Vuosaari

Worth seeing in and around Vuosaari

10 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.

1. 01
   Itis

   Itis is a shopping center located in Itäkeskus in East Helsinki. It is located next to the Itäväylä motorway and the Itäkeskus metro station.

   3.4 km · shopping mall in East Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Uutela

   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.

   1.9 km · nature park in Finland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Maamerkki

   Maamerkki is a high-rise building on Kauppakartanonkatu street near the Lyypekinaukio square in Itäkeskus in the Vartiokylä district of Helsinki, Finland. The building is 82 metres high and has 19 floors and has a viewing terrace at the top.

   3.3 km · high-rise building in Itäkeskus, Helsinki · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Columbus Shopping Centre

   Columbus is a shopping centre in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland, right next to the Vuosaari metro station. It is owned by Citycon.

   200 m · shopping centre in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Cirrus

   Cirrus is a high-rise cooperative apartment building in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Cirrus is the eighth tallest building in Finland with a height of 86 meters.

   300 m · apartment building in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Vuosaarenhuippu

   Vuosaarenhuippu is a recreational area in the northern part of Vuosaari in eastern Helsinki, Finland. Earlier it was the Vuosaari dumping ground and a place where land masses from construction sites were deposited.

   2.3 km · Reclamated dumping ground in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Atlas

   Vuosaari is a neighbourhood in the city of Helsinki, Finland. It is located by the sea in East Helsinki and with its area of 15.38 km2 is geographically the largest district in the city.

   300 m · high-rise building in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Easton Helsinki

   Easton Helsinki is a shopping centre in Itäkeskus, Helsinki, Finland. It is connected to the Itis shopping centre through the Hansasilta bridge.

   3.2 km · shopping mall in eastern Helsinki · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Tallinnanaukio

   Tallinnanaukio is a square in the Itäkeskus quarter in Helsinki, Finland. There is direct access from the Tallinnanaukio to the Itis shopping center, and there is also one of the eastern entrances to the Itäkeskus metro station, from where the Helsinki Metro leaves the metro to the city's downtown center.

   3.5 km · square in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Puhos

    Puotinharju, Botbyhöjden is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. At the end of 2022, 35 percent of the residents of the Puotinharju postal code area were of foreign background.

    3.4 km · shopping mall in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Korkeasaari
2. 02
   Kultturikeskus STOA

   Turunlinnantie 1 (behind Itis shopping mall).

3. 03
   Roihuvuori Cherry Park and Japanese
4. 04
   Vartiokylä
5. 05
   Tammisalo 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.

6. 06
   Cirrus

From Wikivoyage: Vuosaari, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Aurinkolahti Beach
2. 02
   Porvariskuningas Beach
3. 03
   Hoplop

   8-meter-tall adventure maze, slides, cafe.

4. 04
   Natura Viva - Vuosaari Paddling Center

   Kayak rental open from the beginning of June until the end of August every day.

5. 05
   Uutela Nature Trail
6. 06
   Vuosaarenhuippu Hill Hiking Trails

From Wikivoyage: Vuosaari, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

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.

From Wikivoyage: Vuosaari, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Vuosaari

Airports

Helsinki Vantaa (HEL), 16 km · Lennart Meri Tallinn (TLL), 90 km · Tampere-Pirkkala (TMP), 158 km

Stations

Itäkeskus metro station, 3.6 km · Mellunmäki metro station, 3.8 km · Rastila metro station, 1.3 km · Puotila metro station, 2.9 km

• Tampere / Pirkkala → Vuosaari

  158 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · €19–27
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• Turku → Vuosaari

  160 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · €18–25
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• Lappeenranta → Vuosaari

  191 km · quickest by road, 3h 32m · €22–30
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