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Explore Matinkylä
The district Matinkylä of Vapaaniemi in Helsinki (Uusimaa) is located in Finland a little west of Helsinki, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kauniainen, Espoo, Helsinki, Kirkkonummi and Nurmijaervi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F
Morning Temperature | -1°C / 31 °F |
Evening Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
Night Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 73% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 11% of sky |
General Conditions | Few clouds |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
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Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
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Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
SCANDIC ESPOO -ESPOO
Original Sokos Tapiola Garden
GLO Espoo Sello
Hellsten Espoo
Forenom Aparthotel Leppävaara
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Haukilahden vesitorni 2014-5
Haukilahden vesitorni, eli Ravintola Haikaranpesä, eli pönttö. Toukokuussa 2014.
Accident in Matinkylä 27.03.2015
Van crashed with a light pole in Matinkylä Gräsanlaakso during rainy weather.
Birds in time-lapse film in Olari, Espoo, Finland
Birds in time-lapse film in Olari, Espoo, Finland.
Lilli chewing a BIG bone
Lilli gets to chew a big bone. Lilli is a fat chihuahua who has always been home at dinner time. Lilli is ower 10 years old so some teeth are missing.
SF_pelican_close_hauled.MOV
Taking a 40 year-old fiberglass SF Pelican out in a "fresh breeze" (10 m/s or force 5 on the Beaufort scale). I was testing numerous issues: 1. Will the spars handle the alternative rigging...
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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.
Matinkylä
Matinkylä or Mattby is one of the major urban areas of Espoo, a city on the southern coast of Finland. Matinkylä is understood as the area between the Helsinki-Hanko highway and the coast of the Gulf of Finland, between the areas of Haukilahti and Iivisniemi. About 30 000 people live in the Greater Matinkylä area, consisting of Matinkylä itself and the neighbouring areas of Olari and Henttaa. Iso Omena ("the Big Apple"), one of Finland's biggest shopping malls, is situated in Matinkylä.
Haukilahti
Haukilahti or Gäddvik is a mainly residential district in the city of Espoo, Finland. Haukilahti is situated immediately west of the more commercially attractive district of Westend, which itself borders the Gulf of Finland to the east, beyond which lies the neighbouring city of Helsinki, the Finnish capital. To the south, Haukilahti is bordered by the Gulf of Finland, and Matinkylä lies to the west. Haukilahti is a quiet, peaceful district with lots of trees and park areas.
Länsiväylä
Länsiväylä is a motorway in the Greater Helsinki area of Finland, mainly at the Helsinki conurbation. It is part of the Finnish national road 51. The road begins in Ruoholahti in western Helsinki and continues west through the island of Lauttasaari and then across the city border to Espoo. The Länsiväylä road continues all the way throughout the southern part of Espoo. When finally crossing the border west to Kirkkonummi, Länsiväylä becomes a smaller road called Jorvaksentie.
Mankkaa
Mankkaa or Mankans is a suburb of Espoo, located between Tapiola and Kauniainen, with a population of 7,704 (2006), of which 704 speak Swedish as a first language (2005). Most of Mankkaa falls under the postal code 02180, with 02630 being the code of the areas situated near the Helsinki-Turku freeway in the north. The main thoroughfare in Mankkaa is Mankkaantie, which had been heavily congested with traffic during rush hours until Ring II was completed in 2000.
Westend, Espoo
Westend is a district of the city of Espoo, Finland. It is one of the wealthiest residential areas in Finland and is situated ten kilometers from the center of Helsinki and two kilometers from Tapiola.
Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Tapiolan urheilupuisto is a multi-use stadium in Tapiola, Espoo, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Honka. The stadium holds 5,000 and it was built in 1970. There are plans for a brand new 13,000 seater stadium with a retractable roof.
Iso Omena
Iso Omena (Finnish for "Big Apple") is a shopping centre in Matinkylä, Espoo, Finland, opened on September 24, 2001. The construction of Iso Omena aimed to take heed of the wishes of the population of Espoo as well as possible. Because of this, Iso Omena includes many centralised municipal and private services. Iso Omena also includes apartments, with a direct connection to the shopping centre. Iso Omena includes 115 businesses.
Olari, Espoo
Olari or Olars is a district of the city of Espoo, Finland. Olari is located about 15 kilometres west of central Helsinki, north of the Länsiväylä highway and Matinkylä. The district has a population of about 15,000. The population consist of mostly middle-class families. The district is famous for its contribution to the Finnish rap culture. \t\t \t\t\tOlaritalo. jpg \t\t\t An apartment building in Olari \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tOlari1. jpg
Niittykumpu
Niittykumpu or Ängskulla is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.
