The Hämeentie bridge runs from Hermann/Vallila to Kumpula/Toukola. The bridge was built in 1964 and renovated in 2011. Heading north, Hämeentie ends after the bridge and Kustaa Vaasan út begins. The bridge is 204 metres long and 31.1 metres wide. The bridge has two lanes in both directions, tram tracks, pavements and cycle paths. The bridge crosses the Hermann embankment, the tram tracks, Nylander Park, Kumpulanpuro and under the bridge [...]
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The red-brick Sörnäinen Crown Mansion is located at Hämeentie 39 a. It is just on the Hermann side of the Sörnäinen border - between Hämeentie, Lautatarhankatu and Junatie. Originally a free-standing building, the Makasiini has been partially hidden by the Hämeentie bridge and Lautatarhankatu. The building has over 2 000 square metres and three floors. From the bridge you can see the tower blocks of Kalasatama [...]
Hauho Park tram stop (H0317 & H0318) is located on Hämeentie, at the intersection of Vellamonkatu and Hämeentie 63. Trams 6 and 8 stop at the stop. Kutonen runs from Arabianranta via Kallio and the city centre to Eiranranta. Kasi runs from Arabianranta via Töölö to Jätkäsaari.
The Lautatarhankatu tram stop (H0315 & H0316) is located on Hämeentie, by the Helena Old People's Home, near the intersection of Lautatarhankatu and Mäkelänkatu. Trams 6 and 8 stop at the stop. Kutonen runs from Arabianranta via Kallio and the city centre to Eiranranta. Kasi runs from Arabianranta via Töölö to Jätkäsaari.
The Vallila depot tram stop (H0320) is located on Hämeentie, at Hämeentie 85-89, near the intersection with Violankatu. Trams 6 and 8 stop at the stop. Kutonen runs from Arabianranta via Kallio and the city centre to Eiranranta. Kasi runs from Arabianranta via Töölö to Jätkäsaari. Many other lines (1, 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9) also pass through the stop, as a large part of the tram lines are operated from the Koskela tram depot.
The Paul's Church tram stop (H0330) is located on Hämeentie, at Hämeentie 103, near the Haukilahdenkatu junction. Trams 6 and 8 stop at the stop. Kutonen runs from Arabianranta via Kallio and the city centre to Eiranranta. Kasi runs from Arabianranta via Töölö to Jätkäsaari. Many other lines (1, 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9) also pass through the stop, as a large part of the tram lines are operated from the Koskela tram depot. The tram [...]
Paul's Church northbound bus stop - this is the stop for all buses of type 7 travelling northbound on Hämeentie. There are two stops, H3025 at Hämeentie 101 and H3027 a little further north at Hämeentie 103.
Hämeentie 105, located on Hämeentie parallel street, is an office and warehouse building built in several parts. The oldest part was built in the 1960s and renovated in 1990. In 1991, a new five-storey building was built next to the existing building. The property is owned by Sponda and is home (as of March 2025) to the Automobile Association, the Grandparents' Association, the People's News and the machinery rental company Pikavuokraus. Previously, the property was home to the oriental dance school Studio [...]
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Hämeentie 103
The low-rise industrial and office building at the corner of Hämeentie and Haukilahdenkatu was originally built in 1955, but was later extended. The other address of Kiinteistö Oy Hämeentie 103 is Haukilahdenkatu 2. The building facing Hämeentie was designed by Niilo Pulkka. The newer building on the courtyard side is by Kalle Vartola, completed in 1986. The building housed the Hermann Post Office, whose post office was closed down at the end of July 2007. The area [...]
Hämeentie 69, completed in 1957, was drawn by J. Jussila. D.F Fogelberg upholstery shop and Loco hairdressing salon are located in the basement of the six-storey building. The house is closed at Hämeentie 67. The house is part of Block 650, which was featured in Helsingin Sanomat on 1 May 1989 in a series of articles by Kaija Hackzell and Kirsti Toppar on the city's neighbourhoods. Books were also published on the basis of this series of articles, and Hermann's blocks can be found in the book Oihonnankadu Kumpulantielle (1991). The article [...]
