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East Helsinki
Eastern urban area of Helsinki, Finland

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.

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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.

Get in

Getting to East Helsinki

The most convenient mode of public transportation from the city center is the metro – actually most of Helsinki's metro stations are located here. Alternatively you can take the bus. From the airport, bus 561 brings you to Itäkeskus, the main public transportation hub of Eastern Helsinki.

See

Worth seeing

  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
Do

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
Eat

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.

How locals move

Getting around East Helsinki the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 814 Pohj. ostoskeskus → Vuosaari (M)
  • 815 Isonvillasaarentie → Vuosaari (M)
  • 816
  • 817 · Nobina Finland
  • 816 · HSL
  • 815 Vuosaari (M) → Isonvillasaarentie
  • 814 Vuosaari (M) → Pohj. ostoskeskus

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • 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. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Scotch Mist (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.