Munkkiniemi
Also known as Munksnäs
Munkkiniemi (; , Helsinki slang: Munkka) is a neighbourhood in Helsinki. Subdivisions within the district are Vanha Munkkiniemi, Kuusisaari, Lehtisaari, Munkkivuori, Niemenmäki and Talinranta.
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- Helsinki Subdivision
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- Position of Munkkiniemi within Helsinki
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- Country
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- Uusimaa
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- Sub-region
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- Greater Helsinki
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- Helsinki
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- Western
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Munkkiniemi Manor
- Munkkiniemi–Haaga Plan
- The urban district is founded
- As part of Huopalahti municipality
- Incorporation with Helsinki
- Transportation
- Tram
- Bus
- Citybikes
- Important buildings
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Munkkiniemi (; , Helsinki slang: Munkka) is a neighbourhood in Helsinki. Subdivisions within the district are Vanha Munkkiniemi, Kuusisaari, Lehtisaari, Munkkivuori, Niemenmäki and Talinranta.
The land in Munkkiniemi was from the 17th century a part of Munksnäs manor. In the 1910s grandiose plans were made to expand all of western Helsinki with tens of thousands of new inhabitants, the so-called Munkkiniemi–Haaga Plan by Eliel Saarinen. The construction of the new areas started slowly and it wasn't until the 1930s that a more extensive construction phase began in Munkkiniemi. From 1920 to 1946 Munkkiniemi was part of Huopalahti municipality. Huopalahti including Munkkiniemi was incorporated with Helsinki in 1946.
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