Kaartinkaupunki, Helsinki — Area Guide & Where to Stay

What are the main landmarks in Kaartinkaupunki?

Museums crowd these streets. The Designmuseo and the Arkkitehtuurimuseo sit within a block of one another, and the Arkkitehtuuri- ja designmuseo joins them under a single name, while the Palomuseo and the Vapaamuurarimuseo hold smaller collections. Saksalainen kirkko rises above the rooftops.

Kulttuuriareena Gloria takes the concerts, the Eino Leinon patsas marks a corner of the district, and the Talvisodan kansallinen muistomerkki stands as its most sober monument.

What is the history of Kaartinkaupunki?

Kaartinkaupunki's charter year is missing from Helsinki's files. What the record keeps instead is what stands on the ground: the Talvisodan kansallinen muistomerkki, the Gornij Dubnjakin taistelun muistomerkki and the Habsburg-höyrylaivan muistomerkki, three memorials set among the blocks of Kaartinkaupunki. Saksalainen kirkko anchors the same streets.

Museums hold the rest of the district's memory, from the Palomuseo and the Vapaamuurarimuseo to the Median museo ja arkisto Merkki, all of them inside the southern part of Helsinki, in Finland.

Where is Kaartinkaupunki?

Kaartinkaupunki covers a compact grid of streets in the southern part of Helsinki, with the Kauppatori market square and its information point close by.