Kulosaari

Kulosaari
Brändö
Position of Kulosaari within Helsinki
Position of Kulosaari within Helsinki
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionGreater Helsinki
MunicipalityHelsinki
DistrictSoutheastern
Area
1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
3,770
 • Density2,083/km2 (5,390/sq mi)
Postal codes
00570
Subdivision number42
Neighbouring subdivisionsHerttoniemenranta
Länsi-Herttoniemi
Mustikkamaa-Korkeasaari
Sörnäinen
Tullisaari

Kulosaari (Swedish: Brändö) is an island and an East Helsinki suburb in Helsinki, Finland. It is also the 42nd neighbourhood of the city. Construction of villas on the island started in the beginning of the 20th century, and a bridge from Sörnäinen was opened in 1919. Kulosaari was an independent municipality since 1922 until 1946, when it was merged to Helsinki.

Kulosaari from the air, looking westwards towards the centre of Helsinki, with the connected island of Mustikkamaa visible on the left.

Kulosaari is home to 3,700 people (2003), and has a size of 1.81 square kilometres (0.70 sq mi). The island is host to both Swedish-speaking and Finnish-speaking primary schools and the Kulosaari Secondary School (Kulosaaren Yhteiskoulu, or KSYK) international secondary school, as well as Brändö Gymnasium, a gymnasium for Swedish-speaking Finns.

Trams served the island from 1910 to 1951 – before the first bridge was completed, ferries were used to transport the trams. In 1982 Kulosaari got its own subway station, an original station of the Helsinki Metro. An important highway called Itäväylä, serving Helsinki's eastern suburbs, goes through the island, cutting it in two halves.

Kulosaari is connected via a short bridge to the adjacent island of Mustikkamaa, which is used for various recreational purposes.[1]

Plan for the Brändö garden suburb, after Lars Sonck, c. 1909.
Ribbinginhovi terraced housing, Armas Lindgren, 1920.
  1. ^ "Mustikkamaa". Hel.fi. City of Helsinki. Retrieved 8 November 2020.