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Kallio Church
church in Helsinki, Finland
Kallio
thumb|Aerial view of central Kallio thumb|Karhupuisto thumb|Kallio Library (1912) thumb|The Kallio Church, designed by [[Lars Sonck and built in 1908–1912, represents the Finnish national romantic school of architecture, as well as a change to Art Nouveau.]] Kallio (; ; literally "the rock") is a district and a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, located on the eastern side of the Helsinki peninsula about one kilometre north from the city centre. It is one of the most densely populated areas in Finland. Kallio is separated from the city centre by the Siltasaarensalmi strait, ove
Siltasaari
thumb|Siltasaari around 1900. Siltasaari (Finnish), or Broholmen (Swedish), is a central neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. Most of its area is unofficially known also as Hakaniemi.
Linjat
Linjat (Finnish), Linjerna (Swedish) is a neighborhood of the Kallio district of Helsinki, Finland. Its name literally means "The Lines" and comes from the five parallel streets named 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Line (Ensi, Toinen, Kolmas, Neljäs and Viides linja (Finnish) / Första, Andra, Tredje, Fjärde, Femte linjen (Swedish)), which start at Hämeentie (Sw.: Tavastvägen) and run north-west, except for the much shorter Ensi linja, which starts at the southern end of Suonionkatu. The district lies to the north of Hakaniemi and Siltasaari and to the south of Alppiharju.
Torkkelinmäki
thumb|252px|left|View from Torkkelinkuja thumb|252px|left|Pengerkatu thumb|252px|left|Traditional public sauna in Torkkelinmäki