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Sörnäinen

Coordinates:60°11′N24°58′E / 60.183°N 24.967°E /60.183; 24.967
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Helsinki Subdivision in Uusimaa, Finland
Sörnäinen
Sörnäs
Position of Sörnäinen within Helsinki
Position of Sörnäinen within Helsinki
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionGreater Helsinki
MunicipalityHelsinki
DistrictCentral
Area
166 km2 (64 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2004)
7,052
 • Density4,248/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Postal codes
00500, 00580
Subdivision number10
Neighbouring subdivisionsKruununhaka,Kallio,Alppiharju,Mustikkamaa–Korkeasaari,Hermanni,Vallila,Kulosaari
TheSörnäinen curve

Sörnäinen (Swedish:Sörnäs;Sörkkä orSörkka inHelsinki slang) is aneighbourhood in the city ofHelsinki,Finland.

Sörnäinen is located a little more than one kilometre north from the coastal centre of Helsinki, near the district ofHakaniemi. The east side of Sörnäinen borders the sea.

Sörnäinen used to be primarily an industrial district with many shipping companies and warehouses, however, nowadays it is a thriving urban area divided into four districts: Vilhonvuori, Kalasatama, Sompasaari and Hanasaari. It also has two metro stations:Sörnäinen metro station andKalasatama metro station in theKalasatama quarter.

The headquarters ofSenate Properties (Senaatti-kiinteistöt) is located in Sörnäinen. Also theHelsinki Prison is located there.

Etymology

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The name "Sörnäinen" comes from the Swedish name "Södernäs" ("Southern cape") and was first mentioned in the foundation document for the New Helsinki in 1639, although the name is probably much older. At the time, there were plans to relocate the city to the area of present-day Sörnäinen. In the end, the city was relocated toVironniemi instead. Already in the 18th century the nameSödernäs had changed to the dialectical formSörnäs on maps. In Finnish, the name was first used as "Sörnäsi" in the late 19th century and then as "Söörnäinen" in the early 20th century. In 1928 it was officially established as Sörnäinen - Sörnäs.[1]

InHelsinki slang the area is known by the names Sörkka and Sörkkä. These names probably come from the Swedish language slang nameSörckan.[2]

History

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Birth of the harbour

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TheSörnäinen Harbour was in use until 2008.

In the early 19th century the area of present-day Sörnäinen consisted of countryside, although there was already a brick factory in Lintulahti at the time. Sörnäinen began to industrialise in 1825, when the city ordered factories and workspaces to be located on the edges of the city because of danger of fires.[3] Building the street Itäinen Viertotie (now known asHämeentie) fromSiltasaari toKumpula in the 1850s was important for the development of the eastern part of the city proper.[4] Factories rose on the eastern side of the street and residential buildings on the western side. The largest continuous industrial area formed on the Sörnäinen shore when theSörnäinen Harbour was built there. Finland's first harbour track, theSörnäinen harbour rail, was built in 1863. The track led fromPasila to the Sörnäinen harbour alongTeollisuuskatu. This started the rapid growth of Sörnäinen.

The harbour was expanded by the growth of exports in the 1860s and 1870s. In 1889 Finland's first oil harbour was built in the area, but it was later moved toHerttoniemi because of fire security reasons in 1938. The harbour switched from export to import in the late 19th century, when the forestry export started to travel viaKotka andVyborg.[3]

Other industry

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Sörnäinen has been a central area in electricity production. TheSuvilahti power plant was taken into use in 1909. The A plant of theHanasaari Power Plant was built in 1960 and the B plant was built in 1974. The A plant was dismantled in 2008, but the B plant is still in operation.[5]

Early industrial facilities of the area include theKokos factory built in 1911, which represented the same architectural age and style as the Suvilahti power plant. The factory madesoap andmargarine fromcoconut fat. In 1926 the premises were bought byKone, which used them to make elevators. Kone moved away from the premises in 1967. The logistically outdated premises were left empty and were bought by the working class oriented building company Haka to be dismantled, but the youth of the citysquatted the premises in 1990. After the squat the Kokos factory was closed down, and theHelsinki Theatre Academy has worked at the premises since 2000.[6] The economic activity of the working class was concentrated on Sörnäinen for a long time: premises located in the area included OTK-EKA's andElanto's red brick headquarters designed byVäinö Vähäkallio in the 1920s as well as storehouses, logistics, Elanto's main bakery, the main mill of OTK, a coffee roaster and other activities. The premises have since been converted into apartments, offices and academic premises. After the industry moved away, thePartek headquarters were built onSörnäisten rantatie, whose exhibition space has been converted to the library of the working class movement.

