Kluuvi
Gloet | |
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 Kaivokatu at Kluuvi | |
 Position of Kluuvi within Helsinki | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Greater Helsinki |
| Municipality | Helsinki |
| District | Southern |
| Subdivision regions | none |
Area | 0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | 391 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 00100 |
| Subdivision number | 02 |
| Neighbouring subdivisions | Kruununhaka Siltasaari Kaartinkaupunki Kamppi Etu-Töölö Linjat |
Kluuvi (Finnish: [ˈkluːʋi]; Swedish: Gloet) is the commercial centre of Helsinki, Finland, and a neighbourhood in the Vironniemi district of Helsinki. The Helsinki Central railway station, Hotel Kämp and Hotel Arthur, the Helsinki main post office, the Stockmann and Sokos department stores, the Kluuvi shopping centre and the main offices of Finnish banks are located in Kluuvi. Kluuvi includes the central campus of the University of Helsinki, the Ateneum art museum, and the movie theatres Maxim, Kinopalatsi and Bristol. The northeastern part of Kluuvi, which includes the Kaisaniemi park, is commonly called Kaisaniemi, but it is not the official name of any neighbourhood in Helsinki.
The neighbourhood is home to 23,000 jobs and several hundred inhabitants.
The official name of the neighbourhood is very seldom used in everyday speech, Helsinkians usually refer to the area as "the centre" (keskusta) or "the core centre" (ydinkeskusta).