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{{Infobox settlement
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[[Image:Latokartano-maisema1.jpg|thumb|View on Latokartano residential area and surrounding fields]]
| name = {{lang|fi|Viikki}}
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[[Image:Lehmiä laitumella Helsingin Viikissä.jpg|thumb|180px|Cows in the pasture in Viikki, with buildings of the university teaching farm in the background]]
| other_name = {{lang|sv|Vik}}
| settlement_type = [[Subdivisions of Helsinki|Helsinki Subdivision]]
| image_map = Helsinki districts-Viikki.png
| map_caption = Position of Viikki within Helsinki
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uusimaa]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Greater Helsinki]]
| subdivision_type3 = Municipality
| subdivision_name3 = [[Helsinki]]
| subdivision_type4 = District
| subdivision_name4 = Northeastern
| parts_type = Subdivision regions
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| total_type =  
| area_total_km2 = 8.05
| population_total = 15,177
| population_as_of = 2019
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 682
| postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Finland|Postal codes]]
| postal_code = 00530, 00790
| blank_name_sec1 = Subdivision number
| blank_info_sec1 = 36
| blank1_name_sec1 = Neighbouring subdivisions
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Toukola]], [[Koskela]], [[Vanhakaupunki]], [[Oulunkylä]], [[Malmi, Helsinki|Malmi]], [[Herttoniemi]], [[Vartiokylä]], [[Mellunkylä]]
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'''Viikki''' ({{lang-sv|'''Vik'''}}) is a [[Subdivisions of Helsinki#Neighbourhoods|neighbourhood]] of about 15,000 inhabitants in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. It is located at the bottom of ''Vanhankaupunginlahti'' bay, some 7–10 km from the city centre.


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The district hosts the [[Viikki Campus]] with four of the faculties of the [[University of Helsinki]] (biosciences, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and agriculture and forestry) as well as other university units such as research centres, science library and [[Viikki teacher training school of Helsinki University|teacher training school]].
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'''Viikki''' (Swedish name: ''Vik'') is a district of about 5,500 inhabitants in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. It is located at the bottom of ''Vanhankaupunginlahti'' bay, some 7-10 km from the city centre.

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The district hosts four of the faculties of the [[University of Helsinki]] (biosciences, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and agriculture and forestry) as well as other university units such as research centres, science library and teacher training school.


Viikki is known for its natural environment. The conservation area of ''Vanhankaupunginlahti'' is an important place of [[bird nest|nesting]] and [[bird migration|migration]] for birds. Large fields and farmlands are cultivated by a teaching farm that is part of the university's agricultural faculty. Southernmost part of the Latokartano residential zone is known as an "ecological housing" area. Many apartment buildings there have, for instance, experimental [[solar energy|solar]] and [[wind energy]] systems installed.
Viikki is known for its natural environment. The conservation area of ''Vanhankaupunginlahti'' is an important place of [[bird nest|nesting]] and [[bird migration|migration]] for birds. Large fields and farmlands are cultivated by a teaching farm that is part of the university's agricultural faculty. Southernmost part of the Latokartano residential zone is known as an "ecological housing" area. Many apartment buildings there have, for instance, experimental [[solar energy|solar]] and [[wind energy]] systems installed.


Viikki is divided into the sub-areas of ''Viikki science park'', ''Latokartano'', ''Viikinranta'' and ''Viikinmäki''. In the 2000s the population of the district has increased steadily. This is because some areas of Viikki — especially in Latokartano and Viikinmäki — have been among the most important sites in Helsinki for the construction of new apartments. By 2015, the total population of the district is expected to be around 15,000.
Viikki is divided into the sub-areas of ''Viikki science park'', ''Latokartano'', ''Viikinranta'' and ''Viikinmäki''. In the 2000s the population of the district has increased steadily. This is because some areas of Viikki — especially in Latokartano and Viikinmäki — have been among the most important sites in Helsinki for the construction of new apartments.
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==Railway==
[[Image:Helsinki_550_on_bridge.jpg|thumb|right|Jokeri-Line 550 bus and [[Helsinki Metro]] depot line tracks crossing [[Finnish national road 4]] in Viikki]]
A single-track non-passenger municipal railway line ran through the district, connecting to the [[Finnish Railway Administration|state railways]] main-line at [[Oulunkylä railway station]]. This line runs to the [[Helsinki Metro]] depot in Roihupelto, but was originally the former [[Herttoniemi]] Harbour railway. The depot link features [[street running]] along the roads through Viikki. This line has been broken up during the summer of 2014.

