an hour or so of Kannelmäki: Linnanmäki (7 km), Café Regatta (7 km), Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church) (8 km), Helsinki Cathedral (9 km).
Are there any good drives near Kannelmäki?
The nearest famous roads are Hanko.
Where is Kannelmäki?
Kannelmäki is in Finland.
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- Population
- 0
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Finland
- Timezone
- Coordinates
- 60.2418, 24.8858
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Worth the detour from Kannelmäki
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
Café Regatta
Tiny red 1887 fisherman's hut on the Töölö shoreline, now Helsinki's best-loved café: cinnamon buns and coffee by the water, sausages grilled over an open fire, kayaks and SUPs for rent off the jetty.
7 km · about 15 min drive
cathedral
Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church)
A remarkable Lutheran church in Helsinki excavated directly into solid rock, topped with a copper dome that floods the interior with natural light.
8 km · about 15 min drive
cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral
A striking neoclassical Lutheran cathedral overlooking Senate Square in the heart of Helsinki.
9 km · about 15 min drive
castle
Suomenlinna
A sea fortress built on a group of islands off the coast of Helsinki, one of the largest maritime fortresses in the world.
12 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Nuuksio National Park
A pristine forest and lake wilderness just 30 minutes from Helsinki, offering easy access to quintessential Finnish nature.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Porvoo Old Town
A riverside town of cobbled lanes and ochre-red shore warehouses, a favourite day-drive east of Helsinki.
46 km · about 55 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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