Urban construction spread from Sörnäinen toKallio, when a group of industrialists founded ajoint-stock company to house their workers, which caused a row of "corporate villas" to be built. Large numbers of workers lived in the villas. Many of the apartments lacked a toilet and entire families of four people could live in a single small room. Theseproletariat conditions gave rise to theHelsinki slang in the early 20th century.

Near the Sörnäinen harbour, along both sides of Sörnäisten rantatie, there have been many factories, for exampleKone- ja Siltarakennus and theElanto factories. The area has included theSuvilahti gas plant and theHanasaari Power Plant which is still active.

Residential use

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Merihaka, belonging to theVilhonvuori quarter, was built on the Sörnäinen shore, partly onreclaimed land, in the 1970s.

The city proper gradually grew too tight for industrial activities, which moved away to the suburbs. Converting old industrial premises to residential areas started inMerihaka in the 1970s and is still ongoing. A newLintulahti residential area has been built on the old industrial area of Sörnäinen, as well as jobs, cultural services and theHelsinki Theatre Academy. The Sörnäinen harbour, which had been in use for over a century, was shut down in November 2008 after the completion of theVuosaari Harbour. The immediate surroundings are being developed in accordance of the changed nature of the area.

Along with the rest of the city proper, Sörnäinen,Alppiharju and Kallio are among the most tightly-built areas in Helsinki and in the whole of Finland. The percentage of small apartments is the largest in Helsinki: a whole 80 percent. Because of the small size of the apartments, most of the residents are young adults living alone, or elder or childless couples.[7]

A new marineKalasatama area is being built as part of the eastern part of the city proper in the Sörnäinen harbour area and its surroundings from the 2010s to the 2030s. It will house 25 thousand inhabitants and 10 thousand jobs.[8] The old harbour areas ofSompasaari andNihti are also being converted into residential areas.

Traffic

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TheSörnäinen metro station is located at theSörnäinen curve, at an intersection point of public transport.

In the eastern part of the city proper, the number of cars in proportion to the population is the smallest in the entire city of Helsinki. The area is well served with basic services which are often close by. The Sörnäinen area is served by almost all bus lines going from the city centre to northeastern and eastern Helsinki as well as easternVantaa, along with several through-city lines. Particularly the so-calledSörnäinen curve is a traffic hub for many public transport lines. ManyHelsinki tram lines run alongHämeentie, and theSörnäinen metro station was taken into use and theKalasatama metro station in 2007. The public transport connections from the area to all around the capital region are excellent.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Helsingin kadunnimet. Publications of the city of Helsinki 24, 1981.
  2. ^Paunonen, Heikki:Synonymia Helsingin slangissa.Virittäjä 3/2006, pp. 336 - 364.
  3. ^abKalasatama - Historia,Uutta Helsinkiä 8 September 2017. City of Helsinki. Accessed on 1 June 2021.
  4. ^Junatie – väyläympäristöstä kaupunkitilaksi | Ilmoittautumiskutsukilpailu (PDF), p. 12. City of Helsinki 2019. Accessed on 6 July 2021.
  5. ^Malminen, Ulla:Mustat hiilikasat katoavat Helsingin kaupunkikuvasta – Hanasaaren voimalaitos suljetaan 2020-luvulla,Yle Uutiset 2 December 2015. Accessed on 6 June 2021.
  6. ^Historiaa,teak.fi 27 July 2010.Archived on 2 December 2012. Accessed on 6 June 2021.
  7. ^Helsinki alueittain 2008, pp. 84 - 87. Information bureau of the city of Helsinki. Accessed on 23 January 2010.
  8. ^Kalasatama - Uutta Helsinkiä,uuttahelsinkia.fi. City of Helsinki. Accessed on 3 July 2019.

External links

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Media related toSörnäinen at Wikimedia Commons

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