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Viikki

Located in Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region Coordinates: 60°13′19″ N 25°01′26″ E

Map showing the location of Viikki Viikki
Location in Finland
Population
15,177
15.2K
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport11 km
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport91 km

About Viikki

Viikki is a neighbourhood. Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region. Population: 15,177.

From Wikipedia

Viikki (Swedish: Vik) is a neighbourhood of about 15,000 inhabitants in Helsinki, Finland. It is located at the northern end 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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places bordering Viikki

  • Herttoniemi
  • Sörnäinen
  • Hermanni
  • Vanhakaupunki
  • Mellunkylä
  • Koskela
  • Vartiokylä
  • Malmi
  • Toukola
  • Oulunkylä

Climate of Viikki

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
August (79 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).

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Climate of Viikki
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)493639373348677968747159

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Viikki

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 11 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 89 km to the south.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 11 kmnorth
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 91 kmsouth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 154 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 89 kmsouth
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 369 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Viikki

Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 30 natural sites, 83 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 10 kmSW
  • Vartiosaari Island 5 kmSE
  • Fölisholmen Island 15 kmSW
  • Vallisaari Island 10 kmS

25–60 km18 places

  • Kråkö Island 38 kmE
  • Mäkiluoto Island 50 kmSW
  • Keri Island 58 kmS
  • Lojosjö Lake 59 kmW

60–100 km67 places

  • Prangli Saar Island 66 kmS
  • Aegna Saar Island 73 kmS
  • Mohni Island 75 kmSE
  • Rammu Island 73 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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