Pohjois-Tapiola
Pohjois-Tapiola or Norra Hagalund is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.
Henttaa
Henttaa is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.
Sepänkylä
Sepänkylä or Smedsby is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.
Kera railway station
Kera is a station on the VR commuter rail network located in Karamalmi, a district of the city of Espoo in Finland. It is situated between stations Kilo railway station and Kauniainen railway station. It is located about 15 kilometres to the northwest/west of Helsinki Central railway station.
Kauniainen railway station
Kauniainen railway station is a station on the VR commuter rail network located in the town of Kauniainen, Finland. The station building was designed by architect Bruno Granholm, and it was built in 1908. The station building was heavily damaged in a fire on 2008-08-30.
EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art
The EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art (Finnish: EMMA - Espoon modernin taiteen museo, Swedish: EMMA - Esbo moderna konstmuseum), is a major art museum in Espoo in southern Finland. After the founding of Espoo Art Museum Foundation in September 2002, EMMA opened its doors for visitors in 2006. With its 5000 square metre exhibition space, it is the largest museum in the whole of Finland.
Ring II
Ring II (pronounced "ring two", Finnish: Kehä II, Swedish: Ring II) in the region of Espoo is one of the major highways in Finland, . The road runs north-south, connecting Turuntie in the north, to Länsiväylä in the south. Despite its name suggesting a circle, it has not been built as a true beltway yet, unlike the parallel Ring I and Ring III highways.
Haukilahti water tower
The Haukilahti water tower is located in Haukilahti in southern Espoo, Finland. The water tower was built in 1968 and owned by the Espoo waterworks. The diameter of the tower is 45.3 m and its volume is 4000 m³. The height of the tower is 45.3 m and from sea level 76.3 m. In the top part of the water tower is a restaurant called Haikaranpesä ("Stork's nest"). It is a very popular restaurant and many businessmen and tourists go there to eat.
Kaitaa
Kaitaa or Kaitans is a district of southern Espoo, Finland, located south of the Länsiväylä highway, with a population of 6000. Kaitaa mostly consists of detached houses, and contains the Hannusjärvi recreational area. There as been a preservation attempt in May 1998 to save the future of the lake. In the southern part of the district is the Iivisniemi apartment building area. Espoo plans high buildings along the coast-line.
Suvisaaristo
Suvisaaristo or Sommaröarna is a maritime district in Espoo, Finland, districts number 451 and 452, and an archipelago in the Gulf of Finland, directly in front of a peninsula in Soukka, in the southwestern corner of Espoo.
Barona Areena
Barona Areena (from 1999 to January 2009 LänsiAuto Areena) is an arena in Espoo, Finland, located by the ice rink and the fair center, in Tapiola. It was opened in 1999 and holds 7017 people for ice-hockey games or 8414 for concerts. Its sponsor is Finland’s largest chain of fast food hamburger outlets and restaurants, Hesburger OY. Primarily used for ice hockey, it is the home arena of the Espoo Blues, one of the Finnish Championship League's fourteen teams.
Krepost Sveaborg
The Krepost Sveaborg was an Imperial Russian system of land and coastal fortifications constructed around Helsinki during First World War. The purpose of the fortress was to provide a secure naval base for the Russian Baltic fleet and to protect Helsinki and block routes to Saint Petersburg from a possible German invasion. Krepost Sveaborg was part of the Peter the Great's Naval Fortress, a coastal fortification system protecting access to Saint Petersburg by sea.
Taidepoliisi
Taidepoliisi (Finnish for "arts police") is a statue designed by Pekka Kauhanen, located in Espoo, Finland, in the roundabout between Pohjantie and Ahertajantie. The statue directs the public to the Espoo Museum of Modern Art (Emma), located in the WeeGee house. The statue was revealed 4 October 2006, shortly before Emma's opening. It is cast from bronze and stands on a pedestal made of stainless steel. With the pedestal, the height of the statue is about five metres.
WeeGee house
The WeeGee house is the former printing house of the Weilin+Göös press, located on Ahertajantie in Tapiola, Espoo, Finland. The first two phases of the building were designed by architect Aarno Ruusuvuori. Nowadays, the protected building serves as the largest exhibition centre in Finland. The entirety of the exhibition centre was opened for the public in October 2006.
Niittykumpu metro station
Niittykumpu or Ängskulla is a planned underground station to be built on the western metro extension of the Helsinki Metro in Finland, which is currently under construction.
Matinkylä metro station
Matinkylä or Mattby is a planned underground station to be built on the western metro extension of the Helsinki Metro in Finland, which is currently under construction. It will be located at the southern end of Iso Omena shopping centre.