Viikki Campus

Viikki (Swedish: Vik) is a neighbourhood of about 5,500 inhabitants in Helsinki, Finland. It is located at the bottom of Vanhankaupunginlahti bay, some 7–10 km from the city centre. The district hosts the Viikki Campus with four of the faculties of the University of Helsinki (biosciences, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and agriculture and forestry) as well as other university units such as research centres, science library and teacher training school. Viikki is known for its natural environment. The conservation area of Vanhankaupunginlahti is an important place of nesting and migration for birds. Large fields and farmlands are cultivated by a teaching farm that is part of the university's agricultural faculty. Southernmost part of the Latokartano residential zone is known as an "ecological housing" area. Many apartment buildings there have, for instance, experimental solar and wind energy systems installed. Viikki is divided into the sub-areas of Viikki science park, Latokartano, Viikinranta and Viikinmäki. In the 2000s the population of the district has increased steadily. This is because some areas of Viikki — especially in Latokartano and Viikinmäki — have been among the most important sites in Helsinki for the construction of new apartments. By 2015, the total population of the district is expected to be around 15,000.

The Malmi Cemetery (Finnish: Malmin hautausmaa; Swedish: Malms begravningsplats) is a large cemetery located at the corner between Ring I and the Lahti Highway (E75) in the Malmi district in Helsinki, Finland. It is the largest cemetery in Finland in terms of both area and number of burials. It was a former training and camp site for soldiers under the administration of the Finnish Crown. In the early 20th century, Malmi Cemetery even had its own train connection and water tower. Many well-known Finns also rest in the Malmi Cemetery, e.g. actors Tauno Palo, Matti Pellonpää and Ansa Ikonen, singers Olavi Virta, Tapio Rautavaara and Laila Kinnunen, designer Birger Kaipiainen, and one of the Winter War heroes, Captain Aarne Juutilainen.

Pihlajisto (Finnish), Rönninge (Swedish) is a northern-central quarter in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is part of the Malmi neighbourhood.

Viikki Church (Finnish: Viikin kirkko, Swedish: Viks kyrka) 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. The church was designed by architect Samuli Miettinen of JKMM Architects. The church is part of Malmi parish.The church is mostly wooden: the floors, ceiling, walls and pillars are made of spruce and the outer cladding and double shingling are aspen. Furnishings are made of oak and aspen.The church seats 200 people; when combined with the parish meeting hall the capacity is 400.

Länsi-Herttoniemi (Finnish), Västra Hertonäs (Swedish) is a southeastern neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland. It is one of the subdivisions of the wider Herttoniemi suburb.

Ala-Malmi (Finnish), Nedre Malm (Swedish) is a northern-central neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. About five and half thousand people live in Ala-Malmi. In 2003, the area provided jobs for 4345 people. The services of the area include Malmitalo cultural center and library, an indoor swimming pool, social services department office, several nurseries, schools and vocational schools, such as Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences. In the southern part of the area, near Ring I, is the Malmi cemetery which was founded in 1890.

Ylä-Malmi (Finnish), Övre Malm (Swedish) is a northern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. Many of Malmi's most important services are located on Ylä-Malmi side, such as the church, schools, hospital and police station.

Malmi (Finnish: [ˈmɑlmi]; Swedish: Malm) is a regional center and a major district on the north-eastern part of Helsinki, Finland. It has a population of 24,312 (2008). The Malmi District (Finnish: Malmin kaupunginosa) is divided into six subareas, two of which are the center forming Ylä-Malmi ("Upper Malmi") and Ala-Malmi ("Lower Malmi"), and the rest are Pihlajamäki, Tattariharju, Malmin lentokenttä (Malmi airport) and Pihlajisto. Malmin peruspiiri is a related but distinct subdivision of Helsinki (used for certain administrative purposes) which does not include Pihlajamäki and Pihlajisto, but instead includes Tapanila and Tapaninvainio. The population of this area is approximately 27,800. Its main transport links include the main railway dividing the city center into Ylä-Malmi and Ala-Malmi, as well as the ring road called Ring I (Finnish: Kehä I) in the southern part of the district. Along the railway, Malmi has its own railway station. The Malmi Airport is located in the eastern part of the district. Also, Malmi is home to the Malmi Cemetery, the largest cemetery of Finland. The Malmi shooting range hosted the pistol and rifle shooting events of the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Malmi station (Finnish: Malmin rautatieasema, Swedish: Malms järnvägsstation) is a railway station in the Malmi district of Helsinki, Finland. It is located between the stations of Pukinmäki and Tapanila, along the main railroad track from Helsinki to Riihimäki, about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north from Helsinki Central. Malmi station was opened in 1871 to serve a nearby army training ground and received new station buildings in 1873 and 1878. The third station building was constructed 1932–1934, and was electrified in 1969. The current station building was completed in 1986, and Helsinki commuter rail services began to call at this station in 1988. Malmi station was also the starting point of the Malmi Cemetery Railway (fi:Malmin hautausmaan rautatie) branch line, which served funeral trains heading towards Malmi Cemetery from 1895 until 1954.

