Helsinki/Kruununhaka and Katajanokka



Kruununhaka (Swedish: Kronohagen) and Katajanokka (Swedish: Skatudden) are two districts of Helsinki right to the east of downtown, here defined as east of Unioninkatu (but still including the buildings facing the Senate Square), and stretching as far south as the Market Hall.

Here you can find the 19th century centre of the city, the origin of the present version of Helsinki with many of the city's most iconic buildings like the Senate Square (Senaatintori) with the cathedral, university and government buildings as well as the Market Square (Kauppatori) with the presidential palace, city hall and Embassy of Sweden. On the other hand, the northern halves of Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are to a large part residential.

Get in
You can get in from Central Helsinki by foot or by tram, tram lines also connect across Pitkäsilta to Hakaniemi and to the southern part of the city. If you arrive by Viking Line's ferries from Stockholm or Tallinn, their terminal is in Katajanokka.

The 19th century centre
The buildings south and north of the Lutheran cathedral were mostly designed by Carl Ludwig Engel and built in the early 19th century as a new unified city centre when Helsinki was made capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland. If you have come to look at the cathedral, why not walk around in the area and take a few photos? Buildings include the, the and the  on the waterfront, the , the  and the  around the Senate square and the ,  and the  (Ritarihuone) "behind" the Senate square.









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 * Helsinki's central
 * Helsinki's inner east