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Discover Vantaa
Vantaa in Helsinki (Uusimaa) with it's 190,058 citizens is a town in Finland a little north of Helsinki, the country's capital city.
Current time in Vantaa is now 08:18 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Helsinki with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports near Vantaa, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Finland is Helsinki Vantaa Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Finland is Fortress of Suomenlinna in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), South. We discovered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tuusula, Kerava, Helsinki, Jaervenpaeae and Sibbo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 1°C / 34 °F
Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Evening Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
Night Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 89% |
Air Pressure | 977 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky |
General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
-1°C (31 °F)
-3°C (27 °F)
Light snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
1°C (34 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
2°C (35 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Original Sokos Vantaa
Break Sokos Flamingo
Hilton Helsinki Airport
Forenom Premium Apartments Vantaa Airport
Holiday Inn HELSINKI - VANTAA AIRPORT
Airport Hotel Pilotti
Cumulus City Airport Vantaa
Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Matka / Journey
Liikkuva kuva ja ääni -kurssin tehtävä. Tehtävässä piti esittää matka, video on tehty stop motionilla, kuvattu järkkärillä ja editoitu after effectissä. Moving pictures and...
Parempaa pakettikatkokuvaa? -- T-juna Tikkurilassa 7.2.2012.
A notice to the international audience. Please scroll down to see the English description of this video. Thank you. Tuo tammikuinen pakettikatkokuvausmatka jätti hieman happaman jälkimaun....
Kumppanuusfoorumi 7-Nov-2012 (4:3, English subtitles)
A four-minute presentation of the bubblemotion project at Vantaa city's public-private co-operation fair.
Hankido Seminars Finland 2013 - Suomi Hankido Seminar
Video compilation of the Winter Hankido Seminars in Finland, February 2013. The seminar was a get-together of Finnish and Dutch Hankido students in Helsinki. Enjoying good training with each...
Karting in Vantaa - VM kaarting center
A small bit of the qualifying from a Karting session in VM Kaarting Center. Got the pole but a crash in the first lap of the final dropped me way back to last. Managed to still get the podium in 3rd.
Linjavideo Vantaa 61 04.08.2011.wmv
Vantaan sisäinen linja 51 Tikkurilan asema-Lentoasema (T2) 04.08.2011.
Finnair AY 79/Airbus A330-300/Departing At Helsinki-Vantaa Airport/Rwy22R
Finnair"s Flight AY 79 Departing To Nagoya From Runway 22R Filmed From Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport, Finland. I Hope That You Like It And Leave A Comment/Like Too. "Subscribe For More.
Lattiavalu Vantaa
Suorittamamme omakotitalon lattiavalu tammikuussa 2015. Katso lisää valuvideoitamme Youtube-kanavallamme. Lisätietoa palveluistamme www.lattiamies.fi. Omakotitalon lattiavalu Vantaa ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Heureka (science center)
Heureka is a Finnish science center in Vantaa, Finland, north of Helsinki. The aim of the science centre, which opened its doors to the public in 1989, is to popularize scientific information and to develop the methods used to teach science and scientific concepts. The name ‘Heureka’ (eureka in English) refers to the Greek exclamation, presumably uttered by Archimedes, to mean “I’ve found it!” (made a discovery).
Tikkurila
Tikkurila is a district of the municipality of Vantaa, Finland. Located in the eastern half of the Helsinki conurbation, some 16 kilometres north of the capital's downtown district, it is the administrative and commercial hub of Vantaa, although Myyrmäki is a rival shopping centre within the municipality and Helsinki itself exerts a massive commercial pull on the area as a whole. Tikkurila's most popular attraction by far is the Heureka science park.
Tikkurila railway station
Tikkurila station is located in Tikkurila, the administrative centre of Vantaa in the Helsinki metropolitan area. It is located approximately 16 kilometres from Helsinki Central railway station and 5 kilometres from Helsinki-Vantaa airport. The station is considered the main railway station of Vantaa, and nearly all long-distance and most commuter trains call at Tikkurila.
Finnish Forest Research Institute
The Finnish Forest Research Institute, known as Metla, is a subordinate agency to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Government of Finland. It has statutory duties to promote, through research, the economical, ecological, and socially sustainable management and use of forests. Metla is one of Europe's largest forestry research institutes, with an annual budget of around €40 million and 9 main research units.
Hiekkaharju railway station
Hiekkaharju or Sandkulla is located in the district of Hiekkaharju in the city of Vantaa, Finland. It is located approximately 17 kilometres from Helsinki Central railway station. The Hiekkaharju station has acted as an in-between stop during the construction of the Kerava local railway track. The third track of the main railway was taken into use in 1972 between Helsinki and Hiekkaharju and was continued to Kerava in 1981.
Hiekkaharju
Hiekkaharju is a district in Vantaa, Finland, located north from Tikkurila district. In Hiekkaharju, there is a railway station. Hiekkaharju has a population of about 3,869 (in 2004). First buildings in Hiekkaharju were built in 1920, in the 50's was built a lot of apartments there. The soil is highly lead contaminated because there used to be a lead factory. In this ground it is not advisable to plant anything because that will then have a high lead concentration.
Tikkurilan lukio
Tikkurilan lukio also known as TILU is the largest high school in Finland and in Scandinavia with about 1200 students from year 10 to 12. The school is located in Tikkurila, Vantaa and is a five minute walking distance from Hiekkaharju's station. TILU provides its students a warm lunch everyday. There are different class groups that focus on specific subjects. From 2009 onwards there will be a mathematics, and physical education group in addition to the music group.
Suutarila
Suutarila is a subdistrict located next to Keravanjoki in a northeastern major district of Helsinki, Finland, near the border to Vantaa It has an area of 4.13 km and a population of 11,413. The neighbouring areas in Helsinki are Tapaninvainio and Tapulikaupunki. Neighbouring areas in Vantaa are Tikkurila, Tammisto and Veromies.