==Light Railway==
The [[Jokeri light rail|Raide-Jokeri]] also known as Jokeri Light Rail is a Passenger [[Light Rail]] Line that begun construction near the start of 2019 and is estimated to finish around 2024, where it will begin operation between [[Itäkeskus]] and [[Keilaniemi]] that replaces the Current Trunk Bus Route [[Helsinki_Regional_Transport_Authority#Trunk_routes|550]]. It will run through central viikki, passing the University and the Viikki Science Park.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://viikki.helsinki.fi/english/ Viikki Campus homepage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060525022038/http://viikki.helsinki.fi/english/ Viikki Campus homepage]
* [http://www.hel.fi/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN443MvQHSYGYnkH6kShCBvGOCJEgfW99X4_83FT9AP2C3NCIckdHRQBsfzi_/delta/base64xml/L0lDU0lKQ1RPN29na21BISEvb0VvUUFBSVFnakZJQUFRaENFSVFqR0VBLzRKRmlDbzBlaDFpY29uUVZHaGQtc0lRIS83XzNfMk9NLzEwNDE4NA!!?WCM_PORTLET=PC_7_3_2OM_WCM&WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/en/City+Planning+Department/Town+Planning/City+planning+projects/Viikki-Kivikko City Planning Department's Viikki project page]
* [https://archive.today/20130213065519/http://www.hel.fi/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN443MvQHSYGYnkH6kShCBvGOCJEgfW99X4_83FT9AP2C3NCIckdHRQBsfzi_/delta/base64xml/L0lDU0lKQ1RPN29na21BISEvb0VvUUFBSVFnakZJQUFRaENFSVFqR0VBLzRKRmlDbzBlaDFpY29uUVZHaGQtc0lRIS83XzNfMk9NLzEwNDE4NA!!?WCM_PORTLET=PC_7_3_2OM_WCM&WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/en/City+Planning+Department/Town+Planning/City+planning+projects/Viikki-Kivikko City Planning Department's Viikki project page]
* [http://viikki.helsinki.fi/IMGAGES/viikkialue1.jpg Planning map of Viikki]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080410074352/http://viikki.helsinki.fi/IMGAGES/viikkialue1.jpg Planning map of Viikki]
* [http://helix.helsinki.fi/infokeskus/english/ Viikki Info Centre]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060115010510/http://helix.helsinki.fi/infokeskus/english/ Viikki Info Centre]

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Image:Latokartano-maisema1.jpg|View on Latokartano residential area and surrounding fields
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Image:Lehmiä laitumella Helsingin Viikissä.jpg|Cows in the pasture in Viikki, with buildings of the university teaching farm in the background
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Latest revision as of 12:48, 11 September 2022

Viikki
Vik
Helsinki Subdivision
Position of Viikki within Helsinki
Position of Viikki within Helsinki
Land Finnland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionGreater Helsinki
MunicipalityHelsinki
DistrictNortheastern
Area
8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
15,177
 • Density682/km2 (1,770/sq mi)
Postal codes
00530, 00790
Subdivision number36
Neighbouring subdivisionsToukola, Koskela, Vanhakaupunki, Oulunkylä, Malmi, Herttoniemi, Vartiokylä, Mellunkylä

Viikki (Swedish: Vik) is a neighbourhood of about 15,000 inhabitants in Helsinki, Finland. It is located at the bottom of Vanhankaupunginlahti bay, some 7–10 km from the city centre.

The district hosts the Viikki Campus with four of the faculties of the University of Helsinki (biosciences, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and agriculture and forestry) as well as other university units such as research centres, science library and teacher training school.

Viikki is known for its natural environment. The conservation area of Vanhankaupunginlahti is an important place of nesting and migration for birds. Large fields and farmlands are cultivated by a teaching farm that is part of the university's agricultural faculty. Southernmost part of the Latokartano residential zone is known as an "ecological housing" area. Many apartment buildings there have, for instance, experimental solar and wind energy systems installed.

Viikki is divided into the sub-areas of Viikki science park, Latokartano, Viikinranta and Viikinmäki. In the 2000s the population of the district has increased steadily. This is because some areas of Viikki — especially in Latokartano and Viikinmäki — have been among the most important sites in Helsinki for the construction of new apartments.

Railway

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Jokeri-Line 550 bus and Helsinki Metro depot line tracks crossing Finnish national road 4 in Viikki

A single-track non-passenger municipal railway line ran through the district, connecting to the state railways main-line at Oulunkylä railway station. This line runs to the Helsinki Metro depot in Roihupelto, but was originally the former Herttoniemi Harbour railway. The depot link features street running along the roads through Viikki. This line has been broken up during the summer of 2014.

Light Railway

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The Raide-Jokeri also known as Jokeri Light Rail is a Passenger Light Rail Line that begun construction near the start of 2019 and is estimated to finish around 2024, where it will begin operation between Itäkeskus and Keilaniemi that replaces the Current Trunk Bus Route 550. It will run through central viikki, passing the University and the Viikki Science Park.

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  • Image gallery
  • View on Latokartano residential area and surrounding fields
    View on Latokartano residential area and surrounding fields
  • Cows in the pasture in Viikki, with buildings of the university teaching farm in the background
    Cows in the pasture in Viikki, with buildings of the university teaching farm in the background
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