Herttoniemi

Herttoniemi
Hertonäs

Subdivisions of Helsinki
Subdivision number	43
District	Southeastern
Area	6.06 km²
Population data
- Population	27,347 (2004)
- Pop. density	4,455 /km²
Postal codes	00800, 00810, 00811, 00820
Subdivision regions	Länsi-Herttoniemi, Roihuvuori, Herttoniemenranta, Herttoniemen teollisuusalue
Neighbouring subdivisions	Itäkeskus Kulosaari Laajasalo Marjaniemi Tammisalo Viikki

Herttoniemi (Swedish: Hertonäs) is a neighbourhood and a suburb of Helsinki, the Finnish capital. It is located about 7 km east of the city centre and can be easily reached by metro in 10 minutes. It has an older northern suburb and a newer coastal suburb with ferry connections to the city centre. There once was a large harbour in Herttoniemi, but in the 1990s, this industrial harbour area was demolished and converted to a tightly populated residential area and marina.

Eränkävijäntori, a square in western Herttoniemi

There are four districts in Herttoniemi:

• Länsi-Herttoniemi West Herttoniemi
• Roihuvuori which is former East Herttoniemi
• Herttoniemenranta Harbour of Herttoniemi
• Herttoniemi industrial area

Herttoniemi church in western Herttoniemi

Herttoniemi manor build 1815

Famous people

Swedish military architect Augustin Ehrensvärd whose life's work was building the fortress of Sveaborg owned Herttoniemi manor in the area.

One of the most famous Finnish writers Frans Eemil Sillanpää who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1939 lived in Herttoniemi.

Roihuvuori water tower is the landmark of the area

See also

• Geography of Helsinki