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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.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Meilahti
Uusimaa, Finland · Europe
About Meilahti
Meilahti works well as a base: 26km from Nuuksio National Park.
Meilahti is in Uusimaa, Finland, with about 5,200 people. You drive on the right here.
Meilahti (in Swedish Mejlans) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki between Mannerheimintie (the main entrance road to Helsinki) and a bay named Seurasaarenselkä. The population of Meilahti is about 5200 people. Meilahti is part of the Reijola district together with Laakso and Ruskeasuo. The area is bordered to the west byRead more
the sea, to the south by the Stenbäckinkatu street, to the east by the Mannerheimintie street and to the north by the park area continuing from the Tilkanvierto street. The Seurasaari islands are also part of Meilahti.
Most of the houses in Meilahti were built in the 1930s and 1940s. The northern part of Meilahti consists of apartment buildings, of which the most were built in the middle 20th century. The Meilahti Church and the Catholic St. Mary's Church are located in Meilahti. The western part of Meilahti was built only in the 1990s and forms part of the Pikku Huopalahti area built at the time.
The "Vähä Meilahti" part of Meilahti to the west and south of the Paciuksenkatu street is an old villa area originally founded for summer villas for Helsinkians in the 1880s. Many villas dating from that period still remain in private ownership, now also inhabited in winter, some even having passed down to the third generation. Some of the villas have been converted to cafés or into use for families of patients of the Children's Clinic hospital.
Vähä Meilahti is the location of Mäntyniemi, official residence of the President of Finland, as well as Kesäranta, the official residence of Prime Minister of Finland. Near Mäntyniemi is the former presidential residence, Tamminiemi, which is today a museum dedicated to president Urho Kekkonen. The Helsinki Art Museum was previously located in Meilahti. There is an exercise park in Meilahti with basketball and pesäpallo fields.
Meilahti is known for its large hospital area, including the Meilahti Campus of the University of Helsinki. Several hospitals are located in this district, including the Meilahti Hospital of the Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH). Other facilities in Meilahti include the Women's Clinic, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Helsinki and Biomedicum Helsinki.
Neighbourhoods surrounding Meilahti are Töölö, Munkkiniemi, Ruskeasuo, Pikku Huopalahti and Laakso.
For the 1952 Summer Olympics, the neighborhood hosted the rowing events.
Meilahti was originally part of the Rural Municipality of Helsinki and was annexed to Helsinki proper in 1906. The area was officially named Meilahti in 1959.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Meilahti?
Within an hour or so of Meilahti: Café Regatta (1 km), Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church) (2 km), Linnanmäki (2 km), Helsinki Cathedral (4 km).
Are there any good drives near Meilahti?
The nearest famous roads are Hanko.
Where is Meilahti?
Meilahti is in Uusimaa, Finland.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,223
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Finland
- Region
- Uusimaa
- Timezone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates
- 60.1898, 24.8972
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Winter tyres mandatory December–February.
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Worth the detour from Meilahti
7 notable places within an hour's 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.
2 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Linnanmäki
Helsinki's beloved amusement park operating since 1950 with all profits going to Finnish child welfare organizations.
2 km · about 5 min drive
cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral
A striking neoclassical Lutheran cathedral overlooking Senate Square in the heart of Helsinki.
4 km · about 5 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.
7 km · about 15 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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Porvoo Old Town
A riverside town of cobbled lanes and ochre-red shore warehouses, a favourite day-drive east of Helsinki.
48 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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