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Torkkelinmäki (Finnish), Torkelsbacken (Swedish) is a central neighborhood of Kallio, Helsinki, Finland. Its boundaries are Hämeentie on the east, Helsinginkatu on the north, Kaarlenkatu on the west and Viides linja on the south. Like elsewhere in Kallio, the area's apartments are small, for the most part consisting of one or two rooms. There are more inhabitants in this small city quarter than in many small cities (7,172 as of 1 January 2015) and the quarter provides employment to 1,225 people (as of 31 December 2013). The population density - 31,183/km2 (80,764/sq mi) - is Finland's largest and in the same class as that of Manhattan. The quarter's border streets, Hämeentie, Helsinginkatu and Kaarlenkatu are densely lined with tall apartment buildings. The neighbourhood offers good cafés and restaurants to residents and visitors. The centre of Torkkelinmäki is different from the surrounding areas of the city, it is rather compact and picturesque. It was built in 1926-28 Nordic Classicism style with large gardens and parks, the streets are narrow and curved, and the buildings are usually located in the centre of their lot. Torkkelinmäki transport links are excellent most times of the day, although no public transport lines run through its streets. Sörnäinen metro station is located in the northeast corner of the area and Hakaniemi in the opposite direction. Most bus lines going to northern and north-eastern parts of Helsinki and the capital region run along the eastern border street. Also, majority of the Helsinki tram lines have their routes along the border streets of this neighbourhood. There are also Helsinki City Bikes stations at each of the four corners of the area.

Brahe Field (Finnish: Brahenkenttä; Swedish: Braheplan), is a sports ground in Helsinki, Finland. It is the home field for the Helsinki Wolverines American football team and the HIFK bandy club.

Karhupuisto (Swedish: Björnparken, lit. Bear Park) is a triangular park in the Kallio district of Helsinki. It is located next to Kallio Library and Kallio Church. The park got its name from the 1931 red granite statue Mesikämmen muurahaispesällä (The Bear on the Anthill) from the sculptor Jussi Mäntynen, which depicts a bear stooping on top of an anthill.

Kallio Library (Finnish: Kallion kirjasto) is a public library in the Kallio district of Helsinki. The red brick building, which was designed by Karl Hård af Segerstad and finished in 1912, was the first library in Finland financed entirely by the public sector.

Kallio (Finnish: [ˈkɑlːio]; Swedish: Berghäll; literally "the rock") is a district and a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, located on the eastern side of the Helsinki peninsula about one kilometre north from the city centre. It is one of the most densely populated areas in Finland. Kallio is separated from the city centre by the Siltasaarensalmi strait, over which is a bridge called Pitkäsilta ("long bridge"). Traditionally, the bridge symbolizes the divide between the affluent centre and the more working class areas around Kallio. After the forming of the new centre in the 19th century, the city expanded northward. The intense industrialization which began in the 1860s in Helsinki saw the construction of the industrial areas around Sörnäinen harbour and to the workers' district of Kallio, with the area becoming inhabited mostly by factory workers. However, most of the working-class families have long ago been replaced as the most typical Kallio residents by young adults and elderly people living alone, in a process which could be seen as some sort of gentrification. For many people who move into Helsinki from elsewhere in Finland, Kallio is the area where they first settle. Most flats are small, and rents are typically lower than elsewhere in central Helsinki, partly explaining the area's popularity among students and artists. The small flat sizes also mean that Kallio is expected to resist full gentrification. However, the rents have increased as the district has grown more popular and become an increasingly desirable area to live in. Kallio (and Harju, which is often considered a part of Kallio) also has, more than any other district in Helsinki, a reputation as a "bohemian" and liberal area. The area has a heterogeneous population and many bars. The area also has a number of sex shops, strip clubs and massage parlors. President Tarja Halonen was born in Kallio and lived there until she was elected president in 2000.

Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Visual Arts (Finnish: Helsingin kuvataidelukio) was established in 1925 and is located in Kallio in Helsinki, Finland. The school specializes in visual arts education and is maintained by the City of Helsinki. In 2021, the school had approximately 620 students. The school has had various names throughout its history: Helsinki Second Finnish Lyceum from 1925 to 1949, Helsinki Second Lyceum from 1950 to 1977, Torkkelinkatu Lyceum from 1977 to 1979, Torkkelin Lyceum from 1979 to 1991, and since 1991, it has been known as the Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Visual Arts. The school is commonly referred to as "Torkkeli" or "Tossu", and its students are known as "Torkkelilaiset" or "Tossut". The school has been a UNESCO school since 1990 and is part of the ASP network of schools. Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Visual Arts was the first high school in Finland to be declared a non-discrimination zone.

