East Helsinki
East Helsinki is an area in Helsinki, Finland, usually thought to comprise the city's eastern and south-eastern major districts, including the districts of Vartiokylä, Myllypuro, Mellunkylä, Vuosaari, Herttoniemi, Laajasalo and Kulosaari.
East Helsinki is an area in Helsinki, Finland, usually thought to comprise the city's eastern and south-eastern major districts, including the districts of Vartiokylä, Myllypuro, Mellunkylä, Vuosaari, Herttoniemi, Laajasalo and Kulosaari. With the exception of Kulosaari, the buildings in the area are relatively new – most have been built in the 1960s or later – and constitute relatively densely inhabited suburbs, except for the southern part of Laajasalo and most of Kulosaari. On the other side of the bridge to the west of Kulosaari is Helsinki Downtown, the so-called "South Helsinki". Officially, the name "East Helsinki" is not found in the city's regional nomenclature, but it was a name created by the locals of the area.
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Worth seeing in and around East Helsinki
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture was formed of two separate schools: the faculty of architecture and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. TaiK, founded in 1871, was the largest art university in the Nordic countries.
5.9 km · Finnish university of design, architecture, arts, and audiovisual communication · Wikipedia - 02Itis
Itis is a shopping center located in Itäkeskus in East Helsinki. It is located next to the Itäväylä motorway and the Itäkeskus metro station.
100 m · shopping mall in East Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 03Uutela
Uutela is a nature park in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and as one of Helsinki's best-preserved nature parks, Uutela attracts visitors from all over the Helsinki capital area.
5.1 km · nature park in Finland · Wikipedia - 04Museum of Technology
The Museum of Technology, Helsinki, is located in Helsinki, Finland. It is the only general museum of technology in the country.
5.6 km · museum in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 05Viikki Church
Viikki Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the Viikki district of Helsinki, Finland. Completed in 2005, it is the newest of the city's church buildings.
3.7 km · church in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 06Kulosaari cemetery
The Kulosaari cemetery is the smallest cemetery in Helsinki parish union. It is situated on Iso-pässi island in Kulosaari district of Helsinki.
5 km · cemetery in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Korkeasaari
- 02Kultturikeskus STOA
Turunlinnantie 1 (behind Itis shopping mall).
- 03Roihuvuori Cherry Park and Japanese
- 04Vartiokylä
- 05Tammisalo Canal
The canal was dug in 1762 by the owner of the Herttoniemi manor to provide a shortcut for fishermen from Porvoo to the Helsinki Market Square.
- 06Cirrus
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Things to do
- 01Aurinkolahti Beach
- 02Porvariskuningas Beach
- 03Hoplop
8-meter-tall adventure maze, slides, cafe.
- 04Natura Viva - Vuosaari Paddling Center
Kayak rental open from the beginning of June until the end of August every day.
- 05Uutela Nature Trail
- 06Vuosaarenhuippu Hill Hiking Trails
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Where to eat
There are plenty of fast food joints in the area, both McDonald's and its Finnish competitor have a few places here. You usually don't have to travel far to find some place making pizza or kebabs which can be enjoyed with a soft drink or a beer for under €10.
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Getting to East Helsinki
- Airports
- Helsinki Vantaa (HEL), 14 km · Lennart Meri Tallinn (TLL), 90 km · Tampere-Pirkkala (TMP), 156 km
- Stations
- Kulosaari metro station, 4.9 km · Itäkeskus metro station, 300 m · Siilitie metro station, 2.2 km · Mellunmäki metro station, 3.5 km · Rastila metro station, 2.2 km
- Tampere / Pirkkala → East Helsinki156 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · €19–27
- Turku → East Helsinki157 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · €18–25
- Lappeenranta → East Helsinki194 km · quickest by road, 3h 30m · €22–30
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for East Helsinki
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for East Helsinki. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe ferries from Germany nowadays dock at Vuosaari harbor, which is located in eastern Helsinki.
From Wikivoyage: Helsinki/Eastern suburbs, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to East Helsinki
East Helsinki is 9 km from Helsinki, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Kulosaari42nd neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland4.8 km
- Vuosaaricity district and the 54th neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland3.3 km
- Malmi38th neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland6 km
- Itäkeskusquarter in the neighbourhood of Vartiokylä in Helsinki, Finland400 m
- Vanhakaupunki27th neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland5.8 km
- Herttoniemi43rd neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland2.2 km