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Malminkartano

Coordinates: 60°14′49″N 24°51′43″E / 60.24694°N 24.86194°E / 60.24694; 24.86194
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Malminkartano
Malmgård
Position of Malminkartano within Helsinki
Position of Malminkartano within Helsinki
RegionUusimaa
MunicipalityHelsinki
DistrictWestern
Boroughs
List
  • is a quarter of the Kaarela neighbourhood
Area
2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Postal codes
00410

Malminkartano (Malmgård in Swedish[1]) is a suburb and a quarter in the western part of Helsinki city,[2] part of the Kaarela neighbourhood.[3] Kehärata, the railway that goes through the airport back to Helsinki, has a station in Malminkartano. The suburb's artificial hill, Malminkartanonhuippu or Malminkartanon täyttömäki is the highest point of Helsinki.[4] Malminkartano is often called Maltsu by young people.

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References

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  1. ^ Hall, Thomas (1991). Planning and Urban Growth in the Nordic Countries. Taylor & Francis. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-419-16840-9. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  2. ^ Altman, Irwin; Arzah Ts'erts'man; Arza Churchman (1994). Women and the Environment. Springer. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-306-44680-1. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  3. ^ Helsingin piirijako. Helsingin kaupunki.
  4. ^ "My Helsinki". www.myhelsinki.fi. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
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60°14′49″N 24°51′43″E / 60.24694°N 24.86194°E / 60.24694; 24.86194