Pukinmäki railway station (Finnish: Pukinmäen rautatieasema, Swedish: Bocksbacka järnvägsstation) is a railway station in the Pukinmäki district of Helsinki, Finland. It is located between the stations of Oulunkylä and Malmi, along the main railroad track from Helsinki to Riihimäki, on top of Kehä I.

The Herttoniemi dumping ground was a small dumping ground in the northern part of the Herttoniemi neighbourhood in Helsinki. It was in operation during the years 1948–1953. It was founded in an old gravel pit near the Siilitie and Viikintie intersection. It was also known as the Sopulitie dumping ground.The area of the former dumping ground was 5700 m2, and its ground consisted of sand, and there were no ground water areas nearby. Only municipal solid waste and slaughterhouse waste was taken there. The history of this dumping ground turned out to be short, as the residents of Herttoniemi, especially those living in single-family detached homes on Kitusentie, began to complain about the smell of the dumping ground. Due to the persistence of the residents, the dumping ground located in their neighbourhood was closed, and a new one was opened in the Botbyhöjden gravel pit. It became known as the Vartiokylä dumping ground.The landfill of this dumping ground was allowed to decompose between 1953 and 2002. After this new town plans were made for this site, and apartment buildings were planned for it. All of the landfill, down to the basement rock, was taken away, and clean earth was brought to replace it. The restoration work was undertaken during 2002. The landfill was taken to a modern dumping ground. The matter was already completely decomposed. Only materials such as glass, porcelain, film and metal objects could be discerned. The earth was not contaminated to any significant degree. Some hazardous materials were found, however. Among these were e.g. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals.

Vanhankaupunginselkä (also called Vanhankaupunginlahti, Swedish: Gammelstadsfjärden) is a bay area which together with parts of adjoining Viikki district constitute a natural conservation zone near downtown Helsinki in the southern part of Finland. The area is listed in Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, is part of European Union's Natura 2000 program and is also listed as BirdLife International's Important Bird Area. Geographically the area lies east of Helsinki peninsula and is surrounded by the districts of Hermanni, Arabianranta, Viikki, Herttoniemi and Kulosaari. The Vantaa River ends at the north end of Vanhankaupunginselkä. Although the area appears to be either land or water on various maps or satellite pictures, it is largely marsh-like, impassable either on foot or on boat. Most parts of the area are covered with reeds as tall as a person, which will prevent use of boats, while the subsoil beneath the reeds is soft and muddy, thus preventing passage on foot. However, for the purposes of walking between the reeds the City of Helsinki has constructed some duckboards, which permit the visitors on the area to walk between the reeds. While these duckboards permit the visitors to walk between the reeds, the duckboards are just two to four planks wide, which require the visitors to apply appropriate caution in general and while passing other visitors. During times of higher water, the duckboards can be submerged in whole or in part, while in winter, the boards can be warped or destroyed by ice. As for the bird species in the area, 285 different species have been observed on the area. Out of these species, 114 have nested on the area during last 10 years.When the species of area are considered, certain species rare in Finland nest at the area. Examples of these are western marsh harrier, Eurasian bittern, white-backed woodpecker, red-backed shrike, ortolan bunting and black woodpecker. As for other species, various predators like hawks and owls are frequently observed on the area. The rules applicable to visitors of Vanhankaupunginselkä are fairly strict. As per the instructions printed on the signs all over the area, visitors on the area are not permitted to move between the reeds while the area is unfrozen, collect or damage the foliage or distribute animals in general. In addition, fishing is not permitted at the area, nor is walking unleashed dogs or horse riding. Furthermore, as Vanhankaupunginselkä is frequently visited by persons interested in nature, informal social control is strict. Littering, loud behavioural and comparable activities are typically strongly condemned. The visitors can commute to the area either by cars, trams or buses. The trams number 6 and 8 have stops less than a kilometre from the area and various locations near the area offer ample parking space.