landmark
Linnanmäki
Helsinki's beloved amusement park operating since 1950 with all profits going to Finnish child welfare organizations.
1 km · about 5 min drive
Uusimaa, Finland · Europe
Vallila works well as a base: 28km from Nuuksio National Park.
Vallila is a town located in Uusimaa, Finland. With a population of 10,375, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Vallila sits in Finland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Vallila to your route.
Vallila (Swedish: Vallgård) is a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is a central-northern neighbourhood, bordered by Pasila to the west and Alppiharju to the south. Like Kallio, Vallila is mostly residential and has a reputation of being a working-class neighbourhood. In the past two decades peopleRead more
from artistic professions have found the area. Vallila though still retains its roots from 1910s to 1980s by being one of the rare neighbourhoods which still has an industrial area and abundant amount of workshop businesses.
Because of gentrification Vallila is nowadays considered a trendy area in Helsinki (like Kallio) among young adults and housing is expensive, particularly in Puu-Vallila. Several major companies, such as S Group, Telia Finland, OP Financial Group and Nordea, have their headquarters in Vallila.
Vallila is famous for its many old wooden houses dating back to the 1900s–1920s, which are spread over many blocks. Many buildings by the main streets are fine examples of Nordic Classicism from the 1920s–1930s. It is located closest to the city center of all the wooden-house residential areas in Helsinki. This area is called Puu-Vallila (Wooden Vallila). Puu-Vallila was built 1910, while the rest of Vallila was built in the 1920s and 1930s. Before this Vallila was a villa area for wealthy people living in Helsinki centre.
Perhaps the most famous scene in Vallila is the small flea market square featured in Aki Kaurismäki's film The Man Without a Past.
Ville Valo, lead singer for the Finnish band HIM, was born in Vallila.
Vallila is also the name of a basic city administrative district. It includes both Vallila and Hermanni neighbourhoods and has 16,851 inhabitants. Vallila itself has 10,462 inhabitants (31.12.2020).
In the 2025 Time Out's "Coolest Neighbourhoods in the World" list, Vallila ranked 9th out of 39 neighbourhoods on the list.
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Vallila is located in Uusimaa, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 60.1945 latitude, 24.9571 longitude.
Vallila has a population of approximately 10,375 people, making it a town in Finland.
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Full driving guide for Finland7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Helsinki's beloved amusement park operating since 1950 with all profits going to Finnish child welfare organizations.
1 km · about 5 min drive
cathedral
A striking neoclassical Lutheran cathedral overlooking Senate Square in the heart of Helsinki.
3 km · about 5 min drive
cathedral
A remarkable Lutheran church in Helsinki excavated directly into solid rock, topped with a copper dome that floods the interior with natural light.
3 km · about 5 min drive
cafe
Tiny red 1887 fisherman's hut on the Töölö shoreline, now Helsinki's best-loved café: cinnamon buns and coffee by the water, sausages grilled over an open fire, kayaks and SUPs for rent off the jetty.
3 km · about 5 min drive
castle
A sea fortress built on a group of islands off the coast of Helsinki, one of the largest maritime fortresses in the world.
6 km · about 10 min drive
national park
A pristine forest and lake wilderness just 30 minutes from Helsinki, offering easy access to quintessential Finnish nature.
28 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A riverside town of cobbled lanes and ochre-red shore warehouses, a favourite day-drive east of Helsinki.
45 km · about 50 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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