Olympic Stadium
Local name: Olympiastadion
Located in Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region Coordinates: 60°11′13″ N 24°55′38″ E
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 29 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport15 km
- TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport86 km
About Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium is a landmark. Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region.
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium (Finnish: Helsingin Olympiastadion; Swedish: Helsingfors Olympiastadion), located in the Töölö district about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country. The stadium is best known for being the centre of activities in the 1952 Summer Olympics. During those games, it hosted athletics, equestrian show jumping, and the football finals.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1938
- Opened
- 1938
- Architect
- Yrjö Lindegren, Toivo Jäntti
- Architectural style
- functionalism
- Heritage designation
- protected by the law on the protection of the architectural heritage in Finland
- Official website
- stadion.fi
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Olympic Stadium
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 70 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- August (78 mm)
- Driest month
- May (33 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -2° | -3° | 1° | 7° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -9° | -5° | -1° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 47 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 48 | 68 | 78 | 66 | 75 | 70 | 58 |
How to get to Olympic Stadium
The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 84 km to the south.
Airports
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 15 kmnorth
- Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 86 kmsouth
- Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 152 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 84 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 364 kmsouth
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 397 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Olympic Stadium
Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 30 natural sites, 82 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km51 places
- Kuusisaari Island 4 kmW
- Vartiosaari Island 8 kmE
- Fölisholmen Island 8 kmSW
- Vallisaari Island 7 kmSE
25–60 km20 places
- Kråkö Island 44 kmNE
- Mäkiluoto Island 44 kmSW
- Keri Island 55 kmS
- Lojosjö Lake 54 kmW
60–100 km66 places
- Prangli Saar Island 62 kmS
- Aegna Saar Island 68 kmS
- Mohni Island 75 kmSE
- Rammu Island 70 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Helsinki Ice Stadium Landmark, Helsinki0.4 km NW
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Eläintarha Natural site, Helsinki0.4 km NE
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national theater of Finland Attraction, Helsinki1.9 km SE
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Helsinki Halli Landmark, Helsinki2.1 km N
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Old Church Attraction, Helsinki2.4 km S
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National Museum of Finland Museum, Helsinki1.4 km S
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Temppeliaukio Church Attraction, Helsinki1.6 km S
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Uspensky Cathedral Attraction, Helsinki2.8 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Taka-Töölö Neighbourhood, Helsinki0.5 km SW
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Kallio Neighbourhood, Helsinki1.3 km E
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Alppiharju Neighbourhood, Helsinki1.2 km E
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Länsi-Pasila Neighbourhood, Helsinki1.3 km N
Sources & licences
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