Malmi (Finnish: [ˈmɑlmi]; Swedish: Malm[1]) is a regional center and a major district on the north-eastern part of Helsinki, Finland. It has a population of 24,312 (2008).[2] The Malmi District (Finnish: Malmin kaupunginosa) is divided into six subareas, two of which are the center forming Ylä-Malmi ("Upper Malmi") and Ala-Malmi ("Lower Malmi"), and the rest are Tattariharju, Malminkenttä ("Malmi Field", former Malmi Airport). Malmin peruspiiri is a related but distinct subdivision of Helsinki (used for certain administrative purposes) which does not include Pihlajamäki and Pihlajisto, but instead includes Tapanila and Tapaninvainio. The population of this area is approximately 27,800.
Its main transport links include the main railway dividing the city center into Ylä-Malmi and Ala-Malmi, as well as the ring road called Ring I (Finnish: Kehä I) in the southern part of the district. Along the railway, Malmi has its own railway station. The closed Malmi Airport was located in the eastern part of the district. Also, Malmi is home to the Malmi Cemetery, the largest cemetery of Finland.[3] The Malmi shooting range hosted the pistol and rifle shooting events of the 1952 Summer Olympics.[4]
- ^ Malmi, Helsinki at GEOnet Names Server
- ^ Helsinki alueittain 2008 Statistics about Malmi on pages 132-135 and 140-143) (in Finnish)
- ^ Malmin hautausmaa - Stadissa (in Finnish)
- ^ 1952 Summer Olympics official report. p. 57.