Tikkurila
Sign in to saveTikkurila (; ) is a district and major region of the municipality of Vantaa, Finland. Located in the eastern half of the Helsinki conurbation, some north of the capital's downtown district, it is the administrative and commercial hub of Vantaa, although Myyrmäki is a rival commercial hub within the municipality.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tikkurila
- Settlement.native_name
- Dickursby
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City district
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tikkurila railway station, Vantaa, Finland, 2021 May - 6.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Tikkurila railway station
- Settlement.image_map
- Vantaa_districts-Tikkurila.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location on the map of Vantaa, with the district in red and the major region in light brown
- Settlement.population_total
- 5,211
- Settlement.population_blank1
- 39,473
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 1.1.2014
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1.0
- Settlement.area_blank1_km2
- 23.1
- Settlement.etymology
- ("an amount of 10")
- Settlement.nickname
- Tiksi
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Tikkurila
- Settlement.postal_code
- 01300, 01301
- Settlement.timezone1
- GMT +2
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Tikkurila (; ) is a district and major region of the municipality of Vantaa, Finland. Located in the eastern half of the Helsinki conurbation, some north of the capital's downtown district, it is the administrative and commercial hub of Vantaa, although Myyrmäki is a rival commercial hub within the municipality.
Tikkurila's most popular attraction is the science center Heureka. Tikkurila railway station is the busiest in Vantaa and third-busiest in Finland. As the nearest mainline station to Helsinki Airport (located from Tikkurila), it is served by all the high-speed Pendolino trains on the Helsinki to Tampere and Lahti routes as well as other long-distance services.