place

Punavuori

PunavuoriUllanlinna district
Bulevardi Marit Heiksson
Bulevardi Marit Heiksson

Punavuori (Swedish: Rödbergen) is a neighbourhood in the center of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name Punavuori (English: Red mountain) refers to red cliffs located between Sepänkatu and Punavuorenkatu. They were still visible in the 19th century, nowadays they are covered with buildings and pavement. Punavuori was traditionally a working-class neighbourhood, today it is known as a bohemian district popular among artists, students and hipsters. It is one of the most densely populated areas in Finland. After the new location and growth of Helsinki in the 18th century, Punavuori became the area next to the center. During the 19th century the district had a seedy reputation. Most of the brothels and beerhouses were found in Punavuori. The social problems were aggravated by quickly built rent-apartments for the poor. After World War II, the district went through a process of gentrification. Today Punavuori offers many trendy small shops and bars, nightclubs and restaurants. Important streets include Uudenmaankatu and Iso Roobertinkatu. In the old Helsinki slang, the district is called "Rööperi" (derived from the district's Swedish name).

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Punavuori (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Punavuori
Iso Roobertinkatu, Helsinki Punavuori (Southern major district)

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Phone number Website Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: PunavuoriContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 60.161666666667 ° E 24.938055555556 °
placeShow on map

Address

Liiliz studio

Iso Roobertinkatu 44
00120 Helsinki, Punavuori (Southern major district)
Finland
mapOpen on Google Maps

Phone number

call+358400217634

Website

linkVisit website

Bulevardi Marit Heiksson
Bulevardi Marit Heiksson
Share experience

Nearby Places

Iso Roobertinkatu
Iso Roobertinkatu

Iso Roobertinkatu (Swedish: Stora Robertsgatan), meaning "great Robert street" is a street running northeast-southwest in the Punavuori district in Helsinki, Finland. Its shorter east-west counterpart Pieni Roobertinkatu ("little Robert street") is located near it in Kaartinkaupunki. Both streets are named after Robert Henrik Rehbinder (1777-1841). Iso Roobertinkatu is among the best known pedestrian and shopping streets in Helsinki. In the southwest the street, unlike other streets in Punavuori, does not extend to Telakkakatu or the sea shore but instead ends at the Sinebrychoff Park with stairs leading from the end of the street onto the cliff at the park. At the western end of the street a very short street called Kivenhakkaajankatu ("stonemason street") branches off to the left, ending at the intersection with Punavuorenkatu. In the northeast Iso Roobertinkatu reaches to Yrjönkatu, east of which it continues under the name of Pieni Roobertinkatu, but not exactly in the same direction. The Swedish names for Iso and Pieni Roobertinkatu were taken into use already in 1820. The Finnish names were Ropertin Suurikatu and Ropertin Pikkukatu ("Robert's great street" and "Robert's little street", respectively) in a 1866 map, and in the 1890s the names were changed to Iso and Pikku Robertinkatu, made official in 1909. The Finnish spelling of the names was fixed in 1928.Reserving Iso Roobertinkatu mainly for public transport and pedestrian traffic was first proposed at different boards of the city council of Helsinki in the 1950s. The part of Iso Roobertinkatu between Fredrikinkatu and Yrjönkatu was converted into a pedestrian zone after the city council approved a change in the zoning plan in May 1983. Helsinki's first proper pedestrian zone was opened on Iso Roobertinkatu on 14 September 1985.Streets crossing Iso Roobertinkatu include from east to west: Yrjönkatu, Annankatu, Fredrikinkatu, Albertinkatu and the short street Kivenhakkaajankatu, leading from the end of Iso Roobertinkatu to Punavuorenkatu running in the same direction. At the start of the street is the 1995 modern sculpture Viheltävä helsinkiläinen ("the whistling Helsinkian"), donated by sculptor Björn Weckström to the city of Helsinki.

Viiskulma
Viiskulma

Viiskulma (Finnish, literally "Five Corner"; Swedish: Femkanten, literally "Five Edge") is a well known intersection of five streets in Helsinki (Laivurinkatu, Pursimiehenkatu, Fredrikinkatu, Laivurinrinne and Tarkk'ampujankatu) at the boundary of the Punavuori and Ullanlinna neighbourhoods. The street Fredrikinkatu is one of the oldest and major traffic arteries of Helsinki's inner city. The five buildings marking each corner of the junction are taller than the surrounding buildings, giving them a tower-like feel: they were built over a period from the late 1890s to the late 1920s and vary in architectural style from Neo-Renaissance to Nordic Classicism: Fredrikinkatu 19 (1896) by architects Nyström, Petrelius and Penttilä; Laivurinrinne 1 (1928) by architect E. Ikälainen; Tarkk'ampujankatu 20 (1927) by architect Väinö Vähäkallio; Laivurinkatu 10 (1890) by architect Selim A. Lindqvist; Fredrikinkatu 12 (1927) architect unknown. Viiskulma has traditionally been known as a landmark, and nowadays for the several record shops in it or in its immediate vicinity, specialising in various styles of music. The most famous of these shops is Digelius Music, which has operated in its location since 1971. This rich offering is celebrated by Egotrippi in Polkupyörälaulu (2001). There are several buildings in or near Viiskulma which are important from the point of view of local cultural history. The ground floor of the building at Laivurinrinne 1 was originally the Merano cinema theatre; the ground floor of the building at Tarkk'ampujankatu 20 was originally a bank; the ground floor of the building at Laivurinkatu 10 has been since it was first built in the use of the Primula bakery and restaurant.