Herttoniemi
Herttoniemi (Swedish: Hertonäs) is a East Helsinki's neighbourhood and 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. The most important road connection to the city central from Herttoniemi with car or bus runs along Itäväylä. 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 residential area and marina.
Herttoniemi Hertonäs | |
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 Position of Herttoniemi within Helsinki | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Greater Helsinki |
| Municipality | Helsinki |
| District | Southeastern |
| Subdivision regions | Länsi-Herttoniemi, Roihuvuori, Herttoniemenranta, Herttoniemen teollisuusalue |
| Area | 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | 27,347 |
| • Density | 4,455/km2 (11,540/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 00800, 00810, 00811, 00820 |
| Subdivision number | 43 |
| Neighbouring subdivisions | Itäkeskus Kulosaari Laajasalo Marjaniemi Tammisalo Viikki |
There are four districts in Herttoniemi:
- Länsi-Herttoniemi West Herttoniemi
- Roihuvuori which is former East Herttoniemi
- Herttoniemenranta Harbour of Herttoniemi
- Herttoniemi industrial area
Famous people
Swedish military architect Augustin Ehrensvärd whose life's work was building the fortress of Sveaborg owned Herttoniemi manor in the area.
Another famous owner of Herttoniemi manor was admiral Carl Olof Cronstedt, who had the existing building built and lived in the manor the last years of his life. A street in Herttoniemenranta called Amiraali Cronstedtin ranta is named after him.
One of the most famous Finnish writers Frans Eemil Sillanpää who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1939 lived in Herttoniemi.
See also
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