The house, completed in 1957, was designed by Jukka Similä. The building was previously occupied by Helsingin isännöintipalvelu Oy and also by the painting company T. Pynnönen. The house is located at Hämeentie 67. The house is part of block 650, which was featured in Helsingin Sanomat on 1 May 1989 in a series of articles by Kaija Hackzell and Kirsti Toppar on city blocks. Books were also published on the basis of this series of articles, and Hermann's blocks can be found in the book Oihonnankadu Kumpulantielle (1991). The article [...]
The oldest stone house in Hermann, Hämeentie 67, is situated between two neighbouring houses built in the 1950s: Hämeentie 65 and Hämeentie 69.The house, which was completed in 1929, differs from its neighbours in its façade, where ornaments and columns can be seen. The gateway corridor has round windows. The house was designed by Juhani Peltonen. The house was once owned by the left-wing Yrjö Sirola Foundation. The ground floor of the house has several commercial premises, including the Stadin Slangi ry, a hemp [...]
Hämeentie 63, a tenement building of the City of Helsinki, was completed in 1953. The building is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, of Hermann's 1950s buildings. The house was designed by Yrjö Lundgren. The basement of the building houses Sauna Hermanni, which has been used as a public sauna since the 1950s. The sauna represents the block sauna tradition, which was still alive in the 1950s. At that time, not all apartments had bathrooms, which only became common in the 1960s and 1970s. [...]
Vellamonkatu 1, completed in 2005, was the first housing company to be completed in the new district of South Hermann. The company consists of two buildings built by Skanska, with a total of 79 apartments. On the upper floor of the A-house there is an office space with a sauna. The building is located in the middle of old wooden houses and the Hermann of the 50s and 60s, along both Vellamonkatu and Hämeentie. The house also overlooks Mathilda Wrede Lane and Ristikkokatu. The building is occupied by As. [...]
The H3021 bus stop in Ristikkokatu is the stop for the 7-section buses travelling northbound on Hämeentie.
Hämeentie is a residential building owned by 75 parishes, completed in 1963. The house was built by the Helsinki Parish Funeral Fund and consists mainly of one- and two-bedroom apartments. Some of the apartments are supportive housing and there is also a resident counsellor's office. On the ground floor there are shops, including a cleaning shop, Unik klean. The house was drawn by Matti Hakuri. In cooperation with Stadin Safka, the supply house of the Hermann Deaconry House distributes food aid to [...]
Hämeentie 77, completed in 1954, has a light green façade. The house was designed by the architectural firm Lappi-Seppälä and Martas. The house is one of the first to be built after the war. All the original owners of the house were staff of the Helsinki Telephone Association. The courtyard on the inner side is a spacious and rocky courtyard. On the ground floor there is a laundry room with a wash-house and a therapy room. In the past, the house has housed at least Studio Kupu (2022), Seppo Turunen, a barber shop and [...]
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Helena Old People's Home
Helena Nursing Home is a Russian-speaking nursing home at Hämeentie 55, run by the St Helena Foundation. The main building was completed in 1913 and has an Orthodox church on the third floor, dedicated to the female martyrs Vera, Nadezhda and Lyubov (Faith, Hope and Love) and their mother Sofia. The house was built by the Russian charitable association Ryska välgörenhetsföreningen i Finland. The nursing home specialises in Russian [...]
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Hämeentie 81-83
The seven-storey building at Hämeentie 81-83 is distinguished by the ground floor shops and especially the Restaurant Hermann's Rooster. The building was completed in 1959 and designed by Else Aropaltio. The buildings designed by Aropalttio (1914-2008) were characterised by a strong sense of aesthetics. (HS 10.11.2020) The lower floors of the building house several commercial spaces, including the Hermann's Rooster bar, Power pizza pizzeria, a tool shop and Salon Pilar, a [...]