Tropicario is a Finnish public aquarium, that was previously located in Hämeenlinna, Finland; due to the lack of visitors the park relocated to Helsinki, Finland in February 2007. The public aquarium is specialized in snakes and lizards. On their website they claim to have more Constrictor species than anywhere else in Scandinavia.

Vallila (Swedish: Vallgård) is a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Vallila is a central-northern neighbourhood, bordered by Pasila to the west and Alppiharju to the south. Like Kallio, Vallila is mostly residential and has a reputation of being a working-class neighbourhood. In the past two decades people from artistic professions have found the area. Vallila though still retains its roots from 1910s to 1980s by being one of the rare neighbourhoods which still has an industrial area and abundant amount of workshop businesses. Because of gentrification Vallila is nowadays considered a trendy area in Helsinki (like Kallio) among young adults and housing is expensive, particularly in Puu-Vallila. Several major companies, such as S Group, Telia Finland, OP Financial Group and Nordea, have their headquarters in Vallila. Vallila is famous for its many old wooden houses dating back to the 1900s–1920s, which are spread over many blocks. Many buildings by the main streets are fine examples of Nordic Classicism from the 1920s–1930s. It is located closest to the city center of all the wooden-house residential areas in Helsinki. This area is called Puu-Vallila (Wooden Vallila). Puu-Vallila was built 1910, while the rest of Vallila was built in the 1920s and 1930s. Before this Vallila was a villa area for wealthy people living in Helsinki centre. Perhaps the most famous scene in Vallila is the small flea market square featured in Aki Kaurismäki's film The Man Without a Past. Ville Valo, lead singer for the Finnish band HIM, was born in Vallila. Vallila is also the name of a basic city administrative district. It includes both Vallila and Hermanni neighbourhoods and has 12300 inhabitants (1.1.2010). Vallila itself has 7800 inhabitants.

Vaasanpuistikko (Swedish: Vasaskvären, unofficial name Vaasanaukio), meaning "Vaasa park", is an area in Helsinki, Finland, surrounded by the streets of Helsinginkatu, Vaasanpolku and Pengerpolku around the western entrance to the Sörnäinen metro station, near the so-called Sörnäinen curve. Even though Vaasanpuistikko is located in the neighbourhood of Alppiharju, it is commonly thought of as a part of Kallio. Vaasanpuistikko is connected with Vaasankatu. Around Vaasanpuistikko are located the Sörnäinen metro station, a pawn shop, a self-defense school, a gym, a driving school and an S-market shop. There are numerous bars, pizzerias and other restaurants located nearby. Helsinki city council member Kimmo Helistö made a proposal in 2007 to rename the square as "Arto Mellerin aukio" after the poet Arto Melleri, but the proposal was not supported.Vaasanpuistikko is sometimes humorously referred to with the nicknames "Piritori" ("Amphetamine square") and "Ikuisen vapun aukio" ("Square of the eternal Walpurgis Night").

Alppiharju (Swedish: Åshöjden) is a district of approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of the Central major district of Helsinki, Finland. It consists of sub-districts Alppila and Harju, and is bordered by Kallio in the south, Taka-Töölö in the west, Pasila in the north-west and north, and Vallila in the north-east and east.

Sörnäinen metro station (Finnish: Sörnäisten metroasema, Swedish: Sörnäs metrostation) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the central Helsinki districts of Sörnäinen and Kallio. Sörnäinen is the easternmost station on the system to be located underground. The station was opened on 1 September 1984 and was designed by Jouko Kontio and Seppo Kilpiä. It is located 900 meters from Hakaniemi metro station, and 1.1 kilometers from Kalasatama metro station. The station is situated at a depth of 25 meters below ground level and 3 meters below sea level.

The Hakaniemi market hall (Finnish: Hakaniemen kauppahalli, Swedish: Hagnäs saluhall) is a market building at the Hakaniemi market square in the district of Kallio in Helsinki, Finland. It was built at the start of the street Hämeentie in 1914.The market hall has undergone basic reparations since March 2018 and the reparations are due to be finished in autumn 2022. During the reparations, the market operates at a heated temporary building, which is due to be dismantled once the reparations are complete.