Eira
Sign in to saveEira is a borough in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Eira is located south from the city centre. The neighbourhood has some of the most expensive and sought-after old apartments in Helsinki, built in jugend style. Many foreign embassies and high-class restaurants are situated in Eira and the neighbouring district of Ullanlinna and Kaivopuisto.
Key facts
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- Helsinki Subdivision
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- Eira.sijainti-läge.svg
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- Position of Eira within Helsinki
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- Country
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- Region
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- Uusimaa
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- Sub-region
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- Greater Helsinki
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- Municipality
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- Helsinki
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- Southern
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- none
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-
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- 0.19
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1101
- Area
- 0.17
- Image
- Eira 2021-05-23.jpg
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- Eira
- official number of town quarter
- 6
- catalog code
- 0911102060
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Eira is a borough in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Eira is located south from the city centre. The neighbourhood has some of the most expensive and sought-after old apartments in Helsinki, built in jugend style. Many foreign embassies and high-class restaurants are situated in Eira and the neighbouring district of Ullanlinna and Kaivopuisto.
==In popular culture== Eira also appears in the film Calamari Union directed by Aki Kaurismäki. In the film Eira symbolizes wealth and well-being, which the characters are trying to achieve by moving from Kallio to Eira.
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