thumb|right|Mikonkatu seen from Esplanadi towards Kaisaniemi in the early 20th century. thumb|right|Businesses on Mikonkatu seen towards Kaisaniemi in the 20th century. Photograph by Signe Brander. thumb|right|The pedestrian part of Mikonkatu, a tram running between Aleksanterinkatu and Yliopistonkatu. thumb|right|Mikonkatu seen from Yliopistonkatu towards Esplanadi before the tram track was built. Mikonkatu (Swedish: Mikaelsgatan) is a street in central Helsinki, Finland, leading north from the Esplanadi Park to the Kaisaniemi Park, mostly converted into a pedestrian street in 1992.
thumb|right|Mikonkatu seen from Esplanadi towards Kaisaniemi in the early 20th century. thumb|right|Businesses on Mikonkatu seen towards Kaisaniemi in the 20th century. Photograph by Signe Brander. thumb|right|The pedestrian part of Mikonkatu, a tram running between Aleksanterinkatu and Yliopistonkatu. thumb|right|Mikonkatu seen from Yliopistonkatu towards Esplanadi before the tram track was built. Mikonkatu (Swedish: Mikaelsgatan) is a street in central Helsinki, Finland, leading north from the Esplanadi Park to the Kaisaniemi Park, mostly converted into a pedestrian street in 1992.
Mikonkatu was named in 1820 after Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia (1798 - 1849), brother of Emperor of Russia Alexander I. The street was built into its current length and form in 1830. The Finnish name of street was Mikaelinkatu from 1909 to 1928.
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