Hämeentie 97-99 continues directly north from Hämeentie 95. The building, completed in 1956, has more than 70 apartments. On the ground floor is the security/locksmith shop TEXA (Turvaexpertit), the construction services provider Catedral Group Oy and the dentists Dentists Riitta and Arto Snäll. To counterbalance the busy Hämeentie, the inner courtyard overlooks the lush Helminpuisto park. The house was designed by Aulis E. Hämäläinen. In the past, the house has housed at least Helsinki's [...]
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Hämeentie 95
Hämeentie 95 is the first part of the long and unified facade of Hämeentie, which also includes Hämeentie 97-99. However, Hämeentie 95 makes two bays, so the façade is not completely flat. The balconies of Hämeentie 95 face Hämeentie. The house, completed in 1955, was designed by Teuvo Lindfors. At the back of the house is the lush Helminpuisto park. The ground floor is occupied by several shops: the Helsingin Sportti-divari, Työasupalvelu and an antique shop [...]
The skate park under the Hämeentie bridge, or Hermanna skate park, is a popular and ascetic skate park. Established in 2008, it is also covered, as it is located under a massive bridge. The skate park hosts the Liveblast rap festival in the summer. Suvi Auvinen wrote about the skate park in 2017 in Voima magazine under the title People under the bridge. Other photos of the place:Albums.lasipalatsi.fi: Hämeentien bridge between Hermann, Kumpula and Toukola, 1977
The house at Hämeentie 85-89 occupies an entire block between Saarenkatu and Violankatu. The building, completed in 1957, was designed by architect Toivo Korhonen. In 2022, the six-storey building will house the café Milla, the blind shop Kaihdinkulma and the Kallio-Käpylä branch of the Finnish Red Cross on the street level. In 2018, the street level housed a jeans repair shop and the café was called Cafe Varikko. The building is located on Hämeentiete, where the Vallila depot tram stop is located, [...]
The Allotrian Park runs along the edge of Hämeentie. In winter, a hill is lowered from the park's hilly cliffs. The houses at Rialtonkuja 6 and Allotriankuja 4 are located on the edge of the park. The park takes its name from the Allotria cinema, which used to be located at Hämeentie 68, the corner of Hämeentie and Mäkelänkatu, where the Kapsäkki music theatre and BistroK restaurant are now located. In autumn 2015, the City of Helsinki announced that it would take care of the elm trees growing in the park. [...]
An open and rocky courtyard between the blocks. Hämeentie 75 and Hämeentie 77 on the left and Orioninkatu 10 on the right.
The Hermann Deacon's House at Hämeentie 73 was designed by Matti Hakuri and completed in 1966. Together with the Deaconess Institute, the Helsinki Congregation provides special deaconry services in the building, such as meals and accommodation for the homeless, the undocumented, prisoners and people suffering from substance abuse. On Sundays, the Diaconal House hosts a Bottle Church. The name refers to the donation bun offered by Café Ekberg. On 26 January 2017, Church and City reported on the emergency shelter in the Hermann Deaconry House. The XP monogram on the wall of the deacon's house [...]
The elegant facade of Hämeentie 101 has even attracted the attention of The Guardian. One of the northernmost houses on Hermann, it was completed in 1953. The house was designed by Teuvo Lindfors and is located at the junction of Hämeentie and Helminkatu. It is one of the oldest houses in Hermann built in the 1950s. On the street level of the house is the Asian/Vietnamese restaurant Pho Dinh, formerly called Asian Aroma. The house [...]
At the intersection of Hämeentie and Haukilahdenkatu there are two stone pillars. It was once the border between the city and the municipality, the Sörkä customs, the Five Penny Customs or Hämeentulli, where the Itäinen Viertotie, now Hämeentie, ended. The position of the statues shows that the road had turned slightly westwards at this point. In the 1860s, the city paved the Eastern Viertotie up to this gate. Since it cost money to maintain the road, [...]