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Helsinki Metro
metro system in Finland
Helsinki Metro M200
a vehicle in use in the Helsinki Metro
Helsinki Metro M100
a vehicle in use in the Helsinki Metro
Helsinki Metro M300
a vehicle in use in the Helsinki Metro
Länsimetro
Länsimetro (English: Western Metro, Swedish: Västmetron) is an extension to the Helsinki Metro system in Finland, which opened on 18 November 2017. Länsimetro extends the system's two lines, M1 and M2, from Central Helsinki to the neighbouring city of Espoo. The new stretch continues the lines from the existing Ruoholahti station via the island of Lauttasaari, the Aalto University Otaniemi campus and Tapiola, the terminus of line M2. Line M1 continues further west to Matinkylä. Unlike previous extensions to the Helsinki Metro system, Länsimetro runs entirely underground. The second phase opene